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    Infrastructure Funding

    Expansion Planned for Groundwater Replenishment Program

    May 1, 2011
    The Orange County Water District (OCWD) Board of Directors has voted to move forward with construction of the 30 mgd Initial Expansion of the district's Groundwater Replenishment...
    Potable Water Quality

    Clean Water America Alliance Elects New Board Members

    May 1, 2011
    The Clean Water America Alliance will add four new Directors to its Board.
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    City Plans Leak Detection, Pipe Condition Assessment Project

    May 1, 2011
    The city of Tacoma, WA, has selected Echologics, LLC, to perform non-invasive leak detection and pipe condition assessment for 20 miles of pipe in its water system.
    Potable Water Quality

    Company Offers Free Water Education Toolkit

    May 1, 2011
    American Water has launched an online education toolkit designed to teach students the true value of water in their lives.
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    Water Authority Plans Hybrid Smart Metering System

    May 1, 2011
    The Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (the Authority) has signed a contract to deploy smart water metering technology as it upgrades aging infrastructure and...
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    Drinking Water

    Digital Technology Aids Leak Detection Program

    May 1, 2011
    In 2000, Clayton County Water Authority's non-revenue water loss was over 20%. The Board of Directors and CCWA Management Team took action to find a solution to this growing problem...

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    Potable Water Quality

    EPA Seeks Comments on Construction Site Stormwater Rule

    May 1, 2011
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released for public comment a draft permit that would regulate the discharge of stormwater from construction sites.
    Potable Water Quality

    EPA's Strategy to Protect America's Waters

    May 1, 2011
    The US Environmental Protection Agency plans to complete a full assessment of US water resources to establish a baseline for tracking progress as part of its recently released...
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    Products & Services: CORROSION

    May 1, 2011
    Lining systemSauereisen SewerSeal™ No. F-170 is now easier to mix, pump, spray and trowel, along with having a better hang and build. As a cementitious water infiltration barrier...
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    Treatment

    Products & Services: PUMPS

    May 1, 2011
    Metering pumpsNeptune™ Chemical Pump’s Series 500 pumps feature Eze-Clean™ valve cartridges that can be removed for cleaning without disturbing the piping to the pump and a Variable...
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    Energy Management

    Product Showcase

    May 1, 2011
    Chlorine analyzersChemtrac has introduced the new HydroACT 300 Residual Chlorine Analyzer for the measurement of free chlorine, total chlorine, chlorine dioxide, or pH. It is ...
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    Treatment

    ACE Exhibitor Products: Part 2

    May 1, 2011
    Bearing heatersLudeca’s Eddytherm® system is a microprocessor controlled Induction Heater for bearings that allows precise setting of time or temperature to prevent premature ...
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    Treatment

    Hydrant Security – Taking That First Step

    May 1, 2011
    Before 9/11, typical hydrant locks were "add-ons" designed to block theft of parts or water. Since then the focus of hydrant security has shifted from reducing theft to a more...
    Potable Water Quality

    Environmental Group Calls Proposed PFC Regulation a "Step Forward"

    May 1, 2011
    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to require utilities to test drinking water for 28 contaminants currently unregulated by federal law, including six perfluorinated...
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    Potable Water Quality

    Environmental Programs Threatened by Budget Cutting

    May 1, 2011
    It seems in the last few months that the Environmental Protection Agency and its water programs have been threatened by a strong anti-government, budget cutting movement in this...
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    Asset Management

    Innovative Technologies Improve SSES Processes From Field Inspection to Rehabilitation

    May 1, 2011
    In recent years, GPS technology has become more commonplace in our everyday lives. Private companies and public utilities alike have integrated GPS with GIS technology into mapping...
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    Energy Management

    Motor Control Modernization Improves Pump Performance

    May 1, 2011
    Construction of the new wastewater networks and treatment plant for the City of Montreal was started in 1974 and completed in 1998.
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    Drinking Water

    Company Featuring "No-Lead" Metering Products

    May 1, 2011
    The effects of lead on health and the environment have prompted the regulation of lead content in consumer and manufactured goods over the past several decades.
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    Treatment

    Engineers to Discuss Complex Plant Expansion, DBP Control

    May 1, 2011
    A tricky water plant expansion designed to preserve historic buildings and two presentations on disinfection by-product control will be among papers presented by Carollo Engineering...
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    Drinking Water

    Presentations to Address Desalination Challenges at ACE11

    May 1, 2011
    Increasingly, water supplies are dwindling and populations are growing. Water utilities all over the world are faced with meeting demands with alternative approaches, such as ...
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    Drinking Water

    On-Site Sodium Hypochlorite For Drinking Water Applications

    May 1, 2011
    Drinking water treatment plants use various forms of chlorine to inactivate pathogens, oxidize metals or metalloids and provide disinfection residual for distribution systems....
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    Village Installs New Mobile Meter Reading System

    May 1, 2011
    Roughly 60 miles south of Chicago, IL, lies the Village of Chebanse, which up until recently had no metering system.
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    Treatment

    Retractable Covers Help Utility Comply with DBP Rules

    May 1, 2011
    By 2012, EPA regulations will require a higher level of compliance for disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in drinking water. This has prompted a number of water districts to install...
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    Treatment

    Growing Downtown Spurs Need for Increased Treatment Plant Safety

    May 1, 2011
    The City of Gastonia, NC, with 70,000 residents, is located 20 miles west of Charlotte in the state's southern Piedmont region. Its 25.2-mgd water treatment facility was constructed...
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    New Adapter Technology Aids Wireless Monitoring

    May 1, 2011
    Chlorine can arguably be considered the godsend of the world's drinking water, but maintaining the an appropriate strength residual to kill pathogens and organisms at remote points...
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    Energy Management

    Consulting Firm’s Presentations to Highlight Water Management

    May 1, 2011
    Joe Mantua, a Black & Veatch Client Services Manager and American Water Works Association (AWWA) President, will preside over the AWWA’s 130th Annual Conference & Exposition (...