DISTRIBUTION ARTICLES

City of Fort Lauderdale recognized for noteworthy water distribution system

The City of Fort Lauderdale Utilities Bureau was named the winner of the 2012 Division 5 Water Distribution System Award by the FSAWWA.

Chicago governor announces first drinking water project out of $1B Clean Water Initiative

Governor Pat Quinn announced a low-interest, long-term $15 million loan to the city of Chicago to replace seven miles of drinking water pipeline.

Smart water technology to help Hawaii water utility optimize distribution system

Innovyze announced that the Honolulu Board of Water Supply has selected InfoWater to optimize O‘ahu’s municipal water resources and distribution system.

City to implement combined water and natural gas advanced metering analytics system

In the coming months, the city of Garretson, SD will be implementing upgrades to its utility meter reading infrastructure, becoming the first city in the country to deploy a combined water and natural gas Advanced Metering Analytics (AMA) solution from Badger Meter...

Global Water, Greensuite partnership to improve water efficiency with pilot smart water grid

Global Water Technologies and GreenSuite have announced a partnership to promote efficiency through a pilot smart water grid project.

Bangladesh approves water supply project for 45 municipalities

The Executive Committee of National Economic Council of Bangladesh has approved a project to supply clean drinking water through pipelines in 45 municipalities.

Pure Technologies wins $3M in U.S., Canadian contracts, value could top $11M

Pipeline inspection company Pure Technologies has been awarded contracts in Canada and the United States worth $3 million with a potential $11 million.

Product Focus: Pressure Monitoring Software Helps Identify Distribution System Problems

Water distribution system integrity is best evaluated using a smart water network (SWN) to provide warning against any potential breaches in sufficient time for operators to respond and minimize damage. To that end, a new pressure monitoring software is designed to help utilities identify pressure and flow related problems in their networks in real time.

Flow monitor

Pulsar Process Measurement have launched Flow Pulse, a compact pipe flow monitor suited for monitoring flow rate in fluid distribution systems, for pump efficiency checks, in treatment plants or sewage pumping stations.

Sight flow indicators

L.J. Star has published a handbook that provides technical guidance on the selection of sight flow indicators in process applications.