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  • Volume 38, Issue 8, September 2022

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    Solving the PFAS Problem

    Sept. 7, 2022
    Nothing is more critical to the health of our communities than ensuring the safety of our water supply.
    Photos courtesy Microbac Laboratories.
    Wastewater is a rich source of information for community health, providing deep biological and chemical information on a community with fewer biases than many other types of public health surveillance.
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    Something in the Wastewater

    Sept. 7, 2022
    Wastewater is a rich source of information for community health, providing dense biological and chemical information on a community with fewer biases than many other types of ...
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    WEFTEC 2022 Show Preview

    Sept. 7, 2022
    The Water Environment Federation’s 95th annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) will be held Oct. 8–12 in New Orleans.
    Photo courtesy Badger Meter.
    The spectro::lyser V3 is an ultraviolet (UV)/UV-Vis spectrophotometer that can be customized to measure one or 10 parameters.
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    The Power of Instrumentation

    Sept. 7, 2022
    Ultraviolet spectrophotometer provides measurements for several key parameters.
    Photos courtesy Red Valve.
    Tideflex® Duckbill Check Valves can operate well in areas prone to sand and silt build up, draining the valve by gravity and self-clearing with just the water flowing through them.
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    Blockage-Resilient Check Valves

    Sept. 7, 2022
    Tideflex® Duckbill Check Valves are a strong solution to ensure long-term and maintenance-free backflow prevention in a tough seaside environment that is difficult to access and...
    Photos courtesy Esri.
    Citizens can use Know Your River dashboard (top), Open Data library (bottom left), and Survey123 applications (bottom right) to view, download, and upload data in an integrated system.
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    Savannah Riverkeepers Manage and Share Data for Improved Decision-Making

    Sept. 7, 2022
    The Savannah Riverkeeper and Ogeechee Riverkeeper have used Esri products to facilitate the public's access to their river basin data and subsequently created a powerful public...

    More content from Volume 38, Issue 8, September 2022

    Photo courtesy Proco Products.
    The latest contribution to the Proflex™ check valve product line is the Series 700, which continues to provide full port flow while quickly closing to prevent the return of tailings or slurries.
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    Backflow-Resistant Rubber Check Valves

    Sept. 7, 2022
    The latest series in the Proco Products Proflex™ check valve product line can allow for full flow, yet closes quickly to prevent backflow.
    Photo courtesy Myron L® Company.
    The 900 Series Monitor can show from one to four of its inputs simultaneously, or constantly cycle through a series of single measurements.
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    Reliable Measurements

    Sept. 7, 2022
    Myron L® Company’s 900 Series Monitor/Controller is a compact, user-intuitive instrument that can display up to seven critical water quality parameters.
    Photos courtesy Reed Manufacturing.
    Reed’s full line of water services tools include service line, direct tapping, and drilling machines, plus the Feed Tap™ for work on plastic service lines.
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    Next-Level Waterworks Tools

    Sept. 7, 2022
    Reed manufacturing provides pipe tools, vises, cutters, cutter wheels and more for the water and wastewater industry.
    Photos courtesy Orenco Systems.
    A typical liquid-only sewer system generally consists of onsite processor units and small-diameter, pressurized collection mains.
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    Infiltration and Inflow

    Sept. 7, 2022
    I&I entering a wastewater collection system will necessitate additional capacity for treatment and conveyance, and will create added costs for pumping and treatment.
    Photos courtesy Pinnacle Reliability.
    A wastewater treatment facility needed a long-term, cost-effective way to maintain critical assets and ensure the lowest total cost of ownership.
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    Reliability-Centered Design

    Sept. 7, 2022
    Using reliability-centered design and maintenance helps a wastewater treatment facility reduce its total cost of ownership and improve maintainability.
    Images courtesy AEGEA.
    AEGEA is one of Brazil’s largest private water and sanitation companies, serving over 21 million people in 153 cities.
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    Digital Twin Insight

    Sept. 7, 2022
    Brazilian utility AEGEA improves its leak detection and optimizes its workflows with digital twin solutions.
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    Start With a Dream, Leave A Legacy

    This year has brought the return of commerce, travel, and social entertainment to approximately pre-COVID numbers. Now we can begin to turn our attention to something that may...
    Photos courtesy PPG.
    The refurbishment of Reservoir #1 at the Marine Corps Air Station at Camp Pendleton was completed in 2021 with the installation of a new roof.
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    Reservoir Renovation Requires Top-Down Refurbishment

    Sept. 7, 2022
    To restore two water reservoirs built in the ‘50s, the Camp Pendleton Water Resources Division chose an epoxy polyurethane coating to limit downtime and improve useful life of...