Drinking Water Case Studies and White Papers

1. Smart Meters With Integrated Valves Promote Long-Term Savings 12/17/2019

   Picture this common scenario for a water utility: A past due account triggers multiple notices to a home, but with no response from the customer, a crew is sent to shut off service. Throughout the process, the municipality racks up other labor costs, including personnel needed to create the work order and a return visit by a crew to restore service once the account is current.

2. Case Study Report For Z-92® Uranium Removal – Morongo Del Sur, CA 8/8/2018

   The Golden State Water Company selected WRT’s Z-92® Uranium Removal treatment system to reduce high concentrations of uranium in a single treatment system for three wells located in the Morongo Valley of California.  Since installation of the Z-92® Uranium Removal treatment system in Morongo del Sur in 2013, the uranium levels are being reduced to levels below the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL).

3. Measuring pH And Its Role In Corrosion Control 9/19/2018

   Corrosion control has always been a priority for distributing safe drinking water throughout the world's networks of pipelines. And beyond the significant health risks it poses, corrosion causes a number of other headaches for water systems.

4. Mastering The Application Of UV Advanced Oxidation Using Chlorine In California 5/26/2020

   The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) is the largest groundwater agency in the State of California, managing local groundwater resources for over four million residents in South Los Angeles County. Learn about the new water treatment facility that they constructed which has allowed the region to be entirely self-sufficient in times of drought.

5. Liqui-Flux Case Study: Large-Scale Treatment Of River Water For Industrial Use 12/21/2020

   Ultrafiltration (UF) is commonly used as a pre-treatment to Reverse Osmosis (RO) to ensure reliable, consistent and efficient operation. As Shandong Hongxin Chemicals Co., Ltd in China recently discovered, this consistency and reliability, along with quick setup and installation times, helped them realize convenience and cost savings.

6. How To Benefit From Greater Transparency To Customers 6/20/2020

   Being more proactive in sharing utility operational insights with customers can pay dividends in terms of promoting efficiency and elevating customer satisfaction. It can also prepare utilities to respond more effectively to sudden or drastic disruptions of standard operations, such as droughts, floods, wildfires, or health emergencies. Here is how to establish and benefit from greater transparency.

7. Is Your Source Water In Danger? Invest In An Ounce Of Prevention 4/22/2021

   Despite all of life’s adages about the value of preparation (an ounce of prevention…, a stich in time…, failing to plan…), it’s easy for long-range, source-water-security planning to be deferred because ‘there’s just not enough time or funding to do it right now.’ With the stakes of compromised water quality being so high, however, here are some helpful insights and incentives on why and how to start planning sooner rather than later.

8. Small Community Leads Central Florida In Potable Water Reuse Implementation 7/11/2020

   Altamonte Springs’ implemented a pilot program called the pureALTA project with two primary goals – to serve as platform for future potable water reuse efforts; and to educate the 45,000 residents about the benefits of potable water reuse.

9. City Of San Diego Water Plant Switches From Chlorine Gas To On-Site Hypochlorite Generation To Reduce Risks, Improve Safety And Decrease Costs 4/16/2019

   With virtually no local water sources available for use, the City of San Diego relies on water from the Metropolitan Water District, which imports its water from the Colorado River and the California State Water Project. The two massive water projects bring water from other watersheds and regions hundreds of miles to the north and east.

10. The Elected Official's Guide To Understanding The US Lead Effect 12/16/2019

    “The water crisis in Flint is the Cuyahoga River fire of our generation: an event that thrust a widespread but underappreciated problem into the national consciousness.”