Wastewater Measurement Resources

81. Understanding The Limit Of Detection 1/7/2026

    Accurate low-level turbidity monitoring requires a deep understanding of detection limits and the variables affecting measurement sensitivity. Learn how refined laboratory techniques and standardized spiking protocols ensure precision in demanding water treatment applications.

82. Delivering Digital Water — Are We There Yet? 11/3/2022
    The water industry's greatest technology trend is also one with scattershot levels of adoption, but that can change with proper understanding of the purpose for and pathway toward Digital Water.
83. The Instrumentation Life-Cycle And Instrumentation Systems Within The UK Water Industry: From Concept To Replacement 1/12/2016

    The water industry in the UK faces a turning point in the use of instrumentation with the advent of TOTEX (capital expenditures [CAPEX] + operating expenditures [OPEX]) within the current Asset Management Period, the sixth since it privatized in 1989.

84. Level Measurement Showdown: Ultrasonic Vs. Radar 12/16/2013

     In the level measurement world, there is a rivalry between the two most commonly used measurement instruments: ultrasonic, which uses sound-based measurement, and radar, which uses high-frequency electromagnetic waves to determine distance.

85. Unlocking The Potential Of Digital Pressure Transmitters 9/2/2025
    Traditional analog devices are increasingly being replaced by digital solutions, and communication protocols like CANopen are playing a key role in this transition. This shift calls for engineers to assess whether digital pressure transmitters are the best fit for their specific applications.
86. Recap: American Water Shares Expertise At NARUC Annual Meeting 11/23/2015

    Earlier this month, American Water, the largest, most geographically diverse investor owned water and wastewater utility in the U.S., played an active role in the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ (NARUC) 127^th Annual Meeting,* which was held in Austin, TX.

87. Supporting Improved Wastewater Intelligence And Source Control With Real-Time Data Gathering And Event-Triggered Sampling 12/22/2021

    Wastewater can be both a potentially harmful pollutant and a valuable resource and a vital raw material. It could be the potential key to sustainable water consumption. 

88. How Do We Get To 'Meaningful' Measurement? 11/10/2017

    The question of how to get the most out of the data that we collect as an industry was central to the Sensing in Water Conference recently hosted by the Sensors for Water Interest Group (SWIG). The two-day conference highlighted several themes on how to get the best of the data that the Water Industry collects and how to make our measurements “meaningful.” Chief among those themes was greater collaboration among the different stakeholders, including water companies, universities, and the supply chain.

89. Big Sky, Montana Water District Enhances Operations With Xylem 1/10/2023

    Discover how smart technology helped a Montana utility advance leak detection and customer service goals. 

90. Rumors, Half-Truths, And Truths About Temperature And pH 4/6/2015

    A few months ago I received a call from an angry user who was using one of our differential probes and a controller. Embedded in the probe is a thermistor that measures temperature.