Real Tech Featured Articles

  1. How Continuous Monitoring Helps Systems Grappling With Quality Issues 7/10/2019

    As regulations become more stringent and increased demand is putting pressure on sources, traditional sampling to maintain water quality just isn’t cutting it anymore. Relying on periodic samples analyzed in a laboratory means water managers aren’t in touch with potentially large swings in the organic load and other problems flowing into their treatment plants. In this Water Talk interview, Kerim Kollu, an applications research scientist for Real Tech, discussed the emerging technology that is enabling municipalities to reliably perform continuous monitoring.

  2. Ridgway WTP Saves 20-30% With Real UV254 Analyzer 5/28/2019

    The Ridgway Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in Elk County Pennsylvania uses a Real Tech Real UV254 online analyzer to achieve a 20-30% savings in annual coagulant use in their conventional water treatment process. Beyond operational cost savings, the Real UV254 system helps the WTP consistently produce high quality drinking water for the town’s 1700 customers.

  3. Organics Aren’t Invisible: A Guide for Simple Online Monitoring 5/13/2019

    Control of dissolved organics has been one of the highest priority concerns for most water treatment plants for over 20 years. Organics monitoring is an even more critical issue today in the face of more stringent regulations and concerns around trace organics, emerging contaminants, and even counter-terrorism or water security. Despite the critical need, many plants still rely primarily on turbidity for monitoring and process control.

  4. Alaska WTP Takes Control Of Water Quality With UV254 12/19/2018

    With the ongoing concern about water quality in Alaska, Philip Downing, the Remote Maintenance Worker for South East Alaska Regional Health Consortium, offered a new approach to a plant’s ability to continuously monitor and adjust treatment processes in response to changes in raw water quality.

  5. Water Supplier Ensures DBP Compliance With UV254 12/18/2018

    Mohawk Valley Water Authority (MVWA) in New York State is a progressive supplier of potable water. With source water from the Adirondack Mountains, MVWA works to improve on nature and provide superior water quality, always striving to meet or exceed drinking water standards.

  6. Nitrate Monitoring Helps With Decision Making To Optimize Well Blending 12/17/2018

    A water utility in New York State that provides groundwater to residents from hundreds of wells in a rural area required real-time monitoring to ensure that nitrate levels are maintained in compliance with the drinking water regulations.

  7. WTP In Puerto Rico Saves Thousands With UV254 12/16/2018

    Dealing with fluctuating water sources is not an easy task for plant operators. Seasonal variation, heavy rain fall, or accidental contamination events change the raw water quality, requiring immediate attention.

  8. Source Water Monitoring 12/16/2018

    The purpose of source water monitoring is to enable drinking water treatment facilities to identify changes in water quality, implement treatment strategies based on the characteristics of the water, optimize the treatment processes, and take preventative actions to protect the source water from intentional and accidental contamination.

  9. Using UV-VIS Sensors For Real-Time BOD, COD, And TOC Monitoring 12/16/2018

    Spectrophotometry is a well-established analytical method, which has been used for decades in chemistry, physics, biochemistry, and chemical engineering for quantitative analyses.

  10. The Importance Of UV Transmittance For UV Disinfection Performance 12/15/2018

    UV disinfection systems disinfect water using UV light to damage the DNA of microorganisms in the water which prevents dangerous pathogens such as cryptosporidium and e-coli from reproducing and causing harm.