DRINKING WATER CASE STUDIES AND WHITE PAPERS

• EPA Researchers Study What Causes Agricultural Nutrients To Move Into Waterbodies

  Phosphorus and nitrogen are essential nutrients to people, animals, and plant growth. They occur naturally in the environment at low levels; however, they can also occur in high levels when introduced through sources like agriculture. When excess nitrogen and phosphorous used in fertilizers and manure seep from agricultural fields into watersheds, they can impact larger waterbodies by increasing algae growth. This can result in harmful algal blooms, which produce toxins that can negatively impact drinking water sources, aquatic species, and recreational water activities. 

• How To Gain An Affordable Grasp Of Water's Digital Transformation

  Water industry press naturally covers the broadest and brightest promises of the digital revolution. Unfortunately, that big-picture view can often intimidate or mislead small to -midsize utilities that interpret it as demanding a large investment in order to reap the benefits. Here are some insights into how utilities of any size can affordably harness the value of timely digital data from their distribution systems.

• Chemical Feeders: A Guide To Successful Start-Up And Operation

  Disinfection is essential to municipal water treatment — for both producing a quality product and meeting environmental discharge limits — but the dosing process can be expensive and tedious if not administered efficiently. By carefully evaluating key factors in equipment selection and operation, water and wastewater management professionals can ensure their systems are running as efficiently and effectively as possible.

• Why A Little Knowledge About Sensors Can Be A Dangerous Thing

  Every day our technical support people answer questions on the selection of sensors for pH, ORP, conductivity, dissolved oxygen and turbidity. No issue generates more confusion than cell constants for conductivity sensors. The vast majority of returns we process are for conductivity sensors that were ordered with the wrong cell constant. It turns out that cell constants are something that we all read but that most of us don’t really understand. Pick the wrong cell constant for a probe and your analyzer will happily give you numbers to 3 significant digits. The only problem is those numbers are wrong. By Mark Spencer, President, Water Analytics

• Why Reducing Non-Revenue Water Matters For Water Utilities

  In today's challenging environment, water utilities face mounting pressure to operate more efficiently while maintaining high service levels and managing aging infrastructure. At the heart of these challenges lies a critical issue: non-revenue water (NRW). 

• Proprietary Reactivation Study Demonstrates PFAS Removal And Destruction Expertise

  Thermal reactivation of granular activated carbon is a proven and scalable method to achieve >99.9% destruction removal efficiency for PFAS. This process fully restores the carbon for reuse, providing a sustainable solution that breaks the cycle of "forever chemicals."

• AMI Solution Enhances Efficiency And Boosts Customer Engagement

  Read this case study to discover how the City of Santa Barbara uses Hubbell’s comprehensive water utility solutions to enhance customer service.

• New EPA PFAS Limits: Why Small Water Utilities Need Not Fear Them

  Smaller water utilities may be in a panic over the EPA's proposed federal limits on PFAS, but there are two reasons for these smaller utilities to remain hopeful. 

• Who Turned Up The Heat? What You Need To Know About Biofilms And Heat Transfer

  Whether you work at an oil refinery, power plant, or in an office building, chances are you owe your comfort to a cooling tower.

• Is Transitioning From AMR To AMI Worth The Effort?

  For the City of Fairborn, Ohio, switching from manual meter reading to automated meter reading (AMR) and eventually to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) has made a small operations staff more productive, provided more timely information for the city’s water treatment plant and distribution system, and tremendously improved customer service. Learn about the benefits captured and lessons learned along the way.