An environmental research group with a penchant for uncovering widespread drinking water contamination has released a report pointing to a surprising toxin.
An influential leader in the water utility space is stepping down.
Heber Springs, a resort town in northcentral Arkansas, had been experiencing various challenges for a number of years. The utility’s team was facing difficulties in finding qualified personnel to obtain accurate and timely meter readings, identifying leaks quickly due to inaccurate or old meters, and managing extra time spent on misreads and rechecking meter reads. Read the full case to determine how the utility realized that that Badger Meter’s solution would be more cost effective in the long-term compared with other major metering companies.
Air stripping technology effectively removes VOCs, THMs, and CO2 for improved adherence to water quality regulations.
In 2015, wildfire burned over 10 million acres of land across the United States for the first time in recorded history. This was no anomaly: 9 of the 10 worst fire seasons have all occurred since 2000.
All too often, nutrient pollution issues from industrial and agricultural wastewater operations fall on local utilities to solve.
Officials in several Midwestern cities are in a standoff over charges for sending sewage to a treatment plant in Sioux City, IA.
Though hurricanes have been top-of-mind for many of those tracking natural catastrophes and their effects on water supplies, the recent scourge of wildfires in the Northwest has been wreaking havoc as well.
After Harvey dumped more than 9 trillion gallons of water onto Houston in two days, it is an understatement to say the city has faced stormwater challenges this year. But even when a historic storm is not ravaging the city, Houston faces stormwater challenges.
As a bulk emergency chlorine vapor scrubber system approached the end of its anticipated 20-year useful life, the city engaged Integrity Municipal Systems, LLC (IMS) inspected the equipment and proposed a system refurbishment plan that would ensure proper system performance and safe storage of the 30,000 gallons of corrosive caustic soda contained within it.
By manipulating the atomic structure of iron, researchers in Australia have developed a new tool for industrial wastewater treatment.
Water utility officials in Ohio now have the chance to receive faster water samples results thanks to a new program at the University of Toledo (UT).
Earlier this month, Hurricane Irma brought pounding winds and torrential rain to the Caribbean and Florida, and along with it came wastewater issues.
I think that in this day and age, everyone knows a variety of ways to conserve at least a little bit of energy and save money while doing so. This is true at home, and across any industry. Take for instance the energy consumption across the United States just in the water treatment process. With thousands of water public utilities across the nation, the amount of energy usage is significant enough to make the statistical charts.
With increasing requirements for enhanced nutrient removal, many wastewater plants are adding anoxic and/or anaerobic tanks in their secondary treatment systems. There are multiple options for enhanced nutrient removal including, but not limited to, the A2O (Anaerobic, Anoxic, Aerobic) process, the UCT or MUCT (Modified University of Cape Town) process and the Bardenpho process.
The threat of 1,4-dioxane in drinking water may be more pervasive than many thought and some communities are concerned about the health of their consumers.
San Diego is cracking down on construction sites that pollute waterways.
The SWAN DIST series Distribution Quality Monitor line offers three options for measuring chlorine, pH, conductivity and turbidity on one easy to install, easy to maintain panel. Versatile output options ensure water quality throughout your distribution system, proving piece of mind and customer satisfaction.
For several days after floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey inundated the City of Beaumont, TX, the city’s 120,000 residents lost water service when several main water intake pumps fell victim to the flood. Beaumont and other cities in the path of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, from Texas to Florida to the Carolinas, are experiencing similar fates with sewage treatment plants, flood control systems, and other water-related facilities. When the water recedes and damages are assessed, water facilities that were already strained (many more than 50 years old) will require replacement or extensive repairs
Traditional municipal wastewater treatment plants typically rely on conventional tests such as Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and possibly Volatile Suspended Solids (VSS) to attempt to quantify biomass.
