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{"title":"Standards Official Notice","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2459","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2459","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 5","pages":"103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143944904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Charting the Path: Sustainability and Resilience in 2050","authors":"Christine Spitzley","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2460","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>From David B, LaFrance, CEO, AWWA: In this Last Drop column, guest author Christine Spitzley, who is a principal at OHM Advisors and a vice president on the AWWA board of directors, discusses one of the most important aspects of meeting the Water 2050 goal. She ties the importance of a utility's sustainability and resilience to the importance of full-cost water rates. For those wondering where to start on this financial sustainability journey, she provided a three-step plan. Read on</i>.</p><p>Water 2050 is a collaborative initiative launched by AWWA to envision the future of water and chart a course for future success. Two words are often used to describe and define this future success: <i>sustainability</i> and <i>resilience</i>. Though often used interchangeably, sustainability and resilience are not the same. Adam Carnow, in his July 8, 2022, ESRI blog post (“Resilience and Sustainability, the Definitions, Difference, and Applicability of GIS”), defined their differences clearly: sustainability focuses on how current generations meet their needs without compromising future generations, while resilience refers to a system's ability to prepare for threats, absorb impacts, and recover after disruptive events. Both are vital to the future of water utilities, and achieving them requires an acute understanding and a comprehensive strategy.</p><p>The Water 2050 collaborative recognized the need for a unified process to guide diverse utilities toward success. How do utilities build resilience and sustainability into water systems in a world that's rapidly changing? How do utilities pay for it?</p><p>The Finance and Affordability team is one of the five strategic implementation teams dedicated to executing the critical recommendations made in the <i>Water 2050 Report</i>. The team's key concern: How do we get <i>all</i> water utilities to a place of resilience and sustainability in just 25 years?</p><p>One of the most powerful tools for building sustainable and resilient water utilities is full-cost pricing. This model directs utilities to charge customers for the actual and full cost of providing water services, allowing them to recover these costs.</p><p>While implementing full-cost pricing can be difficult—especially for smaller or financially struggling utilities—the long-term benefits are clear. This approach stabilizes utility finances, promotes equitable pricing, and helps avoid budget shortfalls that can undermine infrastructure maintenance and development. Obstacles on the road to full-cost pricing for all (particularly for utilities in disadvantaged or underfunded regions) include rising costs, aging infrastructure, and difficulty passing rate increases in communities with limited financial flexibility.</p><p>AWWA's Finance and Affordability team is assembling a collection of best practices to guide and support all utilities, no matter where they are on the path to full-cost pricing. The goal is to provide actionable approaches and sup","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 5","pages":"104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/awwa.2460","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143944759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"State of the Water Industry: Concerns Over Infrastructure Funding, Natural Hazards","authors":"Frank Roth","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2455","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 5","pages":"56-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143944894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Success at Last: The Long Road to Regional Consolidation in Des Moines","authors":"Jason Mumm,&nbsp;Ted Corrigan,&nbsp;Melanie Hobart","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2450","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Water utility regionalization can be achieved through different approaches, with the process often being long and complex.</p>\u0000 <p>The communities around Des Moines, Iowa, were growing, and all stakeholders were interested in a regional model in which investments would be more responsive to their needs.</p>\u0000 <p>Forming the Central Iowa Water Works has taken time and dedication; these efforts will result in financial, technical, and managerial benefits for the region.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 5","pages":"24-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143944901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Owner as Operator","authors":"Kenneth L. Mercer","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2446","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Water utilities must effectively communicate the various needs of their systems to customers and stakeholders. Many customers put water systems out of mind since they are mostly out of sight, but this same challenge presents an opportunity to connect with one particular group: homeowners, who have their own (very small) water system.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the United States, public water systems provide water to at least 15 service connections or serve an average of at least 25 people for at least 60 days a year. For homeowners and their premise plumbing systems, typically they have either one service connection (if they have municipal water service) or none (if they have their own wells). But while they operate on vastly different scales, both public and premise systems share many common challenges.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Both systems own and operate assets that are often unseen and difficult to access. Pipes buried underground resemble pipes under sinks or connections behind toilets. Both have valves that should be checked and exercised regularly to make sure they are operational. Leaks must be fixed, and old assets must be replaced. Both public and premise systems want to boost indoor water efficiency projects that support water conservation, lower energy costs, and improve the overall sustainability of water resources.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lead service line replacement is a critical issue for both public and premise systems, and since they face other common contaminants, they also can use the same treatment processes, including reverse osmosis, ultraviolet disinfection, and ion exchange. Homeowners with water softeners may appreciate the similarity most, because when they batch up the regeneration brine with heavy bags of salt, they get a true sense of the physical aspect of treatment plant operations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Public systems are regulated and must monitor their water quality to show they’re in compliance, but they must also respond to aesthetic issues and other customer concerns. Premise systems, at least households, must respond to those same issues in a more local way—i.e., complaints from family—and in response to bad quality, homeowners must ensure alternative short-term delivery of acceptable products like bottled water.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Public and premise systems face similar financial challenges as well, and long-term sustainability planning is essential for both. Besides keeping up with the regular water bills, do you budget more for warm weather or less if it's rainy? Do you maintain insurance in case a service line breaks? Are you on top of needed maintenance and replacements? If you maintain an emergency reserve, how much should you save, and where will you keep it?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Owning a home means managing a miniature water system—one that has a lot in common with public systems. Understanding these connections can foster a better understanding of the work utilities do in ways that homeowners can appreciate. To submit articles on further challenges facing the water industry as well as potenti","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 5","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/awwa.2446","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143944897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Cost to Remove PFAS: A Review of US Water Treatment Plants","authors":"Viraj deSilva,&nbsp;Dhruv Deshmukh","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2436","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>For US water utilities, having treatment systems for removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is a given, although determining the best approach is not as clear.</p>\u0000 <p>Several US groundwater PFAS treatment systems were studied to form an overview of capital and operational costs, showing the influence of plant capacity, location, and specific project requirements.</p>\u0000 <p>Among other findings were the importance of considering background water chemistry and emerging PFAS compounds, communicating often and honestly with all stakeholders, and collaborating on treatment projects.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 4","pages":"54-63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143826999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Industry News","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2440","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2440","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 4","pages":"79-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143826915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Galvanized Iron Pipes: A Source of Lead?","authors":"Susan Teefy,&nbsp;Gordon Williams,&nbsp;Paul Gilbert-Snyder","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2433","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Addressing lead in drinking water is important, but regulations for replacement of galvanized iron pipes may provide no benefit.</p>\u0000 <p>The 2024 Lead and Copper Rule Improvements presented new challenges for California's East Bay Municipal Utility District, one being the new “galvanized requiring replacement” category.</p>\u0000 <p>Not all galvanized iron pipes necessarily pose a public health risk; utilities should be allowed the flexibility to classify these pipes according to their unique site conditions.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 4","pages":"20-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143826908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Standards Official Notice","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2443","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 4","pages":"107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143827031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Standardizing Hydrant Testing Terminology","authors":"Saša Tomic,&nbsp;Thomas Walski,&nbsp;James P. Cooper","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2439","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 4","pages":"71-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143826914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}