Drinking Water Distribution Resources
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Insta-Valve 250 Mitigates Large Service Outages In Residential Neighborhood
1/31/2024
The Town of Holly Springs, NC, used Hydra-Stop's Insta-Valve 250 insertion valves to repair a leak in a transmission line without causing water service outages to over 40 residences. This solution saved the town from widespread outages and other costs associated with a system shutdown, providing better control, cost reduction, and long-term value.
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Automatic Water Level Controllers: Everything You Should Know
1/29/2024
The sole role of automatic water level controllers is to automatically maintain the reservoir or tank's water level within the range you want. These devices are comprised of a control unit with a pump or valve as per the build-up and sensors. You can find the sensors at different levels, which will help you trace the water level.
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AMI And Leak Detection Stops The Flow Of Non-Revenue Water
1/24/2024
How are water utilities getting the deluge of real and apparent water losses under control? The City of Elmhurst, a stately suburb west of Chicago with a population of about 46,000 residents, is a case study on how one municipality took on the issue.
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Proactive Chemical Mitigation System Enhances Public Safety For Chlorine Disinfection Operations
1/12/2024
A public works maintenance manager, with responsibilities including multi-site water treatment, credits a proactive chemical mitigation system for enhancing public safety at chlorine disinfection sites that typically operate proximate to exposed populations.
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Building Trust In The Age Of Plastic Plumbing
1/10/2024
There is momentum for the use of plastic pipe in water distribution systems, but also some uncertainty. Standards have been put in place, however, to alleviate concerns.
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The Evolving Landscape Of Smart Water Meters
1/10/2024
Although advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology has been around for some time, it is still on the upswing in terms of adoption and performance.
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The Key To Restoring Customer Trust After A Data Breach
1/10/2024
Public confidence can be hard to win back, emphasizing the need for secure systems as utilities grow more reliant on digital technologies.
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Tackling The Water Crisis
1/3/2024
It's a sobering fact that global freshwater demand could outstrip supply by more than 50% by 2030. Despite this, more than 158 million cubic feet of water are still lost around the world each day through leakage. To put that in context, that's the same as losing 12,000 Olympic-size swimming pools of drinking water each day.
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Geoinfo Services Designs A Low-Carbon Water System To Provide Clean, 24/7 Service To One Of India’s Holiest Cities
12/5/2023
In this case study, read about a network design that reduced energy use while improving health and quality of life for one of India's holiest cities.
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Early Leak Detection Program: Improving Water Systems For Future Generations
11/10/2023
Read about a trial for the City of Gold Coast designed to find a system that could sharpen leak detection capability with a small margin of error.