Field Technologies News

  1. Romtec Utilities Offers Fiberglass Option For Tanks, Vaults 8/11/2009
    Romtec Utilities has expanded its product offerings to include high-quality fiberglass wet wells and valve vaults in its pre-engineered pump stations, in addition to the traditional pre-cast concrete structures.
  2. Water Utility Clients Recognize Black & Veatch's Innovation And Excellence In Health And Safety 8/5/2009
    The effectiveness of Black & Veatch’s approach to health and safety has been recognized with awards from two major water utility clients.
  3. American Water Funds 2009 Environmental Grant Programs 7/24/2009
    American Water Works Company, Inc. , the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced recently recipients of the company’s 2009 Environmental Grant Program awards.
  4. Emerson Awarded Contract That Continues Comprehensive Automation Project For Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Of Greater Chicago 7/22/2009

    Emerson Process Management announced recently it has received a contract for the second and third phases of a four-phase, multi-year project to modernize the automation and controls at facilities operated by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC).

  5. Study: Future Of Western Water Supply Threatened By Climate Change 7/21/2009
    As the West warms, a drier Colorado River system could see as much as a one-in-two chance of fully depleting all of its reservoir storage by mid-century assuming current management practices continue on course, according to a new University of Colorado at Boulder study.
  6. Insertion Probe Flowmeter Displays New Features 7/16/2009
    The HydrINS 2 electromagnetic insertion probe from Hydreka has now been launched by Halma Water Management, building on the functionality, proven success and recognised accuracy of the original flowmeter. Chief among the new features is support for an optional LCD screen that gives readouts of all measurements.
  7. Hydro-Guard Introduces The Hydro-Guard S.M.A.R.T. Flushing System At ACE09 7/14/2009
    Recently, from the floor of the AWWA ACE 2009 Conference and Exposition, Environmental Enhancement & Technologies, USA Inc. (d.b.a., Hydro-Guard) launched its Hydro-Guard S.M.A.R.T. (System Management Assisted by Remote Telemetry) Flushing System line.
  8. Computer Simulations Shed Light On Nanosized Minerals 7/13/2009
    The red and blue images appear ghostly, like a fleeting glimpse of something that’s never been seen before — which is true. Using computer simulations, Berkeley Lab scientists have developed the first predicted images of water molecules surrounding a nanoparticle, in this case an iron-oxide mineral called hematite.
  9. Registration Open — Chemicals: Best Practices For Quality Assurance Webcast 7/9/2009
    The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has announced that registration for the Chemicals: Best Practices for Quality Assurance webcast is now open.
  10. Salt Block Unexpectedly Stretches In Sandia Experiments 7/7/2009
    To stretch a supply of salt generally means using it sparingly. But researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and the University of Pittsburgh were startled when they found they had made the solid actually physically stretch.