Tax your citizens, not your water.

Something’s gotta give.

Public utilities are fighting a two-headed hydra with their water treatment: with dosing limits capped to meet stringent KPIs, operators must push their facilities to its limits at a time when their infrastructure is aging out. Yet CAPEX, like KPIs, are fixed.

Why it matters: Something has to give. If crews are pushing make-down and filters to their limits, either the equipment breaks or the KPIs are breached. It’s untenable.

What today’s plants are up against: Municipal teams aren’t resisting change. They’re fighting breakdowns. When make-down systems go sideways or press output drops, the entire operation feels it. Add tighter permits and scarcer crews, and you’ve got chemistry doing more than it was ever designed for. 



CarboNet’s platform helps utilities maintain control under pressure:

• Cuts chemical spend: CarboNet flocculants handle high flow and variable load without overdosing, dropping cost-to-treat by up to 50%. In most cases, they replace 70–90% of traditional PAM.
• Simplifies operations: Gels require no make-down; emulsions need minimal prep. Both formats reduce labor and setup time—helpful with rotating crews, smaller teams, or constrained footprints.
• Coagulants that stabilize the system: SimplePrime coagulants clarify faster and reduce sludge volume. They’re built to pair cleanly with our flocculants, especially where pH or organic load fluctuates.
• Preserves aging infrastructure: Stronger floc formation leads to less gumming of filters and presses, fewer backwashes, and less wear on equipment that’s already past its prime.
• Supports compliance, quietly: Our flocculants maintain performance even when the influent shifts, keeping solids and pH within spec, and reducing the risk of permit violations.
• Centralizes visibility: SpecialOps offers a real-time dashboard for chemistry use and site performance—useful for plant teams, essential for regional managers overseeing multiple facilities.

Behind the scenes: CarboNet chemistry was designed to operate in real-world conditions where flows shift, infrastructure sags, and control systems aren’t always in sync.

• Operators can maintain performance without constant recalibration or chemical guesswork.
• The system holds its line, whether the inputs cooperate or not.


The bottom line: From rural townships to major metro plants, utilities are expected to stretch aging infrastructure and limited crews while meeting tighter discharge limits. CarboNet chemistry offers a degree of stability in systems where the inputs rarely are.

“I sleep at night knowing that my guys aren’t running around managing peroxide, mixing poly, adding coag... and constantly adjusting dosing. CarboNet made things a LOT easier.”

Water Treatment SME, Texas