Drinking Water Case Studies and White Papers
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Pilot Test For Arsenic, Color, And Iron Shows Great Results (Loprest)
10/1/2018
The City of Riverdale was running into issues with arsenic, color, and iron treatment system at their Well 4 site, so they conducted a pilot test with the help of Loprest.
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New Monochloramine Sensor Technology Measures Free Chlorine And Total Chlorine On The Same Sensor
9/12/2025
Traditional chloramine monitoring methods have drawbacks that complicate water treatment. A new sensor can measure multiple parameters, offering operators better process control.
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Case Study: United Water New Jersey Discovers Large Leak On 42-Inch Water Main With Echologics Transmission Main Leak Detection Service
6/23/2011
United Water New Jersey (UWNJ), a subsidiary of United Water, one of the leading water and wastewater service providers in the United States, provides water services to more than 800,000 people throughout Bergen and Hudson counties and surrounding areas. By Mueller Water Products
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Do We Have To Sacrifice Performance To Be Green?
11/25/2013
The global use of membranes is widespread in municipal, industrial, and wastewater applications with reverse osmosis (RO) proving to be a highly effective and reliable method of advanced water treatment. Reuse applications have been particularly challenging for water treatment chemical companies as these highly variable feedwaters can contain any imaginable constituent, resulting in a wide array of site specific foulants. By Karen Lindsey, V.P. Operations, Avista Technologies, Inc.
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Three Valleys Water District Chooses Low-Maintenance Enclosed Ammonia Feed System For Chloramination
11/18/2016
Three Valleys Municipal Water District (Three Valleys) is one of 26 water agencies that comprise the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD). Three Valleys is the primary source of supplemental water for the Pomona, Walnut, and East San Gabriel Valleys.
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How To Get Accurate Flow Measurements Despite Flow Disturbers
9/17/2018
Flow meter accuracy is critical for process control but can be hampered by upstream and downstream flow disturbers. This problem may be addressed during the design process, though in some circumstances it’s impossible to eliminate disturbers.
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Tri-City Water Infrastructure Partnership: When 'We' Is Better Than 'Me'
2/12/2015
This is a story about three cities in North Carolina: Albemarle, Concord and Kannapolis. Albemarle, 40 miles east of Charlotte, had excess capacity in its water system and needed new customers to defray costs.
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What Is Noninvasive Leak Detection?
3/19/2025
By utilizing advanced technologies to monitor water lines, utilities can detect leaks in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
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Applied Process Equipment Prepares Custom Engineered System For Sierra Lakes County
5/27/2022
Water supply from a mountain lake atop Donner Pass in the Sierra Nevada Mountains was at risk of arsenic contamination. Here’s how Applied Process Equipment solved the problem.
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Dual Parallel Lateral Filter Underdrains Selected To Replace Underperforming Nozzle Design At Mexico's Largest Drinking Water Treatment Plant
10/3/2018
Located about 78 miles (125 kilometers) west of Mexico City lies the municipality of Villa de Allende, home of Mexico’s largest potable water treatment plant. The Los Berros water treatment plant was constructed in 1980 by the National Water Commission (Conagua), an agency of the Mexican government that manages the nation’s drinking water and wastewater treatment. The plant provides 396.3 million gal/day (1.5 billion L/day) of water to the country’s capital city, equivalent to approximately 25 percent of the total water supply of the western hemisphere’s most populace metropolitan area.