Diagnostic guide · Engineering perspective · Published: September 30, 2026 Key Takeaways An online sensor and a laboratory result almost never measure the same water. Sampling point, timing, preservation, analytical method and data handling all differ, so a mismatch does not mean one of the two numbers is wrong [1][5]. Some parameters cannot wait for…
Board briefing · Decision-maker perspective · Published: September 30, 2026 Key Takeaways The baseline is already written down. The joint CISA–EPA–FBI fact sheet “Top Cyber Actions for Securing Water Systems” lists eight actions: reduce internet exposure, assess regularly, change default passwords immediately, inventory OT/IT assets, exercise incident response and recovery plans, back up OT/IT systems,…
Board Briefing · Decision-Maker Perspective · Published: September 30, 2026 Key Takeaways Water disclosure moved from narrative to numbers. Around 4,815 companies reported through CDP’s water security questionnaire in 2023 — over 4,800 by CDP’s own count, against 13,356 invited [3]. The money at stake is on the record. CDP’s Global Water Report 2023 put…
Board Briefing · Decision-Maker Perspective · Published: September 30, 2026 Key Takeaways Start with the uncomfortable number. ASCE’s 2025 Infrastructure Report Card gives U.S. drinking water a C-, the same grade as 2021. More than 2 million miles of underground pipe are in service, and about a fifth of that — roughly 450,000 miles —…
Comparison analysis · Purchasing perspective · Published: October 16, 2026 Key Takeaways Portable analyzers are the right default for episodic work — route inspection, emergency response, multi-point spot checks, and budget-constrained sites — while online analyzers are the right default wherever a parameter can drift out of specification between two visits [1][5]. Regulators and utilities…
Technical guide · Purchasing perspective · Published: October 16, 2026 Key Takeaways Size an actuator from the valve’s highest torque demand — usually breakaway torque or seating torque at maximum differential pressure and worst-case temperature and packing conditions — never from a single catalog running-torque number [1][2]. The three torque figures are not interchangeable. Breakaway…