LATEST INSIGHTS ON DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION

51. 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.

52. Lead And Leaks: The Many Benefits Of Replacing Old Pipes 2/13/2024
    Neighborhoods in the U.S. unexpectedly flood from burst pipes, and cities must send unwanted notices to residents about lead traces in the water. These unfortunate circumstances happen often but are easily preventable by replacing old pipes. Utility professionals and engineers must collaborate to upgrade pipe infrastructure to be sturdier and contaminant-free. What are the benefits of these efforts?
53. Automatic Water Level Controllers: Everything You Should Know 1/29/2024
    The sole role of automatic water level controllers is to automatically maintain the reservoir or tank's water level within the range you want. These devices are comprised of a control unit with a pump or valve as per the build-up and sensors. You can find the sensors at different levels, which will help you trace the water level.
54. Proactive Chemical Mitigation System Enhances Public Safety For Chlorine Disinfection Operations 1/12/2024
    A public works maintenance manager, with responsibilities including multi-site water treatment, credits a proactive chemical mitigation system for enhancing public safety at chlorine disinfection sites that typically operate proximate to exposed populations.
55. 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.
56. 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.

57. 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.
58. 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.
59. 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.

60. 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.