DRINKING WATER ARTICLES

Quick Fix: Insertion Valve Enables Rapid Repair of Water Main

Faced with a ruptured pipe and aging and inoperative valves, the City of Wyoming, MI, turned to Advanced Valve Technologies to supply an insertion valve to shut off the broken main.

THM removal system

The GridBee® THM Removal System with floating spray nozzle from Medora Corp. removes trihalomethanes (THMs) from potable water storage tanks and clearwells (0.2 MG to 150 MG).

Water purification

Severn Trent Services will be showcasing its Tetra® LP block dual parallel lateral underdrain technology featuring the patented GroutGrip™ and Anchor-Rite® designs.

Water management

The Octave Water Management System from Master Meter is specifically designed for large commercial and industrial metering applications.

Valve systems

Triton Rubber Seated Butterfly Valves by Henry Pratt are commonly used in the water and wastewater industries and conform to AWWA C504 requirements.

CCFRPM pipe

Hobas pipe is suitable for virtually every installation method of new construction and rehab.

Water quality monitoring

Innovyze has released QualWatch, an early warning network monitoring and water quality event detection software that can help water utilities combine real-time water quality data with geospatial ne...

Fluorimeter

The new HF scientific HF-38 Fluorimeter is an extremely sensitive, hand-held, ruggedized instrument designed for field testing of toxic heavy metal contaminates in water supplies.

Chilling Reality: Submersible Mixer Solves Ice Problem in Water Storage Tanks

Ice buildup in above-ground potable water storage tanks was a major problem for Rochester Public Utilities. Searching for a solution, the Minnesota utility turned to use of submersible electric mix...

Multi-Barrier Water Treatment Cleans Up Turbidity Spikes

The City of Bloomfield, NM, was given 18 months to bring its drinking water treatment plant into compliance with the Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. A team from CH2M Hill team evalua...