AI & Technology: Promise to Practice: Real Utilities. Real Solutions

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Date: April 22nd, 2026 |  1:00 to 2:30 PM USEST

From Promise to Practice: How AI and Technology Are Transforming Four Wastewater Utilities

Wastewater utilities across the country are navigating one of the most challenging operating environments in recent memory. Aging infrastructure, a shrinking workforce, tightening regulations, rising rate payer expectations, and relentless economic constraints are converging and showing no signs of letting up.

History has a clear answer: when resources are stretched, technology steps in to close the gap.

Beyond the Foundation: The New Frontier of Intelligent Solutions

Most utilities have already built a solid technological foundation: SCADA, CMMS, GIS, CCTV, models, and sensors are the backbone of day-to-day operations. But the foundation alone is no longer enough.  The new frontier is Intelligent Solutions: a paradigm shift that moves beyond data collection into predictive and proactive utility. 

We are talking about Analytics, AI, and Agents working in concert, ultimately paving the way toward fully Autonomous Operations. This is not a distant vision. It is happening at utilities today.

Real Stories. Real Utilities. 

In an upcoming webinar hosted by Aquasight, utility leaders from four organizations will come together to share their on-the-ground experiences implementing intelligent solutions across collection, treatment, and asset management:

  • Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District
  • Cape Fear Public Utility Authority
  • City of Santa Fe Public Utilities
  • Raleigh Water

They will cover:

  • The driver: what pushed them to act
  • The implementation journey: how they got from decision to deployment
  • Expected benefits: what they are seeing or anticipating
  • Lessons learned: takeaways calibrated to where they stand today

What makes this discussion unique is the breadth of perspective.  Some utilities have fully deployed their solutions, and others are actively in the process of deployment, offering an unfiltered look at what the implementation journey really looks like.

What Will Be Covered

The conversation will span the full operational spectrum of a modern wastewater utility:

Smart Treatment Compliance & Optimization: AI-driven Digital Twins will enable utilities to optimize treatment performance and compliance across multiple plants from a single interface, giving operators unprecedented visibility and control.

Continuous I&I Intelligence: By combining flow monitoring and condition data, utilities can continuously pinpoint priority locations for repair and rehabilitation, eliminating the cost and delay of temporary studies.

AI-Powered Operations Support: AI assistants embedded in daily operations will equip operators and maintenance teams with real-time insights and best practices right when they need them most.

Adaptive Asset Management: Continuous risk assessment and capital planning tools will make pipeline and facility management more accessible and data-driven across the entire utility.

Aquasight Will Unveil

The webinar will close with a forward-looking discussion on

  • The future of AI in the water sector
  • New AI products from Aquasight
  • Cybersecurity considerations
  • Practical use cases
  • Where to start

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