What’s Next for Water Treatment? Insights from AMS CEO Rick Bacon at AWWA ACE26

At AWWA ACE26 in Washington, D.C., AMS CEO Rick Bacon joined guest host Angela Godwin on the Water Online Show for a conversation about the trends reshaping the water industry and what they mean for utilities and industrial water users.

During the interview, Rick reflects on how the market has evolved over the past decade.

Technologies such as real-time online water quality monitoring, once considered emerging solutions, are now becoming established operational tools that help facilities improve visibility, optimize treatment, and ensure compliance. Rick also shared how innovations such as SafeGuard™ H2O, AMS’s in-situ reagent generation technology, help facilities eliminate dependency on the delivery and storage of bulk chemicals, through a sustainable approach to generate water treatment reagent onsite and on demand to address contaminants.

The discussion explores:

• The factors driving AMS's continued growth

• Why real-time monitoring has become an operational necessity

• How SafeGuard™ H2O is transforming water treatment

• Emerging trends in decentralized water treatment • The future of DaaS and WaaS • Why long-term service and customer partnerships are central to successful water treatment For more information about AMS and SafeGuard H2O, visit https://ams-h2o.com/water-treatment-s....