WASTEWATER MEASUREMENT RESOURCES

• Building An Enterprise GIS To Support Efficiency Across The Organization

  Padre Dam Municipal Water District provides water, wastewater, recycled water, and park and recreation services to over 102,000 residents in East San Diego County in California. Padre Dam's infrastructure is worth over $700 million, and it has an annual budget of $76.3 million. Padre Dam imports 100 percent of its drinking water supply and treats two million gallons per day (MGD) of wastewater at the Ray Stoyer Water Recycling Facility.

• How Data Visualization Boosts Outcomes For The Livestock Industry

  The operator of a Rocky Mountain based livestock facility approached FreeWave to assist in remote data visualization of water tanks that are vital to its operations.

• What's So “Smart” About Potable Smart Water Networks?

  Smart Networks— no matter if they are on the potable side of the industry or the wastewater side— seem to be one of the next battlegrounds for efficiency.

• U.S. Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act: Prioritizing Capital Water Improvement Projects

  According to the 2021 Infrastructure Report Card, only 21% of all U.S. utilities report being able to fully cover the cost of providing drinking water services.

• Smarter SCADA Alarming

  One afternoon at a waste water treatment facility, an alarm goes off when the water pressure gets too high in one of the tanks. The alarm is set at priority level 4, which means “critical,” but it doesn’t stand out because almost every other alarm at the facility is set at that level. Besides, the operator can’t acknowledge it right away because he’s dealing with several other alarms that went off a few minutes earlier – which he doesn’t yet realize are just “nuisance alarms.”

• Albuquerque Water Utility Eases The Pressure On System Performance With Xylem Technology

  Explore how the Sensus Pressure Profile Software Application saved time and resources for an Albuquerque Water Utility. 

• The Zen Of Smart Pressure Management: Calming Water Distribution Networks

  Over recent years, water companies around the world have enhanced their ability to control the pressure of water in their distribution networks to improve customer service and achieve environmental savings.

• Successful Implementation Of IWLive Pro At Australian Water Utility

  An Australian water utility that provides water and sewer services to more than 1.5 million customers needed to assess the impact of changes to their water network. The utility developed a hydraulic model designed to lower operational risks and ensure continuous supply during asset maintenance or fluctuating demands.

• Jacksonville, Texas, Tackles Weather Emergency, Improves Customer Service With Xylem Technology

  Learn how the Sensus ally water meter with remote shutoff helps prevent property damage in Jacksonville, Texas. 

• 10 Water-Tech Winners From WEFTEC 2017

  For the second straight year, the Water Environment Federation Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) came to McCormick Place in Chicago, returning also to the city which launched WEFTEC 90 years ago. As always, it was a showcase of the latest technologies and ideas available in the water/wastewater industry, but each show also has its own "feel" that reflects the times.