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Virtual Water Presents: Minimizing Footprint: Rethinking Wastewater Treatment Capacity Needs
Featured Insights & Highlights:
The digital transformation of utilities is necessary and inevitable but also innately vulnerable to bad actors. It’s time to discuss prioritizing cybersecurity. READ NOW →
Megadroughts Are Here To Stay, And U.S. Water Utilities Need To Adapt
Researchers warn that states affected by megadroughts — periods of drought lasting 20+ years — will have to accept this as the new normal. That means rethinking the water cycle and finding new, more sustainable water sources. READ NOW →
AI Has A Hidden Water Cost — Here's How To Calculate Yours
How many AI queries does it take to use up a regular plastic water bottle’s worth of water? Artificial intelligence systems are thirsty, consuming as much as 500 milliliters of water for each short conversation a user has with the GPT-3. READ NOW →
Interoperability Unlocked: How Connected Systems Will Power Water's Future
The full potential of smart water infrastructure is within reach — if our digital systems work together and share critical data. READ NOW →
Common Misconceptions Are Keeping Lakes "Sick"
Long-held misconceptions about lake management fuel the intensity and recurrence of harmful algal blooms. READ NOW →
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