Drinking Water Disinfection Resources

  1. Specifying Performance Over Equipment Quickly Reduces THMs In The Colorado Springs' Distribution System 12/21/2023

    Colorado Springs, Colorado, enjoys some of the highest quality drinking water in the country, with most of its water coming from high country snowmelt. Despite its pristine origin in the mountains, the water at the far end of the distribution system is prone to developing trihalomethanes (THMs) due to low turnover and high water age.

  2. Connecticut Water Utility Successfully Removes 45% Of Trihalomethanes (THMs) 12/21/2023

    While the addition of chlorine is one of the safest and most effective means for water disinfection, under certain circumstances chlorine in combination with naturally occurring organic compounds in water can lead to the formation of undesirable disinfection byproducts (DBPs).

  3. What To Know About Staying Safe Around Chlorine 11/28/2023

    Many people encounter chlorine in their daily lives, whether it's as an ingredient in household bleach or an additive that sanitizes water in swimming pools. Chlorine is also used as an antiseptic, a bleaching agent in the production of paper and cloth, and to kill microorganisms in drinking water. But this familiar chemical is also extremely toxic. And because it's ubiquitous in many industries across the U.S., it often is released in chemical accidents and spills.

  4. Liquid Oxygen Supply For Ozone Generation 5/19/2023

    Learn about a project to procure and fabricate large bore piping to reduce field installation. 

  5. Omaha Municipal Utility District 5/19/2023

    Despite the large capital costs invested in a new pressurized CO2 feed system – a competing product to BlueInGreen’s supersaturated carbon dioxide gas-dissolution (CDOX®) technology — facility managers were unsatisfied with its performance

  6. Mannheim Water Treatment Plant Upgrades to Sidestream Injection 4/14/2023

    Learn why Mannheim Water Treatment Plant's fine bubble diffusers were replaced with sidestream injection systems comprised of four skid-mounted venturi injectors, followed by four basin nozzle manifolds. 

  7. Increasing Consumption Of Processed Food To Proliferate Peracetic Acid Market 3/14/2023

    Domestic cooking has taken a back seat across several developed economies, given the steady rise in the female workforce and subsequent lack of time. This, along with significant improvement in disposable incomes, has been playing a critical role in accelerating the shift toward processed food and beverages. 

  8. Water Scarcity, Treatment Needs Giving Rise To Ozone Generator Market Demand 2/27/2023

    Water is an essential resource crucial to supporting the foundation of all lives on earth. However, the availability of fresh water in relatively small amounts has posed numerous challenges as it is critical to fulfil basic individual, agricultural, and environmental requirements.

  9. Hydro-Guard Flushes Out E. Coli In Liberty Lake, WA 2/10/2023

    When a water quality test came back positive for E. coli, Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District immediately implemented a series of daily flushing and chlorinating efforts with a boil water advisory in effect for 7 days that had people on edge for the upcoming Thanksgiving festivities.

  10. Clean Water In Searcy, Arkansas 9/22/2022

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