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    Design Build Project Upgrades Plant Performance

    Jan. 2, 2012
    A project to upgrade performance at the Bowen Island Municipality’s Snug Cove wastewater treatment plant in British Columbia included installation of a new USBF bioreactor to ...
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    Equipment Manufacturers Discuss Opportunities for Growth

    Jan. 2, 2012
    Seizing Opportunities in Water Amid the Recession" was the theme of the WWEMA 103rd Annual Meeting held mid-November in Florida.
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    Distribution

    PVC pipe

    Jan. 2, 2012
    CertainTeed's Certa-Lok C900/RJ PVC Pipe is designed for use in directional drilling and other restrained joint applications.
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    Potable Water Quality

    Direct Drive Conservation – Using Information and Incentives to Save Water

    Jan. 1, 2012
    The evolution of the Smart Grid for Water and rate designs have progressed to the point where utilities can now actively engage consumers in real-time, conscious reduction in ...
    Infrastructure Funding

    Water Infrastructure Could Burden U.S. Economy, Report Claims

    Jan. 1, 2012
    Aging water infrastructure will cost U.S. businesses $147 billion over the next decade, a new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) found. The report was ...
    Potable Water Quality

    Council Examines Benefits of Submetering Systems

    Jan. 1, 2012
    A federal council has recommended the use of new submetering technologies to provide precise snapshots of energy and water usage in commercial and residential buildings.

    More content from Volume 28, Issue 1

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    Asset Management

    New Laser Module Captures Geometry of Water Pipelines

    Jan. 1, 2012
    A new pipe inspection and asset management system is designed to help users capture pipeline geometry using a video inspection crawler outfitted with practically any laser profiling...
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    Energy Management

    Sufficient NPSH Margin Important to Pump Reliability

    Jan. 1, 2012
    Past columns have touched on pump Net Positive Suction Head Required (NPSHR) and Net Positive Suction Head Available (NPSHA,) and how the relationship between the two can impact...
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    Treatment

    Diaphragm pumps

    Jan. 1, 2012
    All-Flo Pump Co. recently launched its line of FDA-compliant All-PũR® pumps, ideal for applications in a wide range of industries including wastewater.
    Potable Water Quality

    Climate Change and Long Range Planning

    Jan. 1, 2012
    It's not unusual for water utilities and state water resource agencies to develop long-rang plans looking ahead 10, 20 and even 50 years.
    Energy Management

    WEF Board Approves Revised Position Statement on Biosolids

    Jan. 1, 2012
    The Water Environment Federation's (WEF) Board of Trustees has approved a revised position statement that calls for innovative and beneficial uses of biosolids.
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    Asset Management

    Mobile GIS System Streamlines Utility Operations

    Jan. 1, 2012
    Baton Rouge Water Company (BRWC) has implemented a Geographic Information Management (GIS) mapping and field work management solution to give field workers access to more accurate...
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    City Meets New Strict Discharge Limits While Coping with Weekend Influent Drop

    Jan. 1, 2012
    City of Decatur, AR, reports that Replacement of the city of Decatur, Arkansas, aerated pond wastewater treatment system with a special activated sludge process has provided for...
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    Potable Water Quality

    EPA Regional Focus: Spotlight on South Central

    Jan. 1, 2012
    Five states Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas and 66 tribes fall under the jurisdiction of EPA Region 6, also referred to as the South Central region.
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    Infrastructure Funding

    Tips for Optimizing Automatic Meter Reading Accuracy for Water Utilities

    Jan. 1, 2012
    Gathering accurate meter data is essential to maintain system efficiency and productivity. When establishing automatic meter reading (AMR), advanced metering infrastructure (AMI...
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    Drinking Water

    Secondary-Treated Irrigation System Relieves Pressure on Drinking Water Systems

    Jan. 1, 2012
    Steady population growth and green lawns put significant pressure on Utah water supplies. Several Utah cities have installed networks of purple pipes to deliver irrigation water...