Drinking Water Distribution Resources

  1. Building Trust In The Age Of Plastic Plumbing 1/10/2024
    There is momentum for the use of plastic pipe in water distribution systems, but also some uncertainty. Standards have been put in place, however, to alleviate concerns.
  2. The Evolving Landscape Of Smart Water Meters 1/10/2024

    Although advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology has been around for some time, it is still on the upswing in terms of adoption and performance.

  3. The Key To Restoring Customer Trust After A Data Breach 1/10/2024
    Public confidence can be hard to win back, emphasizing the need for secure systems as utilities grow more reliant on digital technologies.
  4. Tackling The Water Crisis 1/3/2024
    It's a sobering fact that global freshwater demand could outstrip supply by more than 50% by 2030. Despite this, more than 158 million cubic feet of water are still lost around the world each day through leakage. To put that in context, that's the same as losing 12,000 Olympic-size swimming pools of drinking water each day.
  5. Early, Often, And Honest: A Guide To Communicating About Lead 12/28/2023

    The Biden Administration’s proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) won’t be finalized until late 2024, yet it is already causing a stir among water utilities. Among the many changes and additions, the LCRI as it stood at the start of the comment period will lower the action level to 10 ppb for lead and will mandate that all lead service lines (LSLs) be located and replaced within 10 years. The expectation is that many thousands of water utilities are going to find themselves pressured to take action or step up existing actions.

  6. Geoinfo Services Designs A Low-Carbon Water System To Provide Clean, 24/7 Service To One Of India's Holiest Cities 12/5/2023

    In this case study, read about a network design that reduced energy use while improving health and quality of life for one of India's holiest cities. 

  7. Early Leak Detection Program: Improving Water Systems For Future Generations 11/10/2023

    Read about a trial for the City of Gold Coast designed to find a system that could sharpen leak detection capability with a small margin of error. 

  8. Pipeline Assessment Technology Helps English Water Utility Love Every Drop 11/10/2023

    In response to a projection of future significant population growth in the area, a utility evaluated 7.2 km (4.5 miles) of an existing line between a reservoir and a treatment facility to determine if it could stand up to increased stress.

  9. How To Generate (More) Renewable Energy From Water Pipelines 11/3/2023
    A major breakthrough with micro-hydropower turbines allows water distribution networks to generate twice as much renewable energy as previously possible.
  10. Water Control Gates Remain In Place At W.B. Casey Water Reclamation Facility Even After Expected Replacement 10/23/2023

    When a water resource recovery facility started seeing hydrogen sulfide levels of more than 500 parts per million, its force main began to deteriorate. The facility expected it would have to replace the gates that were original to the facility, considering the environment around them was destroyed, but upon further inspection it was found that the gates had suffered no damages.