Newsletter | October 4, 2012

10.04.12 -- The Final Frontier: What Is The Future Of Water?

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SCADAPack E Smart RTU And ClearSCADA Software

Security challenges and high energy costs have become the norm in the W&WW industry. With Schneider Electric, Telemetry and Remote SCADA Solutions, operators realize secure data through encryption and authentication, lower labor costs with remote configuring and diagnostics, protected assets with alarm notification, and lower energy costs through pump station control. Learn more.

WERF Research Update

WERF Makes Condition Assessment SIMPLE
Improving the quality of wastewater service is daunting in the face of the challenges posed by the aging of the networks of pipes and pumping stations — more than 800,000 miles of water pipe and 600,000 miles of wastewater infrastructure with some components more than 100 years old. The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) has improved its resources to assist with much-needed condition assessment and system rehabilitation. The Sustainable Infrastructure Management Program Learning Environment (SIMPLE) online knowledge base provides tools, techniques, and strategies to support asset management practices at all levels of experience.

Featured Articles

The Final Frontier: What Is The Future Of Water?
By Grant Van Hemert, P.E., Schneider Electric
When it comes to projects and procurement, are water and wastewater utilities living in the past? This article examines the weaknesses of traditional project-oriented procurement and how other agencies, such as NASA, are moving beyond this approach to a more solution-oriented methodology.


Just Add SCADA
By Thelma Akwei and Ben Manlongat, Trihedral Engineering Limited
Water and wastewater utilities are under increasing pressure to prevent service disruption, control costs, and provide management and regulators with detailed process information. This requires a modern supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system, but many utilities simply cannot afford either the upfront cost or the long-term maintenance typically required. This article describes how a hosted Internet solution can help such utilities quickly acquire advanced SCADA systems that would have been impossible considering the costs of traditional SCADA architecture.

Industry News

Who Will Pay For Wastewater Infrastructure?
CH2M HILL Reports On Changing Value Of Water, Implications From Five Industrial Sectors
Contaminated Site Yields Wealth Of Information On Microbes 10 Feet Under
Water Puts America To Work: Investment In Water Infrastructure Creates Jobs, Drives Innovation, And Safeguards Public Health
Back To The Well: Fracking Hotspot Gets Retested
Regulations Drive Demand For Water/Wastewater Treatment In Food And Beverage Industry
EPA Grants To Help New York City Residents Monitor Water Pollution
MWH Adds Financial Consulting Capability For Water And Wastewater Clients
NSF Grant To Study Interactions Between Water And Land-Use Systems
Aqua America Offers To Sell Florida Operations
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Featured Downloads

Sanitaire DrumFilter Filtration System Brochure
Sanitaire has provided the wastewater treatment industry with innovative and cost-effective treatment technologies for more than 40 years. This tradition continues with the Sanitaire DrumFilter, a tertiary filtration system.

Wet Well Mounted Pump Station Overview
The Classic Wet Well Mounted Pump Station (WWMPS) offers municipalities and industry a fully customized, packaged lift station solution. The compact, above-grade solution arrives ready for installation after being factory-built and tested.

Type 330 Mini Diaphragm Seal Brochure
The entrapment of solids in the pockets of instrumentation directly affects the performance of pressure-measuring devices. The new Ashcroft Type 330 Mini-Diaphragm Seal meets this challenge head on with a diaphragm that is flush with the end of the 1" male NPT process connection.

Compact Cabinet Cooler Video
Noren Products is the premier cabinet cooling expert for both air-to-air and air-to-water cabinet coolers in nema 12, nema 4, and nema 4x stainless applications.
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EPA Funding Helps WWTP Conserve Water And Reduce Energy Usage
EPA Funding Helps WWTP Conserve Water And Reduce Energy Usage

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Rugged Conductivity/ Level/Temperature Meter
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In-Situ, Inc.

Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Analysis System
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OI Analytical

Odor Treatment Biofilter Design And Supply
Odor Treatment Biofilter Design And Supply

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PRD Tech, Inc.

The Duperon FlexRake FP
The Duperon FlexRake FP

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Duperon Corporation

Pipe Wall Integrity Testing
Pipe Wall Integrity Testing

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Mueller Water Products

Sterilight Platinum Series By VIQUA
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TrojanUV

Scanaway Filter
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Amiad Water Systems

Aerzen Generation 5 Delta Blower
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Intake Water Screens
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RestoKrete No. 208 Epoxy Based Mortar For Substrate Repair
RestoKrete No. 208 Epoxy Based Mortar For Substrate Repair

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Sauereisen, Inc.

Vertical Pedestal Chopper Pumps
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Vaughan Company

Advanced Monitoring And Control Of Water And Wastewater Systems
Advanced Monitoring And Control Of Water And Wastewater Systems

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Mission Communications

Grundfos AMG, AMD, And AFG Ranges
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Grundfos

FS2000L NuTec Sanitary Thermal Flow Switch
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Fluid Components International

Sewper Rx Sludge Reduction System
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Masterflex P/S Peristaltic Metering Pump Systems
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Fluid Handling

Water Specialties Propeller Meters
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McCrometer, Inc.

6920 V2 Sonde
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YSI

EDI MaxAir SS
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Environmental Dynamics International

Pipeline Flash Reactors
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