Utility Management Solutions
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Pipelines Into The Past
7/7/2020
Denver Water crews marvel at water lines from the 1880s as they are replaced to handle new demands.
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Army Corps' Data-Driven To Improve Coastal Projects Leading Into 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season
7/6/2020
In a hotel conference room on Long Island, New York, a team of experts are processing data and information on computers. Alongside them is a large display monitor screen that's projecting the information.
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The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: What It Means For Your Project
7/2/2020
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Advanced AI Helps Optimize Energy Usage And Membrane Life
6/25/2020
A North American city wanted to optimize operations at a SWTP in its drinking water distribution system. Innovyze investigated the SWTP’s processes, looking for key areas of potential optimization. Read the full case study to learn how a 15-20 percent savings in energy consumption costs was achieved.
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EPANET 2.2.0: An EPA And Water Community Collaboration
6/23/2020
Protecting and maintaining drinking water distribution systems is crucial to ensuring high quality drinking water. The purpose of a water distribution system is to deliver water to consumers with appropriate quality, quantity, and pressure, from its source to the point of use. The optimal management of these systems requires data and information, including a digital model of the water system depicting its pipes, valves, pumps, tanks, and other attributes.
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How Investing In Green Infrastructure Can Jump-Start The Post-Coronavirus Economy
6/22/2020
COVID-19 has turned the world on its head. Many socio-economic benefits Canadians took for granted are now under threat, and the economic, infrastructure and environmental problems that we were once content to ignore are now glaringly obvious.
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Kansas City Water Removes Guesswork On Asset Repair And Replacements
6/18/2020
As is common with many North American utilities, the underground water and wastewater pipe network in Kansas City is aging while population and demand continue to grow. These aging assets have led to water main breaks, sinkholes, and, in some cases hastened the deterioration of adjacent assets not associated with the water system. Kansas City Water is also subject to a federal Consent Decree of $4B over a 25- year period to reduce wet-weather overflow volume from their sanitary sewer network.
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Expect The Unexpected — COVID-19
6/16/2020
A year ago, I wrote about “protecting the source,” encouraging all of us to learn more about the source of our drinking water and why its protection is so critical to our health. Today, our focus has shifted from source protection to sanitation as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Our priorities now are disinfected surfaces, social distancing, employment, and even a sufficient supply of toilet paper. However, in this time of uncertainty, our prioritization of clean water is more important now than ever and taking steps to advocate for its wide availability for millions of Americans is everyone’s public health responsibility. Ignoring this critical need will only place more pressure on our ability to remain free from illness and return to the country to a more economically viable state.
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A Combo Utility Benefits From AMI
6/15/2020
The City of Dothan, AL, recently turned to Aclara for an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution to support its 31,000 electric and 35,000 water meters. This case study details how the city implemented a single network solution that effectively collects water and electric meter readings and provides the information needed to enhance operations and customer service for city residents.
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A True Fish Tale: Chicago Project Removes Dam, Reclaims Waterway
6/11/2020
When a largemouth bass tagged by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago reappeared 30 miles away, it was not just evidence of migration — it was proof of concept for ecological restoration.