Fairmont, Minnesota, known as the City of Lakes, is located in Martin County in southern Minnesota. The city’s water treatment plant serves a mix of customers including approximately 3,900 residential taps, 500 commercial and 17 industrial customers. Looking to the future, Fairmont city leaders began to investigate upgrading the city’s water treatment plant in 2010. The existing plant had been in operation for well over 70 years and relied on gas chlorine for disinfection.
From Nevada to South Dakota and now Tennessee, cities across the U.S. are installing the AMERICAN Flow Control® ALPHA restrained joint, because it saves labor, time and money. Introduced almost a year ago, ALPHA is used on AMERICAN’s Series 2500 4- to 12-inch Resilient Wedge Gate Valves and American-Darling and Waterous fire hydrants.
The need for private partnership in wastewater management has been evident for some time. As a result, there are a number of ways that private players are now involved in wastewater management. For instance, there are plant management specialists, collecting specialists, and technical specialists.
Few catastrophes can be as devastating to drinking water supplies as a chemical spill. A utility serving Southern Virginia has developed a plan for responding to such events, which may serve as a model for others.
Those charged with treating our drinking water and wastewater are likely to share the sentiment that they are asked to do too much with too few resources.
Already widespread, nitrogen contamination of environmental waters is on the rise, according to a major study published this summer in the journal Science.
Budgetary constraints and the challenges of maintaining and upgrading aging infrastructure have water utilities looking for ways to operate more efficiently, even as customer service expectations and regulatory demand for more sophisticated reporting and usage information are on the rise. Fortunately, many water treatment plants have found a solution to these seemingly contradictory requirements in remote monitoring systems, which allow utilities to conserve water, operate efficiently, and ensure that the assets within their network are performing well.
The newest family in the SUEZ ozone range, the ozonia® M includes all the latest developments from the ozonia® innovation labs. Ozonia® IGS+ dielectric technology provides even lower energy consumption and increased ozone production capacity up to 25 kg/h resulting in a lower cost per kg of ozone. The new ozonia® smartO3™ automation platform adds a suite of advanced features designed to optimize system performance and reduce operation costs. Finally, an innovative design provides improved resistance to environmental conditions in a more compact footprint.
Water and wastewater utilities around the country face seemingly insurmountable infrastructure problems, from dilapidated pipelines to out-of-date facilities.
Members of Congress are pushing President Trump to speed up the military’s investigation into perfluorinated-compound (PFC) contamination of drinking water.
Energy efficiency in wastewater disposal is now also of big importance, as it largely determines the economy. To be able to further increase the efficiency of the submersible pumps, HOMA Pumps has redesigned the motor and hydraulics of their units: Not only the efficiency of the motors has been improved but thanks to a permanent motor cooling, all types of the new EffTec Series can be operated in an immersed or dried state. Watch the video to learn more.
With 53 lift stations, the City of Huntsville, Alabama needs dependable equipment and suppliers. Sulzer’s submersible pumps have consistently given them the reliable day-to-day performance and the blockage protection they need.
Water from cooling towers attracts and absorbs airborne contaminants on a continuous basis. Typically, 85% of suspended solids in cooling water and hot water loops are smaller than 5 microns. Scientific studies have shown that these small particles (5 microns and less) are the adherent contaminants fouling the water loop and process cooling system.
Treatment processes at a wastewater plant in California hit a snag recently when the facility was inundated with salt.
Another community appears to be struggling with a drinking water contaminant that continues to plague treatment facilities around the country.
Water hardness can wreak havoc on your boilers, creating holes in tubes, eating away at the walls. To keep the hardness at bay, you’re going to need to monitor the levels of calcium and magnesium seeping into your system. There are things you need to know to ensure that you are doing this properly. First, use an automated system to increase reaction time to hardness. Next, monitor the softeners; they are critical in keeping the system functioning. Last, learn the temperament of your individual boiler; no two are alike.
The Ecomuseum Zoo is home to the most impressive ambassadors of Quebec’s wildlife. All residents of the Ecomuseum Zoo are there for a special reason: orphaned, injured or born under professional human care, each of them could not return to the wild. Hence, they have found a forever home at the zoo.
