DISTRIBUTION ARTICLES

Energy management software

The Beta release of BalanceNet, offered by Innovyze, is a real-time energy management and sustainability solution for drinking water distribution systems.

Practical Notes on Water Pump Piping

Improper flange alignment and excessive forces on nozzles are some of the causes of pipeline connection issues and leakages. The optimum piping design, support arrangement and piping layout/configuration at a facility cannot be underestimated. Amin Almasi discusses the latest achievements on water pump piping.

Giving Pipeline Leakage the "K"O in South Korea

South Korean water supplier K-water has done an exemplary job of maintaining its nation-wide pipeline system, which totals about 5000 kilometres. Jon Boon and Youngpyo Jo explain how an acoustic leak detection and inline video system adopted helped toreduce non-revenue water across the network.

Global Water Technologies issues shareholder letter and 2013 plans

Global Water Technologies has released its annual shareholder letter with a review of the company's progress and future opportunities.

AMI to help Ohio city automate meter reading-to-billing process

The city of Maumee, Ohio will upgrade its water system with Mueller Systems' state-of-the-art AMI network.

Revised total coliform regulations released by EPA

EPA has updated the rule for pathogens in drinking water, including setting a limit for the bacteria E. coli to better protect public health...

Elster expands AMI solutions with point-to-point cellular capabilities

Elster announced that it is expanding its deployment of AMI solutions, leveraging cellular point-to-point communications to enable customer support for electric vehicles.

Smart water networks can save water utilities worldwide up to $12.5B per year

Smart water networks can save utilities across the globe up to $12.5 billion a year according to research commissioned by Sensus.

Intrusion detection

Bilco's CNIguard™ wireless intrusion detection system is specifically designed to protect access points in drinking water distribution systems against the threat of intentional contamination.

Wireless monitoring

Telog's Ru-32 Recording Telemetry Unit (RTU) provides real-time monitoring and alarming of pressure and flow sensors in the harsh underground environments typical of water distribution systems.