Wastewater Management Resources
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Work Smarter, Not Harder: The Phased Assessment Strategy For Sewers (PASS)
2/21/2023
PASS is a workflow for understanding sewer system conditions quicker, with fewer resources.
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Embracing An Evolved Maintenance Strategy
2/17/2023
Learn how you can find a permanent, cost-effective solution that offers flexibility, improved safety, and more.
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Superpowers For Water Systems
2/17/2023
Discover how your digital twin can give your team members who operate your water distribution systems powers they don’t have today.
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How Many Isolation Valves Are Enough?
2/17/2023
Without isolation valves, repairing a pipe break or performing other maintenance would require shutting down the entire water distribution system. But how many isolation valves are actually needed?
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Insta-Valve 250 Isolates Wastewater Digester Pumps When Previous Valves Failed
2/17/2023
The Insta-Valve 250 provided a targeted control to rehabilitate or replace valves and pumps without shutting down a wastewater pump station.
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Insta-Valve 250 Eliminates Widespread Service Outage During Pipe Replacement Project
2/17/2023
Discover how Hydra-Stop's insertion valve provided targeted control for an AC pipe removal project without widespread service outages.
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SWAN Corner: Reimagining Smart Water — Reflecting On 10 Years
2/8/2023
This coming March will be my 10th year at SWAN — the Smart Water Networks Forum. Crazy how time flies. I remember excitedly attending my first conference at WATEC Israel in 2015 as a Research Analyst. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I have always been a “water lover,” inspired by protecting wild, endangered salmon. So, what have I learned in 10 years?
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Stormwater Management Is A Worldwide Challenge
2/6/2023
Last month, I wrote about San Francisco's great rain garden/bio-retention basin project. Strategically placed sunken curb cuts, swales, or park features collect stormwater and let it filter into the ground, reducing the pressure on overwhelmed storm drains and sewers.
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Rain Gardens Guarding San Francisco
1/27/2023
Laurie Lauria and I spent last week moving out of San Francisco up to Napa, California, dodging the raindrops and taking advantage of a few dry days in this remarkably stormy winter — weather that makes this a perfect time to talk about the need to capture rainwater and protect overwhelmed urban sewer systems.
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As Heatwaves And Floods Hit Cities Worldwide, These Places Are Pioneering Solutions
1/23/2023
Climate change is going just as badly for cities as we have been warned it would. Extreme weather is increasingly common and severe globally. Australian cities have endured a number of recent disastrous events. It’ll get worse, too. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) fact sheet outlining impacts on human settlements is a very sobering read.