Toward the end of the 1980s, Professor Kazuo Yamamoto from Tokyo University gave a lecture to a skeptical crowd. His topic? Immersed hollow fiber membrane bioreactors. Since the day that first audience listened to the possibilities of MBRs, much work has been done to make membrane bioreactors a common step in the wastewater treatment process.
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) plants are found all around the world, serving as a go-to method for treating wastewater through a combination of processes. But as this technology gains popularity, operations must contend with the inherent aeration problems it presents.
Just about a year ago I posted a blog that addressed a disturbing trend — thieves impersonating water and other utility workers to gain access to individuals’ homes and credit card information. Discouragingly, this type of criminal activity seems to be growing and “scammers” are getting more sophisticated in their methods for victimizing unsuspecting utility customers. However, there has also been a very encouraging development over the past year as well, that being the formation and growth of Utilities United against Scams (UUAS).
Since chlorine technology was first used to disinfect drinking water in Jersey City, NJ, in 1908, most waterborne diseases have been eliminated in the U.S. Chlorine is still the most common disinfectant for drinking water and wastewater. Chlorine is also used for disinfection and as a biocide in numerous industries.
Workers Surpass Several Water-Related Challenges At UNC-Wilmington
As KSB continues to produce superior technology to #ConquerTheClog in wastewater pumping applications, visit WEFTEC Booth #4651 to experience the latest technology to conquer today’s waste water challenges.
FreeWave Technologies, Inc., a leader in industrial, secure Machine to Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) wireless networking solutions, recently announced the general availability of the ZumLink Z9-PC, the latest in the company’s line of 900 MHz radios designed for OEM and embedded applications.
The retirement of experienced engineers has long been of concern across the industrial sectors as companies have tried to find effective ways to capture and transmit vital knowledge to new generations of automation professionals.
Endress+Hauser introduces the 80 GHz Micropilot FMR6x free space radar level instrument for process applications. It is suitable for use in tanks or silos with complex geometries, obstacles, baffles and/or nozzles. Its small beam angle of only 3 degrees provides level measurement at distances up to 410 feet with accuracy to ±1mm
Calgon Carbon Corporation and Kuraray Co., Ltd. announced recently that their respective Boards of Directors have unanimously approved, and the parties have entered into, a definitive merger agreement under which Kuraray will acquire Calgon Carbon for $21.50 per share in cash, which equates to an equity value of approximately $1.1B, and a transaction value in excess of $1.3B, including Calgon Carbon’s net indebtedness.
Singapore-based water treatment company De.mem has expanded into Australia with the acquisition of Queensland-headquartered Akwa-Worx.
The Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) has partnered with the Water Research Commission (WRC) of South Africa to launch the first International Hub for the Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT).
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Seeking Hurricane Harvey recovery interventions, especially small-footprint, non-grid-dependent conversion-to-potable, reuse/recycling equipment and services, as well as management support for backflow, overflow basins, clogged pipes, etc. If you can help, visit our response-coordinating partner splashlink and fill out their survey so that agencies can reach you with needs. |
Mainsail Global’s Boone diffuser membranes are designed for the petro-chemical market with hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (HNBR). These custom membranes are built for durability, and can withstand long-term exposure to heat, oil and chemicals readily present in petro-chemical wastewater streams. With excellent tensile strength, abrasion and ozone resistance and higher modulus retention at elevated temperatures, Boone membranes combine the physical strength and chemical makeup of HNBR for an ideal solution in petro-chemical wastewater treatment.
Grundfos supplies a broad range of equipment and solutions designed specifically for water utility applications. Grundfos is at the forefront in promoting and facilitating energy efficiency and sustainable technology, ensuring that water supply and wastewater facilities meet future challenges and regulations.
The Sensus OMNI™ Verification (V²) portable test meter gives you a fast and efficient solution to test the accuracy and performance of your large meters. The test meter will quickly become an important part of your water system’s maintenance operation. Piping and flow pattern irregularities can influence your meters’ accuracy and testing them in-line provides a truer indication of in-service accuracy. With OMNI V² you no longer have to take your meters out of service to test them.
