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Evaluating the use of activated carbon and other media for water treatment is a crucial step to ensure project goals are achieved.

The chromium removal pilot study was conducted for the County of San Bernardino, CA, at their CSA 70 Zone J – Well 5 treatment facility. Chromium in the CSA 70 Zone J – Well 5 raw water source exceeds the current maximum contaminant level (MCL).

Discover Searcy Water Utilities' solution to naturally corrosive water that began to cause problems for certain mixers. 

Discover how the selection of the right valve can help to effectively prevent surge during pump start or water hammer during pump stop.

Non-revenue water is a well-known global problem that results in large volumes of water being lost. It is a very real challenge faced by the majority of water utilities as a consequence of increased urbanization, higher demand, increased prices, and aging distribution networks.

Proper maintenance can help you extend the life of your pipe-rehab gear and avoid costly repairs. Explore some tips for protecting your equipment and avoid downtime from unexpected damage.

Faced with soaring ammonia loads — especially during race weekends when 250,000+ fans descend on the town — the Speedway, Indiana Wastewater Treatment Plant was in urgent need of a solution.

Wastewater treatment lagoons were originally facultative in design — shallow single- and multi-cell lagoon systems that counted on wind, sunlight, anaerobic bacteria, and time for the digestion of the organic components of the wastewater.

Discover how Pentair partnered with one Illinois County and an engineering design firm to build a cutting-edge wastewater treatment plant.

With aging infrastructures, lean and limited personnel, lower budgets, and less accessible, often remote locations, smaller and rural water treatment plants are challenged in maintaining operations while understanding new and important technologies in improving contaminant removal in water treatment. 

In the world of water utilities, two crucial systems often operate in parallel: SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure). While both play vital roles in managing water networks, their separation can create challenges for utilities striving for efficiency and reduced water loss.

Integrating controls from an equipment supplier successfully within a plant SCADA or DCS system requires communication on multiple levels. These levels include process of design, mechanical fit-up, and installation, as well as the coordination to get the equipment to work in concert with the plant’s other control systems.