Water Loss and Leak Detection Resources
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AMERICAN Flow Control SEMPERĀ® RPM Provides Critical Help For Birmingham Water Works
4/11/2022
In October 2021, the Birmingham Water Works (BWW) in Birmingham, Alabama, discovered a broken water main in one of its city centers. Read the full case study to see how SEMPER RPM provided critical help.
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Insta-Valve 250 Helps Prevent Service Disruption To Critical Care Facility
3/22/2022
Hydra-Stop’s insertion valve solution provides targeted control to maintain service to a critical care facility. The Metropolitan District (MDC) provides quality drinking water to eight member municipalities in and around Hartford, Connecticut. One of their member towns is working through a planned road reconstruction and repaving project. A critical care facility and an 80-year-old existing water main are within the project’s construction zone.
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Innovative Pipe Inspection Program Supports Meaningful I/I Reduction For A Large Florida Utility
3/16/2022
One of the state’s largest water utilities is facing significant challenges with excessive inflow and infiltration (I/I) in its gravity collection system, consisting of over 1,500 miles.
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The Use Of Untethered Acoustic Ball Technology To Locate Leaks In Pressurized Water Mains
3/16/2022
Investor-owned & municipal utilities who rely on Untethered Acoustic Ball technology to locate leaks may experience catastrophic damage to their pipes and systems.
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Determining The Right Solution For Your Next Potable Water Project
3/8/2022
Insertion valves are a go-to solution for public water systems for planned, routine, or emergency maintenance and repairs. This article discusses which features should be considered when choosing an insertion valve.
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AFC SEMPERĀ® RPM Aids Louisiana Water Utility After Hurricane Ida Strikes
3/7/2022
The Lafourche Parish Water District used the AMERICAN Flow Control SEMPER Remote Pressure Monitor (RPM) to understand what was happening to their water system before Hurricane Ida made landfall.
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A Collaborative Leakage Project With Anglian Water
2/18/2022
With an aging distribution network becoming ever-more prone to leaks and bursts, it is clear utilities cannot continue to do what they have always done. Industrial IoT is reshaping the landscape.
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Real-Time Digital Analytics Identifies More Than 180 Million Gallons Of Annual CSO Reduction
11/24/2021
The City of Richmond turns to Xylem Wastewater Network Optimization to identify critical CSO-reducing projects, putting them on a path to regulatory compliance while avoiding costly and unnecessary infrastructure.
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Cutting Energy Consumption Through Remote Leak Detection
11/12/2021
As the U.S. water sector sharpens its net-zero strategies, the link between leakage and carbon should not be underestimated, writes Tom Cork, Channel Sales Director at technology company Ovarro.
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A New Standard For Measuring Pipe Wall Thickness Of Asbestos Cement Pipe
11/10/2021
Internal pipe Low Voltage Alternating Current Gradient (LVACG) machine-intelligent technology can be used for assessing pressurized water mains for leaks and measuring pipe wall thickness.