The document discusses several emerging water technologies that can help address issues of water scarcity and pollution. It describes technologies such as ANDalyze's chemical monitoring sensors, Bactest's microbial monitoring, Echologics' leak detection system, Fathom's automated metering infrastructure, Desalitech's reverse osmosis system, HydrOxSys' forward osmosis membranes, Aquaporin's biomimetic protein membranes, Baswood's wastewater treatment for dairies, OxyMem's bubble-less aeration, and AgriScience's fertilizer that reduces agricultural runoff. These innovative solutions help purify water, monitor its quality, reduce leaks and waste, and increase the sustainable use

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2. GET SMART WITH
WATER
TECHNOLOGY
An Overview of Water Technology Advances for Today’s Green Economy
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In the 21st century water tech is no longer only for your local water municipality. With
lower availability of clean freshwater and stricter regulations of wastewater and sludge,
these technologies have become important assets in the agricultural, food and
beverage, pharmaceutical, mining, oil, gas, and steel industries.

3. Chemical
Monitoring
with ANDalyze
How It Works
• Their sensors monitor for the
presence of trace metals and other
chemical contaminants
• Can measure for lead in drinking
water as low as 2 parts per billion
• Their automated instrument (coming
out later in 2016) will measure at
near one dollar per test
• The test takes only two minutes or
less
This cutting-edge technology uses
DNA enzymes that contain a
fluorescent marker.
A hand-held fluorimeter measures
rate of fluorescence that occurs in
the sample, which directly correlates
to the concentration level of a target
metal.
The fluorimeter is used at the test
site, saving companies time and
money.
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4. Microbial
Monitoring
with Bactest
A sample is added to a culture vessel where,
if contaminating microorganisms are
present, they will begin to grow. Speedy
Breedy checks for contamination using
advanced pressure sensing that detects the
gaseous exchange of microbial respiration.• Monitors from Bactest used to
detect the growth of microbes in:
• food and beverage products
• drinking water
• the ballast water of shipping
vessels
• industrial products
• pharmaceuticals
• stem cell cultures
How it Works
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5. Leak
Detection with
Echologics
• Their ePulse technology detects
leaks and assesses the condition of
distribution and transmission mains
• ePulse identifies leaks in their early
stages and tracks their progression
• It can be used on all types of pipes
including PVC
• Used by municipalizes, private water
utilities, chemical refineries,
construction firms, food and
beverage companies, and other
areas of manufacturing
How it Works
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Acoustic sensors are attached to fire
hydrants, valves or directly onto pipes. A
sound wave is induced in the pipeline and
travels along the pipe.
The acoustic sensors capture the time it
takes the sound wave to travel between
two sensor stations. The speed at which
the sound wave travels is dictated by the
condition of the pipe wall.
As the sound wave travels, it places a
microscopic flex on the pipe wall. The
greater the flex, the weaker the pipe,
giving a measure of pipe condition.

6. Automated
Metering
Infrastructure
with Fathom
• Increased meter accuracy, real-time
data, reduced delivery cost,
increased communication between
customers and providers.
• In addition to automated meter
reading, Fathom AMI offers a cost-
saving, personalized billing system
and an app. for customers that gives
them up-to-date account information
How it Works
AMI are cloud-based systems that use
automated meter readings to give utilities
real-time data about their water network.
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7. DOES AMI AFFECT
ME?
Yes! AMI is important for businesses not only because it allows them a
greater degree of control over the finances of their water consumption but
also because it is helping municipalities and utility to keep water prices
down.
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8. Desalinization
& Membranes
• As the cost of source water from
municipalities and utilities continues
to rise, rainfall patterns change, and
water availability decreases,
desalinization and water recycling are
becoming economically viable and
advantageous options.
• Reverse osmosis, forward osmosis
and new biotech membranes have
their own advantages,
disadvantages, and specific
applications.
At a Glance
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Reverse
Osmosis
Membranes
Forward
Osmosis
Membranes
Biomimetic
Protein
Membranes
Advantages Widely-used,
innovative RO
systems emerging
Efficient, resistant
to membrane
fouling
Lower energy
consumption
Disadvantages Low recovery,
membrane fouling
Specialty
applications
Specialty
applications
Uses Desalinization,
water purification
for medical,
industrial and food
processes,
wastewater
treatment
Wastewater
treatment, food
processing,
desalinization
Desalinization,
artificial kidneys,
dialysis tubing,
contact lenses,
cosmetics, and
pharmaceuticals
Companies Desalitech HydrOxSys Aquaporin

