Drinking Water Case Studies and White Papers

  1. How Valve Insertion Can Underpin Sustainability 7/2/2021

    To save money and protect the environment, municipal water systems are increasingly under pressure to adopt sustainable practices. However, progress in this area is often hampered by a wide array of issues. As an alternative to traditional valves, the use of valve insertions has emerged as a sustainable maintenance solution.

  2. Halifax Water Uses Advanced Pressure Management To Reduce Leakages 2/10/2023

    Halifax Water (HW) partnered with Mueller for a performance trial of advanced pressure management and the Sentryx™ Water Intelligence Platform.

  3. City Solves Reliability And Maintenance Problems For WTP Hypo Feeds 8/13/2014

    A municipal water quality manager reports replacement of sodium hypochlorite (hypo) vacuum feeder units with a more advanced type at one water treatment plant (WTP) has helped allow for continued reliability for chlorination.

  4. The Insta-Valve 250 Puts A Stop To A Month-Long Water Loss Of 150 GPM 1/30/2020

    Hydra-Stop’s solution allowed a targeted shutdown to stop a massive and costly water loss.

  5. The "Design For Autonomous Net-Zero Water Buildings" Project Funded By NSF 8/24/2015

    The students at the University of Miami will know firsthand the importance of rethinking the way we handle wastewater and water with a Net-Zero water treatment system on site.   The project showed the viability and feasibility to take buildings off the water grid to provide water recycling and how it can be achieved without raising the cost of high quality water.

  6. Case Study: High Turbidity & Silt Density Index 7/14/2010

    The refinery was using a competitive treatment program to clarify the river water for use in the cooling towers as make-up and for reverse osmosis units that supplied high pressure boiler water make-up.

  7. 7 Strategies For Avoiding 'Boil Water' Emergencies 6/6/2019

    It’s every water distribution manager’s worst nightmare — the dreaded boil-water advisory. Even when faced with aging infrastructure, there are ways to alleviate timing and complexity concerns about emergency pipeline repairs in advance. Use this seven-step checklist to become better prepared to deal with water main break emergencies and to forestall the need to issue a boil-water advisory.

  8. District Heating In France: A V-Cone Customer Success Story 7/13/2021

    The V-Cone® is widely known for its success as a metering solution in the oil and gas industry, but it’s also a burgeoning solution for many industrial applications, including district steam. The V-Cone’s tolerance for a range of flow conditions and media, as well as available customization, make it a viable, lasting solution for many unique new and retrofit steam applications.

  9. How To Find Critical Pipe Bursts 11/6/2020

    While there are commonalities for the chief causes of burst pipes (i.e. frozen pipes, water pressure, corrosion, etc.), the impact of each pipe burst will vary depending on the burst size, duration, location, time of the day, and many other parameters.

  10. Private Side Inventorying: Tackling The LCRR Challenge 8/3/2021

    With the revised Lead and Copper Rule calling for a full Lead Service Line Inventory by October of 2024, water professionals must begin a massive-scale project. No part of the challenge is more daunting than collecting information on private-side service lines–and systems across the nation have a long road ahead of them to get the data needed to succeed in this project.