Latest Insights on Wastewater Management
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Going Digital: Celebrating Achievement In Water And Wastewater Infrastructure Development
12/1/2022
Following two years of hosting remotely, Bentley Systems returned to a live setting for its annual Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards event, held November 14-15 in London, England. Bentley welcomed 114 press members from 23 countries to celebrate some of the most impressive infrastructure projects of the past year, including those from the water/wastewater sector.
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Who Sees What You Flush? Wastewater Surveillance For Public Health Is On The Rise, But A New Survey Reveals Many U.S. Adults Are Still Unaware
11/3/2022
Flush and forget? Not if you have a toilet that flushes to one of over 3,000 sites around the world where researchers are using wastewater to track SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. But what do members of the public actually know about wastewater surveillance? And what do they think about researchers tracking what they send down the drain at their home?
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Delivering Digital Water — Are We There Yet?
11/3/2022
The water industry's greatest technology trend is also one with scattershot levels of adoption, but that can change with proper understanding of the purpose for and pathway toward Digital Water.
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Precision Vs. Recall For Predicting Service Line Materials
10/31/2022
Consider what makes a "good" prediction and the choice to be made between the prioritization of precision and recall.
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Regulators Love Artificial Intelligence
10/24/2022
Explore how creating an open dialogue with regulators during the conceptual design of a project significantly reduces the risk of incurring a major project delay during later project phases.
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Mapping Water Sources And Users At The Catchment Level To Democratize Data And Inform Decisions
9/21/2022
An interview with Dr. Alex Money, founder and managing director of Oxford Earth Observation, from Stockholm World Water Week.
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Stanford Researchers Discuss Equity In Storm Planning And Response
9/19/2022
Storms exacerbate inequalities. Increasingly frequent hurricanes and intense precipitation events hit hardest in communities with less ability to afford flood insurance, a higher percentage of homes near industrial plants, and other challenges.
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Automatic Delivery Gives Back: A Hard-Water Case Study
9/7/2022
Eighty-five percent of the U.S. has hard water, characterized by a high concentration of calcium and magnesium ions.1 This means 85% of the nation’s population must use more time and cleaning solution to achieve the same results the other 15% have no trouble with. From hand-washing to laundry, hard water takes its toll in more ways than one. Dry skin, cloudy dishes, and higher maintenance on industrial appliances are just a few of the many effects hard water has.
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Water And Hospitality Come Together To Tackle FOG
9/7/2022
Water companies are prioritizing engagement with the hospitality sector in their drive to keep sewers free of fats, oils and grease (FOG). Network protection managers at Southern Water and United Utilities, Stephen Williams and Andrew Peet, tell Laura Su, managing director of the European FOG Summit, why cross-sector partnerships must be forged.
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America’s Summer Of Floods: What Cities Can Learn From Today’s Climate Crises To Prepare For Tomorrow’s
8/26/2022
Floods are complex events, and they are about more than just heavy rain. Each community has its own unique geography and climate that can exacerbate flooding, so preparing to deal with future floods has to be tailored to the community. Recent floods provide case studies that can help cities everywhere manage the increasing risk.