9. Reverse
Osmosis with
Desalitech
How It Works
Reverse osmosis uses pressure to push
water through a membrane to catch
unwanted chemicals dissolved in the water.
Desalitech uses internal recirculation to
increase efficiency and increase recovery
rates.
• Desalitech’s new reverse osmosis
(RO) system has up to 98% recovery
and typically reduces disposal costs
by 50 to 75%
• System also resistant to membrane
fouling, an issue typical to
conventional RO systems
• Using this technology for wastewater
reuse has two benefits
• treat wastewater
• create a water supply
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10. Forward
Osmosis with
HydrOxSys
• Forward Osmosis (FO) is a new
technology currently used in specialty
applications
• HydrOxSys has developed a forward
osmosis membrane that can have
energy savings of approximately 80%
over RO
• Their membrane is resistant to
membrane fouling and is safe to use
for food processes, such as the
production of hydration drinks and
other beverages
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How it Works
Forward osmosis relies on a
chemical process rather than
human-generated pressure to filter
water through the membrane.
The result is major energy savings.
Water is pulled through the
membrane using a highly
concentrated “draw” solution on
the other side.

11. Biomimetic
Protein
Membranes
with Aquaporin
How It Works
Biomimetic membranes have aquaporin
proteins, found in all living cells, embedded
in them. Aquaporins attract water molecules
into their channels and then shoot the water
molecules through to the other side, as they
are hydrophobic or water-repelling.• Used in industrial water treatment,
treatment of difficult wastewater
streams and other niche markets.
• Biomimetic membranes require lower
pressure levels than conventional RO,
thereby sharply reducing energy
consumption.
• The Aquaporin membrane is highly
sensitive, and has the ability to restrict
the passage of contaminants including
bacteria, viruses, minerals, proteins,
DNA, dissolved gases, salts,
detergents, and even protons without
hampering the passage of water.
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12. Wastewater
Treatment
with Baswood
How It Works
Biological treatment systems contain
helpful bacteria that:
• Baswood biological systems help the
dairy industry treat fats, oils and grease
in their wastewater while also
concentrating and collecting milk solids
that can be sold in high-protein animal
feeds
• Also treat the wastewater runoff of the
agricultural industry, including livestock
raising. Their system can recover
phosphorus and nitrogen to be used in
fertilizer.
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consume organic
material
help lower the Biological
Oxygen Demand (BOD)
reduce specific
chemicals in the
wastewater

13. Bubble-less
Aeration with
OxyMem
How It Works
The MABR uses hollow fiber and gas
permeable membranes, rather than
bubbles, to deliver of oxygen to micro-
organisms. The reactor can be added to
existing treatment systems by simply
dropping it into a conventional aeration tank.• Traditional biological wastewater
treatment systems use bubbles to
deliver oxygen to microorganisms,
requiring huge amounts of electrical
energy
• OxyMem’s Membrane Aerated
Biofilm Reactor (MABR) is bubble-
less, allowing for a 75% reduction of
energy costs
• It also produces 50% less sludge and
an 80% reduced footprint
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14. Runoff
Prevention with
AgriScience
How It Works
• AgriScience has created a
fertilizer that decreases the
amount of runoff created in fields
• It retains nutrients in the root
zone of plants, decreasing
fertilizer pollution and saving
farmers money
• Results in a 30%+ increase in
crop yields
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Soil is negatively charged as are
many manufactured fertilizer
nutrients which means they
ultimately repel each other and
contribute to nutrient pollution.
Rather than treating the nutrient
losses from soil downstream, ASI
technology is a powder mixed into
soil that allows for the retention of
positively charged nutrients.
The nutrients retained in the plant
root zone are only released when
plants demand them.

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