Bob Crossen

Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect

Senior Managing Editor, Industrial Water and Wastes Digest at Wastewater Digest

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Articles

Insights & Trends from ACE 2025

2 weeks ago | wwdmag.com | Bob Crossen |Mandy Crispin |Katie Johns |Alex Cossin

Bob CrossenBob Crossen is the editorial director for the Endeavor Business Media Water Group, which publishes WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions. Crossen graduated from Illinois State University in Dec. 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in German and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He worked for Campbell Publications, a weekly newspaper company in rural Illinois outside St. Louis for four years as a reporter and regional editor.
Mueller teases hydrant retrofit kits at AWWA ACE25

2 weeks ago | waterworld.com | Bob Crossen

Mueller's hydrant retrofit kit allows for water utilities to upgrade their fire hydrants with the latest technology without digging a hole. The cost to replace water assets such as fire hydrants can often be a barrier, which Mueller is aiming to eliminate with this kit. The retrofit kit allows utilities to replace bonnets, pumper caps, stem pins and the lower stem and more without the need to excavate.
PFAS and smart water take charge in Xylem's booth at ACE25

2 weeks ago | waterworld.com | Bob Crossen

Featuring one of the largest booths at AWWA ACE25, Xylem showcased it's PFAS piloting and its smart water solutions capabilities in Denver. As water utilities gear up to meet the compliance deadline for the PFAS Maximum Contaminant Levels, Xylem's PFAS piloting system takes aim at giving utilites the information they need to make treatment decisions.
How value engineering is helping small systems secure big dollars

2 weeks ago | waterworld.com | Bob Crossen |Alex Cossin

James Rhoades highlights the significant pain point for small utilities: navigating bureaucratic funding processes while simultaneously managing day-to-day operations like billing and water line repairs. Benesch's approach to value engineering directly addresses this by streamlining what can typically be a lengthy process, minimizing the time burden on clients.
Understanding microplastics in water: Fact vs. fiction

2 weeks ago | waterworld.com | Mandy Crispin |Bob Crossen

While microplastics are detected nearly everywhere, including the human body, Arcadis Vice President and Director of Applied Research Brent Alspach cautions against conflating their occurrence with proven risk. He explains that the water industry is currently on a "major fact-finding mission" regarding microplastics due to significant knowledge gaps and that the current science does not yet fully support the conclusion that microplastics are dangerous simply because they are present.
The FPI Mag meter from McCrometer saves on installation costs

2 weeks ago | waterworld.com | Bob Crossen

The FPI Mag is a Build America Buy America-compliant mag meter that uses Faraday's law of electromgnetic induction to measure flow. Running the length of meter on the inside of pipe are electromagnetic coils that produce magnetic fields. As water moves through those magnetic fields it produces voltage that is directly proportional to the velocity of the conductor.
The Trojan UV AOP serves to educate public during piloting

2 weeks ago | waterworld.com | Bob Crossen

The Trojan Ultraviolet Advanced Oxidation (UV AOP) demonstration system aims to solve more than treatment needs for utilities looking at water reuse to bolster water supply for their communities. Outfitted with oxidant instrumentation, a human machine interface, dosage pumps and a UV chamber, the UV AOP unit is a fully-packaged for demonstration, piloting and feasibilty assessments. Its small footprint makes it easy to integrate to drop and play.
How AI is being used in water reuse

2 weeks ago | waterworld.com | Mandy Crispin |Bob Crossen

Artificial intellegence is being used for many things in the water industry. Learn about how why there is confusion in the water reuse space, how AI is helping to reduce that confusion and where this tool was developed. Erin Mackey is the drinking water national technical leader at Brown and Caldwell, she presented this project at ACE, and she took a few minutes to discuss the topic with Endeavor Business Media water group Editor-in-Chief, Mandy Crispin.
Deconstructing the conundrum of rising rates and water affordability

2 weeks ago | waterworld.com | Bob Crossen |Mandy Crispin

AWWA CEO David LaFrance discusses the findings of the association's State of the Water 2025 report, which identifies financial concerns as the top challenge for water utilities. This encompasses rates, funding, and financing, and it moved up from its previous position as the number two concern. The report also highlights financial sustainability (ranked sixth) as a companion challenge, indicating utilities' dual focus on securing capital for projects and ensuring long-term financial viability.
Neptune Technology Group highlights newest meter and cellular endpoint offerings

2 weeks ago | waterworld.com | Bob Crossen

Neptune Technology Group showcased two new offerings — one meter and one cellular endpoint — during AWWA ACE25 in Denver. The Mach10)R900i is an all-in-one meter and R900 system endpoint. It uses ultrasonic technology to measure flow and is compatible with both automated metering reading systems and advanced metering infrastructure. It's lead-free bronze case is manufactured at Neptune's foundry and factory in Tallassee, Alabama.