Reducing costs and increasing customer satisfaction are goals of most utility companies today. These two goals don't logically work together but with Customer Care solutions from Aclara... they can.
Desalitech ReFlex Max Reverse Osmosis systems are highly efficient, typically reducing brine waste by 50% to 75% and energy consumption by up to 35%.
Customizable, Turn-Key Solutions
Orenco Composites™ manufactures buildings and shelters for many different industries, including water and wastewater, telecommunications, power utilities, and transportation. Our prefabricated buildings and shelters can be manufactured and delivered quickly as a complete, turn-key solution for your job site. That means your project can be operational in just hours after setting the prefab building in place — hours, not weeks!
DuraFiber™ FRP buildings are corrosion-resistant, UV-resistant, and impact-resistant. Orenco Composites buildings and shelters will never rot because no wood is used in the construction of our buildings or doors. All of our buildings are closed-molded with high-strength fiberglass fabrics, not the manually chopped glass that most fiberglass building manufacturers use. In addition, DuraFiber buildings and shelters are molded as a single-piece, resulting in a seamless, leak-proof structure. Our standard, 3-inch (76 mm) foam-core fiberglass walls and roof provide unsurpassed structural integrity, while keeping the interior warm with R-18 insulation. The exterior surface is protected with a high-performance polyaspartic urethane paint, far superior to standard gelcoats. DuraFiber buildings and shelters are also extremely rugged — they can withstand 160+ mph winds and support a 100-lb/ft2 live load. If you want a building built to last — and one that will stand up to extreme weather conditions — choose a high-quality DuraFiber building or shelter.
The RG-32 wireless rain gauge monitor is part of Telog's suite of wireless monitoring products. When you combine Teloger's Enterprise software with our wireless monitoring products you have a powerful system of wireless water infrastructure monitoring that is consistently delivering real-time data from the field straight to your desktop....imagine...your data on one platform straight to your computer screen....it IS possible and it's happening now with Telogers Enterprise.
Interchangeable sensors and transmitters provide ideal flexibility for flow measurement.
The newest family in the SUEZ ozone range, the ozonia® M includes all the latest developments from the ozonia® innovation labs. Ozonia® IGS+ dielectric technology provides even lower energy consumption and increased ozone production capacity up to 25 kg/h resulting in a lower cost per kg of ozone. The new ozonia® smartO3™ automation platform adds a suite of advanced features designed to optimize system performance and reduce operation costs. Finally, an innovative design provides improved resistance to environmental conditions in a more compact footprint.
Energy efficiency in wastewater disposal is now also of big importance, as it largely determines the economy. To be able to further increase the efficiency of the submersible pumps, HOMA Pumps has redesigned the motor and hydraulics of their units: Not only the efficiency of the motors has been improved but thanks to a permanent motor cooling, all types of the new EffTec Series can be operated in an immersed or dried state. Watch the video to learn more.
With 53 lift stations, the City of Huntsville, Alabama needs dependable equipment and suppliers. Sulzer’s submersible pumps have consistently given them the reliable day-to-day performance and the blockage protection they need.
Water from cooling towers attracts and absorbs airborne contaminants on a continuous basis. Typically, 85% of suspended solids in cooling water and hot water loops are smaller than 5 microns. Scientific studies have shown that these small particles (5 microns and less) are the adherent contaminants fouling the water loop and process cooling system.
ProSeries-M, Blue-White's professional line of municipal water treatment products made in America. ProSeries-M products are smart, and can communicate together seamlessly. Watch the video to learn more.
3M is dedicated to the continued development and advancement of membrane technology. We also offer our technical expertise to support our customer from initial system design through module start-up and optimization. Watch the full video to learn more about our capabilities.
At Singer Valve, we care about performance. That's why our control valves are manufactured to the highest quality so that you have one less thing to worry about. Learn more.
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