ACE24 Highlights | How To Reduce Energy Pressures On Water Infrastructure
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On Location: ACE 2024 Highlights — Data, AI, PFAS & The Workforce
In this episode of the Water Online Show On Location, hosts Travis Kennedy and industry legend Angela Godwin broadcast from the bustling floor of ACE 2024 in Anaheim, California. The duo dives into discussions about the diverse topics buzzing around the event, from data management and AI to workforce changes, supply chain challenges, the ever-present issue of PFAS, and a goodbye to an industry icon.
A Digital Journey Through ACE24
With more than 10,500 attendees, ACE24 is getting back on track to pre-COVID levels. What follows is a roundup of the digital technologies from the ACE show floor that caught my attention, and seemed to garner excitement among attendees, for their ability to ease the operational burden of dealing with particular industry challenges.
How Microgrids Can Reduce The Energy Pressures On Water Infrastructure
According to the U.S. EPA, drinking water and wastewater plants are typically a municipality’s largest energy consumers, and electricity alone can constitute 25–40% of a wastewater treatment plant’s annual operating budget. One way to use energy more wisely with a major payoff is a microgrid. Microgrids have emerged as an ideal solution to help water departments modernize operations for the energy demands of today and tomorrow.
News Headlines:
- EPA Announces $22.4M To Protect And Restore Chesapeake Bay Through Investing In America Agenda
- Climate Events, Construction Spend Drive U.S. Stormwater Market Forecast To US$54.5B In 2030
- Some Landfill 'Burps' Contain Airborne PFAS, Study Finds
- New Method To Degrade PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Found Effective In The Lab
- Fewer Measurements Required To Determine Level Of Pharmaceutical Residues In Wastewater Due To New Model
Get Ahead, Stay Ahead: What You Need to Do Before and After the LCRR/I October Deadline
Join us as we delve into the key requirements of the LCRR/I, the implications of meeting or missing the deadline, and the opportunities that arise from timely compliance.?You’ll leave confident that you can ensure your water system is ahead of the curve.