Volume 27, Issue 4

Products

April 1, 2011

Asset managementGeneration 11.5 of InfoNet from MWH Soft is the latest release of the company's asset management modeling solution. Significant customer-requested functionality...

Potable Water Quality

Flood Damage Prompts City to Install Pressure Sewer System

April 1, 2011

Elwood, KS, sits in the northeast corner of the state, just across the Missouri River from the city of St. Joseph, MO. It's a residential and light commercial town built on alluvial...

Green Infrastructure

Green Roof Professional: What does it mean?

April 1, 2011

With so many accreditations and acronyms floating around in the water industry, it's an accomplishment equally worthy of certification to identify half the listed designations...

Potable Water Quality

Integrating, Innovating & Collaborating: A Holistic Approach to Urban Water Management

April 1, 2011

"One Water" – it's the new mantra for urban water leaders. States and municipalities are realizing the interconnectedness among land management, agriculture, manufacturing, and...

Distribution

Utility Saves Money, Time With Remote Monitoring

April 1, 2011

When a region-wide consent decree required all of the communities in Virginia's Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) to take steps to control sanitary sewer overflows, the...

Potable Water Quality

University Incorporates Stormwater Treatment to Protect River

April 1, 2011

Virginia State University's new Howard Quad Complex makes use of Imbrium Systems' SorbtiveFilter technology to treat stormwater runoff.

More content from Volume 27, Issue 4

Home

Continuing Education for the Water Industry

April 1, 2011

In recent months I've been helping develop a new on-line only continuing education program for the water and wastewater industry, WaterWorldCE.Com.

Infrastructure Funding

Water Groups Brace for Federal Funding Cuts

April 1, 2011

Sharp budget cuts have been proposed for federal water programs, prompting water associations to prepare to lobby Congress again for funding.

Stormwater Utilities

ACE11 "The World's Water Event"

April 1, 2011

WASDA and ACE - Why does an association of distributors and manufacturers display at AWWA's ACE event? What is the value? What role does its membership play?

Energy Management

Pump NPSHR and NPSH Margin Uncertainties

April 1, 2011

Several of my past Pump Tips columns have discussed the impact of Suction Energy, NPSH Margin Ratio, air and suction recirculation on pump cavitation and cavitation damage.

Treatment

Controlled Start Aids High Horsepower, Low Speed Pumping

April 1, 2011

There are certain applications where a pumping system must have the ability to control the start sequence as well as vary the flow rate. These applications are high-flow, low-...

Potable Water Quality

Vacuum Lifting Systems Gain Acceptance for Water Projects

April 1, 2011

Vacuum lifting equipment has been routinely used on oil and gas projects for more than a decade, primarily for lifting steel pipe. However, contractors in other industries are...

Energy Management

Thermal Hydrolysis System Helps Increase Biogas Production

April 1, 2011

Challenged with the goal of converting wastewater treatment systems from energy consumers to energy producers inevitably leads to an evaluation of the potential of biosolids.

Energy Management

Recycling Facility Benefits from Energy Efficient Processes

April 1, 2011

In the current environment of rising energy costs, municipalities are under pressure to reduce power consumption while continuing to maintain the quality and efficiency of public...

Distribution

CDC Examines Impact of Water Loss on Communities

April 1, 2011

A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) examined the potential health impacts of an extended loss of water service to communities.