Newsletter | January 18, 2024

01.18.24 -- 2023 Shatters U.S. Record For Billion-Dollar Disasters; Uphill Legal Battle Begins For Camp Lejeune Victims

IN THIS ISSUE:

Oregon City Finds Improved Customer Service With STAR Network

How To Identify And Address Bias In Your LSL Inventories

Devising A Unique Dewatering System In A No-Room-For-Error Bypass Project

Flood Event Prompts Portable Backup Pump Solution For Potable Water Network

Importance Of Control Valve Training

Best Practices For Staff Sustainability

PFAS And Arsenic Removal For Borough Of Ramsey

The Value Of Virtual Reality In Wastewater Inspection

Connecticut Water Utility Successfully Removes 45% Of THMs

Tens Of Thousands Of Camp Lejeune Contamination Claims Heading For Court

Compact Flow Meter Measures Natural Gas, CO2, And Waste Gases In Breweries

2023's Billion-Dollar Disasters List Shattered The U.S. Record

FEATURED ARTICLES

How To Identify And Address Bias In Your LSL Inventories

Understand why it's so important that water systems can recognize and address sources of bias in their lead service line inventory process.

Best Practices For Staff Sustainability

Laura Tegethoff from 360Water discusses staff sustainability, archiving information, and elevating staff knowledge. 

Oregon City Finds Improved Customer Service With STAR Network

Learn why the water department in the city of Redmond chose STAR network system to help serve its customers more efficiently. 

Devising A Unique Dewatering System In A No-Room-For-Error Bypass Project

Xylem Rental Solutions engineered an affordable and functional temporary bypass system to keep water out of a sedimentation basin so crews could erect a weir to reduce the potential for carbon discharge into the Niagara River.

Importance Of Control Valve Training

By understanding how to implement a pressure management program, the amount of recoverable water losses can be staggering, as well as have a significant reduction in pipe breakages.

Flood Event Prompts Portable Backup Pump Solution For Potable Water Network

When a storm event shut down both Southern Iowa Rural Water Association pump stations, it caused authorities to scramble to move water to their customers. 

PFAS And Arsenic Removal For Borough Of Ramsey

Learn how AdEdge water treatment experts took on the challenge of incorporating PFAS treatment into containerized designs that were already in progress. 

The Value Of Virtual Reality In Wastewater Inspection

Discover how AR and VR are helping workers in the water and wastewater sectors visualize buried utilities from aboveground, enabling the public to tour their local treatment plants and more. 

Connecticut Water Utility Successfully Removes 45% Of THMs With Quick-Turnaround Clearwell Intervention

Aquarion Water Company had been actively monitoring and addressing the formation of THMs in their system by implementing treatment and distribution system changes. In response to increased THM formation during a severe drought in Connecticut, Aquarion engineers aimed to reduce THM formation to alleviate concerns in the distribution system.

Compact ST75 Thermal Mass Flow Meter Measures Natural Gas, CO2, And Waste Gases In Breweries

The versatile, green-friendly ST75 air/gas flow meter from Fluid Components International (FCI) accurately and reliably measures natural gas, carbon dioxide (CO2), and mixed waste gases in small line sizes to optimize brewing fermentation processes, product quality, and overall plant efficiency.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tens Of Thousands Of Camp Lejeune Contamination Claims Heading For Court

As consumers seek compensation for one of the highest-profile drinking water contamination events in recent history, it’s becoming increasingly clear that an uphill legal battle lies ahead.

Climate Change Likely To Drive More Floods In Some Parts Of The U.S., Fewer In Others

Suits Filed For Municipal Clients Across The Country In PFAS National Litigation

Climate Change Behind Sharp Drop In Snowpack Since 1980s

RRC Rolls Out Regulatory Framework For Produced Water Recycling Pilot Studies

CSU Researcher Leads Global Study Of Extreme Drought Impacts On Grasslands And Shrublands

Flow Insights Lower The Cost Of Water-Saving

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

ROTAMAT Septage Receiving Stations Sludge Screening Equipment

Different circumstances require different solutions. This holds true for septage receiving. Huber Technology makes available a portfolio of designs to accommodate the full range of possibilities, such as grit, grease, and rags. The Ro3 design is an ideal setup for standard wastes. When unusual or debris laden waste is part of the challenge, the RoFAS screen is perfectly suited.

HR-E LCD Encoder

The high resolution encoder (HR-E LCD) is a fully electronic, solid-state encoder with no moving parts. It is designed for use with all current Badger Meter Recordall Disc, Turbo Series, Compound Series, Combo Series, and Fire Service meters and assemblies. The HR-E LCD provides connectivity with Badger Meter ORION and GALAXY AMR/AMI endpoints and other AMR/AMI technology solutions approved by Badger Meter.

The Rise Of Lead Times In The Water Industry

In this episode of Water Talk, Nick Terranova from HOMA Pump Technology discusses how the water industry has changed, and how it will continue to change in the coming years. 

FEATURED GUEST COLUMNS

2023's Billion-Dollar Disasters List Shattered The U.S. Record

The U.S. set an unwelcome record for weather and climate disasters in 2023, with 28 disasters that exceeded more than US$1 billion in damage each. While it wasn’t the most expensive year overall — the costliest years included multiple hurricane strikes — it had the highest number of billion-dollar storms, floods, droughts, and fires of any year since counting began in 1980.

Proactive Chemical Mitigation System Enhances Public Safety For Chlorine Disinfection Operations

A public works maintenance manager, with responsibilities including multi-site water treatment, credits a proactive chemical mitigation system for enhancing public safety at chlorine disinfection sites that typically operate proximate to exposed populations.

PRODUCT FOCUS

Proficy Historian 2022 - GE Digital

Multiple Parameters; One Simple Panel - Swan Analytical USA

ReliaSource Submersible Valve Packages (ASVP) - Gorman-Rupp Pumps

Lead Sampling In Schools - 120Water

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