If you work in the seafood industry, you already know water isn’t just part of the process; it is the process. From aquaculture tanks to processing lines, rinsing, chilling, and packaging, water touches every single product before it reaches consumers.

Historically, the U.S. lacked reliable nationwide data on PFAS in drinking water. That changed with the EPA’s latest monitoring efforts under the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR-5), which expands testing for dozens of PFAS across thousands of public water systems.

Industrial water filtration systems are at the heart of manufacturing, production, and wastewater treatment. Whether you’re filtering process water, cooling tower water, or wastewater effluent, efficiency comes down to how well you manage your equipment and filtration media.

Ask any brewer what matters most, and you’ll hear a familiar list: malt, hops, yeast, yeast nutrients, fermentation temps… But the one thing that quietly influences every single pint is the thing we talk about the least: water.