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{"title":"Educational Opportunities","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2509","DOIUrl":"10.1002/awwa.2509","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145037764","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":"Guidance for Harvested Pipe Studies to Inform Lead and Copper Corrosion Control Treatment Decisions","authors":"David A. Cornwell,&nbsp;Rebecca M. Slabaugh,&nbsp;Caroline Russell,&nbsp;Melinda Friedman,&nbsp;Pierre Kwan","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2483","DOIUrl":"10.1002/awwa.2483","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Pipe rig tests using harvested pipes are commonly used to understand lead and copper corrosion control treatment (CCT) options.</p>\u0000 <p>Involving planning, design, operation, and data analysis as key components, pipe rig tests are in some cases required by the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements.</p>\u0000 <p>As summarized here, guidance for pipe rig flow-through studies to inform lead and copper CCT is provided in Water Research Foundation Project 5081.</p>\u0000 <p>Pipe rig tests are conducted at a water treatment plant, in the distribution system, or in a remote lab; costs vary depending on rig type, testing range, and site-specific characteristics.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 7","pages":"26-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833141","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":"Being a Water Professional","authors":"Kenneth L. Mercer","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2479","DOIUrl":"10.1002/awwa.2479","url":null,"abstract":"<p>What defines a water professional? At its core, it begins with working in the water industry—whether as a utility worker, academic, regulator, consultant, or manufacturer. But true professionalism goes beyond job titles or credentials, or as the saying goes, “Professionalism is not the job you do, it's how you do the job.”</p><p>Many associate the term <i>professional</i> with degrees or certifications. Certification standards help eliminate confusion over best practices, enable managers to better deploy and trust staff, and promote confidence among practitioners and the public. Yet while these are important markers of achievement, they don’t necessarily reflect character or commitment.</p><p>Licenses and organizational certifications are valuable, but they aren’t the only indicators of professionalism, which in the water industry may be best measured by one's dedication to public safety and service. Water professionals must blend several vital responsibilities: protecting public health and safety while stewarding community, customer, and environmental resources wisely.</p><p>True professionals prioritize the public good over personal gain, where their decisions are guided by maximizing overall benefit, not just short-term financial outcomes. Water professionals must treat all customers with integrity and fairness, engaging in respectful dialogue and building trust through accountability. This includes maintaining a zero-tolerance stance on discrimination, harassment, or intimidation in all interactions with other water professionals as well as the customers and communities they serve.</p><p>A profession is built on knowledge and experience, and AWWA supports the water industry by fostering both. Water professionals have an obligation to use their tools and standards with honesty and integrity for the common good.</p><p>Ultimately, professionalism in the water industry is about commitment, not credentials. It's about character, dependability, and conscience—not degrees or titles. AWWA's bygone Members’ Code of Practice captured this spirit: “We shall not fail to perform the duties entrusted to us. We shall hold the public interest superior to personal interests and shall ensure, through action and leadership, that water service is maintained under all conditions.”</p><p>Water professionals must promote public understanding of water services; educate communities about the importance of safe drinking water; and ensure all customers understand how their water and wastewater systems are funded, operated, and maintained. Water professionals must uphold the highest standards of conduct to ensure safe, reliable water for all.</p><p>It's more than just professional growth—careers in water provide meaningful opportunities to protect and improve our communities. To share your experiences and perspectives with other water professionals, write to me at <span>[email protected]</span>.</p>","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/awwa.2479","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833145","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":"Reduce Residential Water Use by Focusing on Irrigation","authors":"Nicholas Taylor,&nbsp;Kaitlin Robb Price,&nbsp;Bradley Spatz","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2487","DOIUrl":"10.1002/awwa.2487","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 7","pages":"66-67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144832433","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":"An In-House Approach to Cross-Connection Control at Air and Blowoff Valves","authors":"Matthew K. Jeung,&nbsp;Shailen Talati,&nbsp;Jin He,&nbsp;Colin Richards","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2481","DOIUrl":"10.1002/awwa.2481","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Air and blowoff valves are essential for operating, draining, flushing, and filling drinking water transmission systems, but they can be a source of cross-connection.</p>\u0000 <p>The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission conducted site assessments for cross-connection hazards in approximately 250 miles of transmission pipelines, with more than 1,300 air and blowoff valve appurtenances.</p>\u0000 <p>Benefits of this in-house project include enhanced regulatory compliance, public health protection, asset management, cost savings, and safety improvements.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 7","pages":"6-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/awwa.2481","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833132","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":"Educational Opportunities","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2492","DOIUrl":"10.1002/awwa.2492","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144832466","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":"AWWA Water Science Author Spotlight: Matthew Vedrin","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2482","DOIUrl":"10.1002/awwa.2482","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Having recently published an article in AWWA Water Science, Matthew Vedrin answered questions from the publication's editor-in-chief, Kenneth L. Mercer, about the research&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Determination of Oxidation Rate Constant for Nodularin-R, Saxitoxin, dc-Saxitoxin, and Neo-Saxitoxin With Conventional Water Treatment Plant Oxidants and Advanced Oxidation Processes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Matthew Vedrin, Joseph N.S. Eisenberg, Sarah Page, Rebecca Lahr, Brian Steglitz, Rebecca Hardin, and Lutgarde Raskin&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am a postdoctoral researcher and project manager at the University of Texas at Austin, working on an EPA-funded project investigating disinfection byproducts (DBPs) and opportunistic pathogens (OPs) in water systems across the country. As project manager, I coordinate our team's project-wide planning and logistics, and I maintain our partnerships with over 40 small to large public and tribal utilities across the country.