Infrastructure
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How Much Energy Can Hydro Turbines In Water Pipes Generate?
3/7/2024
As interest grows, real-world examples of energy generated within water pipes is confirming the viability of this innovative practice.
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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.
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Preserving Paradise: How Honolulu Is Combating Climate Change
11/3/2023
The last state to join the U.S. is leading in resiliency planning, serving as a model for others as storms and floods worsen.
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Engineering-Grade Security For Water Systems
9/8/2023
An overview of the risk landscape for water utilities, along with a new set of strategies to quell the threat.
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5 Strategies To Move Toward A Lead-Free Rural Water System
7/7/2023
Lead service lines are poisoning communities, many of which are already disadvantaged, making it a national emergency that utilities must address with haste. These tips guide the way.
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How To Evaluate Predictive Models For Lead Service Line Inventory And Replacement
5/4/2023
Get an accurate service line material prediction for Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) compliance by avoiding modeling pitfalls.
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Customer Engagement And Water Infrastructure Projects: How To Achieve Success
1/11/2023
Communication between a utility and its customers has historically been sparse and negative — complaints on one side, bills and notices on the other — but healthy communication is now encouraged as a key aspect of successful infrastructure development.
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Getting The Most From Your Pump Station With Computational Fluid Dynamics
11/3/2022
Carollo has developed computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling approaches and methods to evaluate and optimize pump intake hydraulics, embracing an industry trend that improves the efficiency, affordability, and reliability of water/ wastewater infrastructure projects.
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New-Generation AI Overcomes Barriers To Proactive Leak Detection Adoption
9/9/2022
An estimated 90% of leakage never shows above ground, but adoptable technologies are challenging our accepted wisdom on economic levels of leakage (ELL).
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Water Utilities vs. Climate Change: A Plan For Securing Our Future
7/15/2022
The U.N.’s Intergovern-mental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is widely considered to be the world’s foremost authority on what may be humankind’s most existential threat, and this year The Working Group II of the IPCC released its Sixth Assessment Report on the state of the crisis. It reviewed not only the impacts of climate change throughout ecosystems and communities, but also the “capacities and limits of the natural world and human societies to adapt.”