Infrastructure

  1. Cost Management In Valve Selection: Balancing Price With Suitability 9/7/2021

    Considering the multiplicity of valve types available on the market and the diversity of applications any one type can serve, proper valve selection can be a tricky proposition. Even within a specific category of valve, differing styles, specific features, and manufacturers’ idiosyncrasies can all serve to complicate the matter.

  2. Shoring Up Warm-Climate Water Systems To Weather Deep Freezes 7/6/2021

    The 2021 Texas freeze was a hard lesson learned for the state’s water utilities, but others can be more prepared as a result.

  3. Managing Water In The Face Of Natural Disasters 5/3/2021

    With resiliency, water scarcity, and cost efficiency top of mind for water utilities, smart water operations come to the fore as an all-of-the-above solution.

  4. How The New Lead And Copper Rule Could Impact You 3/8/2021

    As the baton was passed to a new U.S. presidential administration and EPA, so were the Lead and Copper Rule revisions, which are certain to be enacted with rigorous oversight.

  5. CFRP Pipe Repair: How To Ensure Success 11/10/2020

    Lining damaged pipes with carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) can be an efficient and reliable fix, but one that can go awry without quality assurance and control.

  6. A Flood Of Support: New Approach Taps P3s For Resiliency Projects 9/16/2020

    Based on a model from Texas, public-private partnerships (P3s) can be the catalyst for making America’s water infrastructure more resilient to storms and catastrophic events.

  7. Managing Data To Maximize Asset Maintenance Efficiency 5/12/2020

    Utilities are always looking for ways to unlock efficiency, which is the simplest and surest path to saving money. When it comes to asset maintenance, a key has been found.

  8. Combining CFD And Physical Modeling To Evaluate Water Treatment Plant Performance 3/17/2020

    Hydraulic modeling has no doubt benefited greatly from computational fluid dynamics (CFD), but physical modeling retains importance and even outperforms CFD in certain aspects. So which method should be relied upon? The answer is both.

  9. Quantitative Analysis Of Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Environmental Impact 1/21/2020

    Environmental protection is at the heart of wastewater treatment, but the treatment system itself has a footprint. Here, a comparative analysis of the resource consumption of conventional and recycled thermoplastic systems is provided.

  10. Reversing The Process: Urban Planners Should Focus On Water First 8/30/2019

    With concerns over stormwater management escalating, green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) offers a multi-benefit, cost-effective solution.