WHITE PAPERS

	Fixing the future: Why we need smarter water management for the world’s most essential resource The world’s water system is vulnerable. Essential for health, food, energy, manufacturing and transportation, the global water system is suffering from stress, deteriorating quality, aging and insufficient infrastructure. Managing this critical resource requires a smarter approach to deliver imp...
	Next Generation Mag Flow Meter Helps Davidson with Non-Revenue Water Today it is estimated that the average US Drinking Water facility loses 20%+ of its finished volume to non-revenue water. Non-revenue water is water that has been processed and left the plant but remains unaccounted for in terms of delivery and billing. Davidson Water, located in Lexi...
	Automated Sludge Age Control By creating an automatic sludge age control system, the City of Morrison Wastewater treatment plant is automatically wasing pounds of sludge based on a sludge age set point entered into a SCADA System. After two years of operation, the savings in initial cost, operational costs, and time documen...
	ELASTOMERIC INLINE CHECK VALVES FOR CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOW It is costly for municipalities when sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) occurs. SSO can happen in a residential, commercial or institutional building, as well as in a street or environmentally sensitive area. The costs of cleaning, damages, noncompliance and possible litigation are daunting. Mechanica...
	Wireless devices for water utilities can last up to 40 years with the right batteries Remote wireless devices are becoming increasingly essential to delivering reliable, long-term performance for water distribution and water treatment applications. Meanwhile the annual energy usage requirements of these devices keep rising with the introduction of enhanced system functionality suc...
	Inline Sludge Screens for Municipal & Industrial Applications Whitepaper: Strainpress® Inline Sludge Screen How do I remove screenings from my sludge? Even when screens are installed at the head of a treatment facility, debris always ends up in the sludge. Plastic parts and fibrous materials can cripple operation of important downstream technologies. The Hu...
	Cleaning up the Keys The magnificent coral reefs and marine life, which are the foundation of the Florida Keys tourism industry, were in jeopardy from wastewater pollution. Tropical and game fish were endangered and some bodies of water became unsafe for swimming. Coral rock, high ground water and the probability of...
	Membrane Filtration Technology: Meeting Today’s Water Treatment Challenges Growing global demand for clean water and increasing environmental concerns make membrane filtration the technology of choice for industries seeking to reuse their wastewater and reduce their water footprint. Knowing which membrane system solution is best for your water treatment challenge can h...
	The Challenge of Removing Surface (Free-Floating) Oil Imagine tackling your greatest production challenge quickly, easily and inexpensively. Now imagine tackling your greatest production challenge quickly, easily and inexpensively – and even generating a profit while doing so. For businesses and industries that deal with oil separation and removal...
	THE STATE OF SOLID STATE Market analyses have predicted that in the next few years mechanical meters will see a decline in production and sales as two proven technologies make their way into the utility and municipality market. Once considered too costly and limited to certain applications, ultrasonic and electromagneti...
	Minnesota utility solves ice problem, benefits from year-round circulation with GridBee® electric mixer During the winter months, average daytime highs in Rochester, Minn., hover in the mid-20s (F). Such prolonged cold took a toll on the town’s above-ground potable water storage tanks. Ice buildup sometimes measured as much as two feet thick inside the larger tanks, chipping away at paint on the i...
	Biogas Flow Measurement Challenges and Solutions Flow and level experts Krohne have released a white paper illustrating via two customer stories how its flowmeter solutions have helped deal with the growing demands for accurate biogas flow measurement in a wide and seasonally varying operational range.