Driven by the need to maximize the economic and environmental viability of granular activated carbon (GAC), the industry has shifted to its reuse and reactivation through custom...
Plant owners and operators must be aware of innovative and current methodologies to solve their water and wastewater treatment and operations problems. As such, suppliers with...
There are several manufacturers of in-line, stand-alone systems marketed for optimizing the performance of various liquid-solid separation technologies. Selecting the right one...
Elastomeric expansion joints have long been recognized for their ability to reduce noise and vibration and accept fluctuating thermal movements in piping systems. Recent advancements...
Since its inception 100 years ago, the Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association has provided critical, accurate and up-to-date information about cast and ductile iron pipe to utilities...
Heyl Brothers products are designed to analyze various parameters needed to ensure the safe and accurate treatment of drinking water. Accordingly, the company’s Testomat 2000®...
The city of Lee’s Summit, Mo.’s water department distributes water through a 580-mile-long system of water mains, comprised mainly of cast iron and ductile iron pipe, which in...
Yarra Valley Water’s Wandin North site in Melbourne, Australia, had three Pressure Reducing Valves (PRVs) of differing sizes, all without anti-cavitation trim. The 2” was replaced...
Ozone technology has improved in the last couple of years as high-concentration ozone generators have hit the market. Accordingly, Primozone offers a series of high-performance...
The city of Dubuque, Iowa, Water Department converted its approximately 22,500 water meters to Neptune’s two-way, full fixed network AMI system. After seeing its success, the ...
One of the challenges in the measurement of products used in wastewater and water treatment arises when the fluid being measured is very viscous. Case in point: polymers used ...
Piezoresistive technology is mature and well understood. Having replaced the bonded/unbonded strain gauge and thin-film technologies decades ago, it is now the most readily mass...
Water utilities are facing non-revenue water, increasing demand and timely revenue collection. Fortunately, new and affordable analytic tools, such as Itron Analytics, turn data...
Driven by its commitment to provide a reliable distribution as well as the need for additional fire flow capacity following the tragic Cedar Fire, the Padre Dam Municipal District...
When it came time to upgrade its meter reading system, the small town of Wingo, Ky., wanted a comprehensive water utility solution. As such, it chose the ORION Fixed Network (...
The Water Distribution Department in Ponca City, Okla., needed to install three 24-inch valves in its main feed pipeline without service loss. The city therefore chose 635 mm ...
On June 8-12, the American Water Works Association will host its Annual Conference & Exposition at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Mass. Considered one of...
The Water Council's newly launched Global Water Center in Milwaukee, Wis., is a state-of-the-art water research and business-startup facility that provides a unique platform for...
Innovation comes in many forms, and in the water industry, the most obvious examples are treatment related. Small improvements, such as low-flow showerheads, acoustic leak detection...
Given the fertile potential for energy/cost savings and the fact that 22 of these past columns have touched on a variety of ways to improve pump system efficiency, the author ...
The EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have proposed a controversial rule that opponents say would greatly expand their regulation of streams and wetlands. The rulemaking is...
When you hear the numbers — and we've all heard them — it's hard to comprehend: 768 million people around the world lack access to clean water; more than 2 billion don't have ...