AMS is at forefront of digitalization in the water sector. AMS enters 2023 with several significant achievements in 2022 that position it for a broad-based and robust growth of its AMS Analytics and AMS Environment divisions in 2023 and beyond. In this exclusive piece “Driving Digitalization in the Water Sector to Transform the Way We Treat Water,” Rick Bacon, CEO of AMS, shares how AMS is helping transform the way we treat water by providing facilities with proven solutions that will improve their energy efficiency and help them control their GHG emissions.

In December 2022, the State of California published its long-awaited recommendation for a regulatory limit for hexavalent chromium (Cr6) in water of 10 ppb. According to the California State Water Resources Control Board, there are more than 2,600 community systems with elevated Cr6 levels serving nearly 13 million people. This proposed regulation unequivocally identifies AMS and its in-situ stannous generation technology, SafeGuard™ H2O, as the best available technology to treat Cr6 and provide safe drinking water to the millions of consumers across California, many of whom live in underserved communities. Watch the latest episode of AMS Talks featuring AMS CEO Rick Bacon and Industry Consultant Nadia Abboud who discuss how this proven and cost-effective solution can treat most of the wells with high Cr6 levels, giving a peace of mind to water utilities impacted by this new regulation.

Facilities can enhance their data quality assurance program by remotely monitoring the health of their water quality instruments with SafeGuard™ Sentinel. This innovative technology delivers cloud monitoring for Modbus-enabled instruments, providing facilities with accurate and reliable 24/7/365 conditional monitoring data for water and wastewater management industrywide.

The Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department in Arizona, is using the THM-100™ online THM analyzer to continuously, accurately and reliability monitor THM values in real-time at its Tres Rios Water Reclamation Facility.

Currently, the EPA is reviewing its MCL recommendations for arsenic since technological advancements such as the SafeGuard™ H2O now make it possible to treat to levels of 5 ppb and lower economically. SafeGuard™ H2O is proven to eliminate arsenic and drastically reduce the cost of removing this toxic contaminant from drinking water supplies. The SafeGuard H2O arsenic treatment system generates a ferric reagent in-situ through a simple, effective and sustainable process.

In Fall 2022, the Joshua Basin Water District demonstrated the SafeGuard™ H2O technology to reduce Cr6 to non-detect levels. SafeGuard H2O proved to be a highly automated process that provided accurate and reliable in-situ stannous reagent generation to reduce Cr6 to below 1 ppb. The capability of SafeGuard H2O to consistently remove Cr6 to non-detect levels creates the opportunity for Joshua Basin Water District and other utilities to blend water from Cr6-contaminated wells and achieve overall system compliance. With SafeGuard H2O, the capital cost of bringing a system into Cr6 compliance can be mitigated by eliminating the need for treatment at all wells.

The THM-100™ online THM analyzer has played an important role in Aigües de Barcelona’s compliance and ESG strategy. Since 2014 Aigües de Barcelona has been using real-time THM data from the online THM analyzer to manage disinfection byproducts within its extensive network, minimize energy costs and reduce carbon footprint.

Unsustainable approaches to water treatment are pervasive, partly due to a lack of real-time data. H2O Global News caught up with Rick Bacon, CEO of AMS, to discover how a potent combination of accurate insights and eco-friendly treatment methods can help build an industry fit for the future.

The online Instran® analyzer is integral to maintaining safety in the chlor-alkali process. Instran is effective at measuring ammonia and ammonium in brines above 80 g/L; it ensures plant optimization by allowing real-time and accurate monitoring, despite the difficulties presented by a high concentration of NaCl in the sample.