Water Online Highlights
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Monitoring IWW Effluents With FP 360 sc Oil-In-Water Sensor
5/14/2024
This application note explores a test which demonstrated significant improvements in Oil-in-Water monitoring of industrial wastewater in comparison to the weekly grab sample analysis method.
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Community-Led Initiative Aims To Enhance Equity In Grand Rapids Watershed Resilience
5/14/2024
Resilience can have many meanings, but for the communities facing increasing impacts of climate change, resilience is a way of planning for a safer and more prosperous future. The Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds (LGROW) has been an Urban Waters Federal Partnership (UWFP) location since 2011. As part of UWFP, LGROW works in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to understand, protect, and improve the natural resources of the Lower Grand River watershed for all to enjoy.
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Rebuilt Seattle Pump Station Is A Work Of Art
5/10/2024
Figuratively and literally, Seattle Public Utilities transformed a pump station that served a city neighborhood for more than 60 years.
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As Climate Change Amplifies Urban Flooding, Here's How Communities Can Become 'Sponge Cities'
5/9/2024
Across the continental U.S., intense single-day precipitation events are growing more frequent, fueled by warming air that can hold increasing levels of moisture. Most recently, areas north of Houston received 12–20" of rain in several days in early May 2024, leading to swamped roads and evacuations. Events like these have sparked interest in so-called sponge cities — a comprehensive approach to urban flood mitigation that uses innovative landscape and drainage designs to reduce and slow down runoff, while allowing certain parts of the city to flood safely during extreme weather.
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Unfiltered: Overcoming The Fear Of Failure In Digital Transformation
5/8/2024
In the latest episode of Unfiltered, Nick Browne and Travis Kennedy get to sit down with Nadia Abboud from ENAY Group and Eric Bindler from Bluefield Research to talk digital transformation and innovation in the water industry.
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Detecting Lead Service Lines
5/8/2024
Detecting Lead Service Lines can become expensive fast if the right technique is not being used. The best and most affordable way to detect lead service lines is by measuring the concentrations of lead at the tap using an onsite analyzer.
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Evansville Water & Sewer Utility: 4 Tactics For Managing & Organizing Vertical Assets
5/7/2024
EWSU, serving 65,000 customers, revamped its vertical asset tracking with POWER Engineers to enhance maintenance workflows. Here's how they optimized their processes.
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Helping The 8th Largest Water & Wastewater Utility In The U.S. Save $330K/Year
5/7/2024
Discover how the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission revolutionized project efficiency with e-Builder's capital construction software, saving time and costs while streamlining processes.
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Maximizing e-Builder To Reduce Review Times
5/7/2024
Discover how the Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Department (WASD) streamlined their project evaluation with e-Builder, saving time and enhancing project documentation reliability.
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Quick Guide To Digital Project Delivery For Owners Of Critical Assets
5/7/2024
Owners are under intense pressure to meet sustainability requirements, prove the value of infrastructure investments, and demonstrate accountability and transparency throughout the asset lifecycle.