DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION RESOURCES

  • Located in the state of Illinois, Exeter-Merritt Water Cooperative delivers safe and high-quality drinking water to approximately 300 residents from the county of Scott and Morgan. In 2011, the cooperative decided to do a phase 3 expansion and include additional homes in the rural area resulting in connections increasing from 154 to 325. Exeter and Merritt are small rural towns built on hilly terrains and gravel roads, with most of the meters installed in the countryside.

  • Non-revenue water is a global problem. Around 30% of drinking water is lost on its way to the consumer, imposing a huge economic loss that increases the overall cost of water treatment. The good news: By combining smart metering, hydraulic modeling, and AI, utilities can effectively increase their operational efficiency, reduce water losses, and optimize the utilization of increasingly scarce resources.

  • A decade of collaboration and toil creates a pipeline to enduring water security.

  • Read this case study to discover how the City of Santa Barbara uses Hubbell’s comprehensive water utility solutions to enhance customer service.

  • Replacing lead pipes isn't just about digging and swapping materials. It's about solving for workforce shortages, incomplete data, and execution at scale. Without addressing these constraints head-on, communities risk failing to meet compliance deadlines and incurring rising costs.
  • Most water utilities worldwide face significant challenges in reducing non-revenue water (NRW), frequently impeded by operational inefficiencies and resources shortage. Romania's largest public water company, RAJA SA, faced similar obstacles and embarked on a transformative initiative in the city of Constanța. In partnership with AGS Water Solutions, RAJA implemented a performance-based service contract (PBSC) for NRW management and adopted innovative digital tools to support the new integrated water meter management approach. This initiative offers valuable insights for utilities seeking to scale digitalization and improve operational efficiency.

  • Many public water system owners in the U.S. worked hard from 2021 to 2024 to comply with the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). As of October 2024, in its current form, the rule is now known as the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). You may know that the next compliance deadline is November 1, 2027. But what exactly is due at that time? How can you be sure you're complying with the requirements?
  • When Kent County Water Authority faced the urgent replacement of a 94-year-old hydrant tied to a 1931 cast iron main, they were determined to maintain fire protection and avoid customer disruption.

  • Challenges associated with deploying smart water technologies include "Where do I begin?" and "Who do I use?". These questions can often be barriers to small and mid-sized utilities that have limited resources available to them and are already burdened with competing daily priorities.

  • Recent advancements in wireless metering are transforming utility modernization. With this, network operators now play a central role in utility infrastructure projects, reinventing delivery with new protocols, pricing, and customer engagement models tailored to low-bandwidth applications like water metering and other water management use cases.

DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS

  • GEOSPRAY® HCE

    GeoSpray HCE geopolymer is faster to install than many other repair or rehabilitation products. The result is improved performance and strength with lower total installed costs than alternative methods.

  • FLEX-TEND® Force Balanced Flexible Expansion Joints

    FLEX-TEND Force Balanced Flexible Expansion Joints are designed to protect water pipeline systems from the stresses produced by ground motion either from seismic activity or gradual soil subsidence. The Force Balanced FLEX-TEND unlike conventional flexible/expansion joints does not generate an axial thrust that must be compensated for.

  • Sensus Analytics For Smart Water

    Sensus Analytics is a bundle of applications that make meter data management simple, relevant, and actionable. 

  • E-Series® Ultrasonic Plus Meter

    The E-Series® Ultrasonic Plus meter uses transit time technology to measure cold potable water and incorporates an integrated valve into the lay length of the meter. This valve feature allows water utilities to actuate the valve remotely to temporarily restrict water service safely and efficiently.

  • Series 1100HV Restraint For Existing Push-On Joints

    The Series 1100HV is a restraint made for existing push-on joints on large diameter C900 PVC pipes. It is built from ASTM A536 ductile iron and has a MEGA-BOND® Restraint Coating System. 

  • ally: Beyond The Meter

    The ally smart water solution goes beyond the meter to help you measure smarter, communicate better, analyze easier and improve revenue and efficiency.

DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION VIDEOS

In this episode of Water Talk, Angela Godwin sits down with Beth Powell, president of Fluid Conservation Systems, to discuss urgent challenges and promising innovations in the water industry. Powell highlights aging infrastructure—especially in the Northeast, where 150-year-old pipes are still in use—and rising concerns over water scarcity in the West.