Drinking Water Distribution Resources
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Big Remodeling Job At Gross Reservoir
10/20/2020
Next time you grumble about a big home maintenance project — say, changing out the gutters on your house — just remember it could be tougher. So much tougher.
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The Power Of Real-Time Monitoring Solutions
10/19/2020
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission turns to Trimble Telog enterprise solutions to monitor and manage critical water and environmental data.
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Managing Water Loss In Four Easy Steps
10/12/2020
A practical approach to detecting leaks and reducing non-revenue water.
Water utilities are charged with an incredibly important task – providing safe and affordable water to communities in the face of aging infrastructure, funding gaps, and changing regulatory requirements. Specifically, when considering water loss control, leakage, and operational inefficiencies, costs may appear to be unaffordable.
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Using IoT-Based Tank Level Monitoring For Volume Measurement
9/22/2020
Level monitoring systems has successfully triumphed every implementation. Their deployments allow the users to measure the level of liquid stored in a container of any shape, size, orientation, or material. Powered with the advanced telemetric technology of Internet of Things, these systems measure liquid level without making any contact with the liquid and transmit the readings to a comprehensive platform suite.
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WWEMA Window: Protecting Drinking Water Pipelines With Inflow Prevention
9/21/2020
A significant risk to public health exists when a drinking water distribution system is exposed to the inflow of contaminated water or toxins at air valve locations along the drinking water pipeline. While public drinking water systems are routinely protected from contamination at the points of service with backflow prevention devices, little attention has been paid to air valve and vent inflow locations in water pipeline vaults located throughout distribution systems.
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Key Insights From The Leading Global Smart Water Event
9/9/2020
The SWAN 10th Annual Conference welcomed 400+ attendees from 32 countries, including a record 64 unique utilities. Hosted virtually by SWAN, the Smart Water Networks Forum, this was the largest global smart water and wastewater event. On the 22nd and 23rd of July 2020, SWAN member Ovarro led two expert interactive roundtable sessions on “Leak detection at your desktop” and “How will you keep the water flowing in challenging times?” Below, we interviewed Ovarro about key takeaways from their discussions and how these insights can benefit the water sector.
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Reducing Costs For Water Distribution System Maintenance
8/25/2020
Maintaining a water distribution system requires constant management. From leaking pipes to broken valves or even distribution expansion, there always seems to be something to do and you will never be short of work. But, are “old” ways of performing maintenance and repair creating unnecessary costs?
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Insta-Valve 20-24 Provides Needed Control For Infrastructure Expansion
8/4/2020
Hydra-Stop’s solution allowed targeted control to connect a million-gallon water tank to a new water treatment center.
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FERC Gives Final Federal Nod Of Approval For Gross Reservoir Expansion
7/20/2020
Project to raise dam will improve water reliability for more than 1.5 million people while benefiting the environment.
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Water Authority Deploys More Efficient Solution For Now And The Future
7/16/2020
Following the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2013, Water Authority of Dickson County decided to look beyond its current metering manufacturing company and evaluate other solutions in the market. Leaders from WADC began conversations with their counterparts across Tennessee to find new, longer-lasting and more accurate meters, as well as a solution that would help WADC more strategically detect leaks and efficiently manage its time.