More Wastewater Industry Features

71. 6 Steps To Build An Incident Response Plan 7/29/2019

    According to the Identity Theft Research Center, 2017 saw 1,579 data breaches—a record high, and an almost 45 percent increase from the previous year. Like many IT service providers, you’re probably getting desensitized to statistics like this. But you still have to face facts: organizations will experience a security incident sooner or later. What’s important is that you are prepared so that the impact doesn’t harm your customers or disrupt their business.

72. MSP Industry Trends To Watch For In 2020 1/29/2020

    Yes, it’s another one of these forward-looking new year posts. But we’re extremely confident ours will prove to be more accurate than the rest. In 2019 there were 3 notable trends that give indication of what can be expected in the coming year.

73. Finding A Perfect Fit For Mix-And-Match Piping 10/1/2019

    Today’s water/wastewater piping options offer numerous advantages in terms of cost, performance, and anticipated service life. Unfortunately, utilities must still deal with what’s already in the ground — steel, cast iron, ductile iron, asbestos cement, plastic, concrete, and even wood. Here are guidelines on making transitions between old and new pipes of varying sizes and materials as smooth as possible.

74. Trade Compliance: The Increasing Challenge Of Transporting Material In And Outside Of The US 5/28/2019

    Have you noticed that it has become increasingly difficult to transport your material into and out of the United States? That’s because it has!

75. Conducting Accurate Conductivity Measurement In Industrial Applications 3/12/2019

    While some water quality parameters may get more attention in industrial settings, few are more critical than conductivity. Understanding conductivity monitoring for industrial applications — where it is needed, how it works, and how to leverage the appropriate instruments and standards in order to pinpoint it — will unlock huge gains in efficiency, effectiveness, and regulatory compliance.

76. 5 Ways Food & Beverage Manufacturers Can Leverage Artificial Intelligence 5/28/2019

    AI provides a compelling proposition for companies to be “competitive-proof” in a rapidly-evolving business environment. Here are 5 ways AI is showing great promise in improving F&B operations.

77. What Is The Digital Water Transformation? 12/16/2019

    There’s a lot of buzz these days around the Digital Transformation of “this” and the Digital transformation of “that” – but what does it actually mean in practice, and specifically for the Water Sector?

78. 160-Year-Old Gas Line Shows Resiliency Of Iron Pipe 8/21/2019

    A 30-inch diameter 160-year-old cast iron pipe was recently excavated and retired from gas service in Chicago, Illinois. Installed in 1859, this pipeline provided Chicago’s residents, fewer than 112,000 at the time, with reliable lighting at night. As the years passed, this cast iron pipe continued to provide dependable gas service in the tough urban environment of downtown Chicago.

79. How To Cut Costs Through RO Process Optimization – Flow Reversal RO 4/26/2019

    As fresh water supplies dwindle, search for “new water” increases, and regulations become more stringent, reverse osmosis systems have gained popularity among utilities. Their ability to treat brackish or salty water and to remove numerous contaminants provide opportunities to treat lower quality waters or reclaim treated effluent. Most concerns about reverse osmosis relate to high costs, concentrate management, and low recovery rates.

80. What Is PFAS? 2/21/2020

    PFOA (perfluorooctanic acid) and PFOS (perflurooctane sulfonate) are organic synthetic chemicals that have been used in manufacturing a multitude of industrial and consumer-based products including coatings, carpeting, and fire-fighting foams. Over several decades, they have contaminated the environment, specifically our drinking water sources, causing significant health concerns that recently prompted the EPA to take action.