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Matt Vedrin kneels next to a hydrant in Ann Arbor, Mich., where he conducted research on monitoring and management of drinking water quality through hydrant-flushing programs&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I stumbled upon engineering during my undergraduate studies; I didn’t have much exposure to engineers growing up and didn’t know it would interest me. I was drawn to the structured problem-solving approach that required critical and creative thinking. I decided to pursue mechanical engineering for my undergraduate degree but took five years to finish because I participated in two semester-long exchange programs, one in Sweden and another in Brazil.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Matt enjoys a piece of pizza made for a pizza party to raise money to fight local food insecurity&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our tap water originates from some kind of natural water source like a river or aquifer. That water is treated through a series of treatment steps that target the removal of contaminants like harmful microbes and chemicals, both from the environment and from agriculture or industry, that end up in natural water sources. The treated water is then sent through a network of underground pipes and finally connects with the plumbing in our homes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I study how water quality changes from the moment it leaves the treatment plant to when it reaches your faucet and how to make sure it remains safe to consume. One of the ways that utilities help maintain good water quality as it travels to your tap is by occasionally flushing water out of the system. Although it might seem wasteful, it is one of the only ways to have an impact on the water and pipes underground without digging them up and risking contamination from the outside environment. Utilities work hard to ensure people have access to safe water 24-7, and my role as a researcher is to study treatments, contaminants, and management strategies that help utilities keep water safe well into the future.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What I love about the work from my &lt;i&gt;AWWA Water Science&lt;/i&gt; article is that it is a great example of the mutual respect that u","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 7","pages":"21-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/awwa.2482","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833140","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":"An Australian Utility Addresses Elevated pH With a Water Safety Plan","authors":"Daniel Deere,&nbsp;Asoka Jayaratne","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2484","DOIUrl":"10.1002/awwa.2484","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In Victoria, Australia, occasional pH increases in drinking water in Yarra Valley Water's distribution system occur as a result of the combination of low-alkalinity water and cementitious pipes.</p>\u0000 <p>Significantly elevated pH (above 9.2) is experienced only in isolated locations with low turnover (estimated at approximately 0.2% of the distribution system), with maximum reported pH values of 10.3.</p>\u0000 <p>A study was conducted to quantify the upper bounds of pH experienced in the utility's distribution system and obtain evidence to inform the assessment and management of pH through operationalizing the water safety plan.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 7","pages":"44-50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833142","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":"Manual M80 Examines Biological Water Treatment Applications","authors":"Nicole Allward,&nbsp;Mina Aghababaei,&nbsp;Hayat Raza,&nbsp;Stuart F. Humphries,&nbsp;Ashley N. Kent,&nbsp;Lynn Stephens","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2486","DOIUrl":"10.1002/awwa.2486","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 7","pages":"60-65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833144","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":"Infrastructure and Affordability","authors":"Adam T. Carpenter","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2480","DOIUrl":"10.1002/awwa.2480","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Building on themes from my July/August 2024 column, “Affordability: Two Sides of the Same Coin,” how big is America's water infrastructure funding need, and how big of a challenge is affordability? It ends up that it depends on whom you ask and what specifically you are asking. There is a massive need for investment in water infrastructure, while simultaneously affordability is a substantial and growing concern. Over time, most of the costs of infrastructure ultimately have been paid for locally. The bulk of federal and state infrastructure funding occurs through mechanisms such as the Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Loan Funds (SRFs), Rural Development (Water &amp; Environment Programs) loans, and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. While loan rates are subsidized by these programs compared with market rates, only disadvantaged communities as defined by state programs have access to loan forgiveness for a portion of SRF loan amounts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While increased funding for the SRFs from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will continue through fiscal year 2026, discussions about possible extensions are in early stages and not guaranteed. As of this writing, annual SRF appropriations (outside of IIJA) are not yet known but may be reduced from prior levels. So what is the scope of US water infrastructure needs?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;AWWA's flagship&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Buried No Longer&lt;/i&gt; report (2012)&lt;/b&gt; used historical water main sales data and anticipated replacement rates to estimate a &lt;i&gt;$1 trillion need over 25 years&lt;/i&gt; for replacement and expansion of buried drinking water infrastructure. Although a pivotal assessment, it does not cover more recently identified challenges, and we are now halfway through the time period it covered.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's)&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;seventh drinking water needs survey (2023)&lt;/b&gt; found &lt;i&gt;$625 billion in need over 20 years&lt;/i&gt; for SRF-eligible projects across US states, territories, and Washington, D.C. Notably, this estimate was prepared before several major regulatory actions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Major new drinking water regulations&lt;/b&gt; are generating new costs. Estimates from an AWWA-sponsored study include the cost for drinking water treatment to comply with the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) drinking water standards at &lt;i&gt;$37.1–$48.3 billion in capital improvements&lt;/i&gt; alone. The costs of full lead service line replacement as required by the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) cost an average of $12,500 each, meaning the cost of removing the more than nine million estimated remaining US lead service lines would &lt;i&gt;exceed $100 billion&lt;/i&gt;—a task that the LCRI requires water systems to complete by 2037.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;EPA's&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;affordability needs assessment&lt;/b&gt; found that 12.1 to 19.2 million households may already have water bills that exceed affordability thresholds by &lt;i&gt;$5.1–$8.8 billion per year&lt;/i&gt; cumulatively, demonstrating a substantial affor","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":"117 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/awwa.2480","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833131","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}