Drinking Water Case Studies and White Papers
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Modern Metering Adoption At Smaller Public Water Systems
7/15/2019
As with most things in life, there are those water utilities that have and those that don’t. According to the EPA, less than 3% of the 150,110 operational public water systems (PWS) in the U.S. serve more than 10,000 people. And those 4,500 systems serve 79% of the population. Not that being big means living trouble free. Many of these water authorities serve cities plagued by under investment over decades in their water systems. And yet with large rate-bases comes the means to spread the investment in modern technology across many households and water consumers.
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Insta-Valve 20-24 Isolates Potentially Dangerous Leak Under Railroad Tracks
3/2/2020
Hydra-Stop’s solution stopped a potentially dangerous leak without disrupting service to nearby factories or businesses.
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City Of Austin, Texas Installs A Total of 4,500 Pounds‐Per‐Day Of On‐ Site Hypochlorite Capacity Using the Microclor® OSHG System
7/24/2018
With 100 years of service history, Austin Water has seen enormous change in its 540 square miles of service area. Planning for the next 100 years has city and utility planners considering a diversity of sources, system resilience, and sustainability while being mindful of conservation goals. In the city’s newest water treatment plant, WTP4, Austin Water was able to combine those planning elements into a state‐of‐the‐art treatment plant. The plant, which is located on Lake Travis, is capable of treating 50 million gallons a day (MGD) with the ability to expand to 300 MGD.
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California Dreamin’? Pilot Study Makes Treating Arsenic, Manganese And Iron A Reality (Loprest)
10/12/2018
A pilot study was conducted for arsenic, manganese, and iron treatment system at a well site. The onsite pilot test demonstrated the performance of the Loprest Water Treatment Company treatment process.
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AMERICAN Spiral-Welded Steel Pipe And Big Easy Flood Control
11/4/2014
If you think Hurricane Katrina was the first time New Orleans suffered major flood damage, think again. Flooding has been as much a part of New Orleans’ 300-year history as jazz, jambalaya and French Quarter juke joints.
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California Prepares For A Drought-Prone Future Under Stringent Title 22 Water Reuse Standards
6/28/2018
Fluence’s first MABR plant in mainland U.S. gives California new medium- and small-scale treatment options that comply with the state’s stringent standards for water reuse
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A Lesson In DMA Management
3/28/2018
White House Utility District (WHUD) is one of the largest water and sewer utilities in the state of Tennessee. While developing a network of pipelines, pumping stations and storage units was challenging, the greater test came in finding access to a plentiful water supply.
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BNR + MBR Equals Success At Water Reclamation Facility
Biological Nutrient Removal is allowing many wastewater treatment plants to achieve extremely high effluent quality. Still, for some applications even the most advanced BNR processes can’t address all concerns.
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Minimizing Disinfection Byproducts By Targeting Natural Organic Matter Precursors
3/4/2022
Water treatment plants (WTPs) need to lean less on the disinfection process strategies (i.e., chloramination) and instead focus on more comprehensive DBP solutions such as removing TOC. Here's why.
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City Of Salem Chooses Ozone To Treat Cyanotoxins In Raw Water
7/6/2023
In this case study, discover why the City of Salem's Geren Island Water Treatment Plant chose ozone as the best option to effectively treat cyanotoxins in their raw water.