WASTEWATER MEASUREMENT RESOURCES

• COVID-19 Clues In A Community's Sewage: 4 Questions Answered About Watching Wastewater For Coronavirus

  Researchers around the world are testing wastewater for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, in hopes that what goes down the drain can act as an early warning system for COVID-19 infections in communities.

• Shortcut The Nitrogen Removal Process In Wastewater With UV Sensors

  Nitrite, long disregarded as an insignificant intermediate in the wastewater nitrification process, has recently gained prominence. Research and practice has identified nitrite as the critical variable in newly-developed treatment processes that utilize shortcuts in the nitrogen cycle to more efficiently remove nitrogen from wastewater. By Patrick Higgins

• Total Oxygen Demand (TOD) – An Alternative Parameter For Real-Time Monitoring Of Wastewater Organics

  Today, due to the multitude of organics, the organic contamination of wastewater cannot be defined with passable analytical effort. Therefore, composite parameters become more important for the description of organic contamination. Parameters have been defined to enable a fast detection of organic loads.

• Down And Dirty With Digital: How AI Enhances Water Infrastructure Fieldwork

  Fieldwork is at the heart of infrastructure expansion and rehabilitation, as utilities, engineers, and contractors collaborate to build the systems and structures that treat and move water. The opportunity is great, but so are the challenges. Which is why new, digitally-enhanced tools are needed.

• Scalable SCADA: Deploying Ignition In Any Architecture

  The Internet continues to transform the way business is done, industries are in transition, new markets are opening, and consumer habits are shifting. Even if your architecture is working well now, is it scalable enough to adapt to unpredictable changes?

• SWAN Corner: How Regulators And Innovators Are Working Together To Digitize Wastewater Regulations

  Advanced technologies have been trickling into wastewater processes for the last decade, but only recently have bodies such as the International Standards Organisation added smart systems to their list of standardised practices. Collaborations with tech startups have played a vital role in bringing standards in line with current technological capabilities, but there’s a long way to go...

• Moneyball For Water And Wastewater Treatment

  The movie and sports term has infiltrated the business world and has important implications for the water/wastewater industry.

• WWEMA Window: Wading Into Smart Water

  If you’ve gone down the smart home rabbit hole, it will be easy for you to relate to B2B customers on their journey to smart water. The options can be overwhelming, the limitations confusing, the pros and cons hard to quantify, and the solutions infinite, with costs that quickly escalate.

• Sending Your Wet Weather Problem Back To The Cloud(s)

  Most of us don’t have to think about the vital infrastructure that supports our society.  Water is delivered to our homes and businesses 24/7, and wastewater is efficiently and cleanly whisked away.  The ability of our utilities to manage these services means we only take notice at times of inconvenience: water outages, sewer blockages, or stormwater overflows. 

• What Pumps Tell Us About Water, Power, And The Worker

  High up in the Tehachapi Mountains of California’s Central Valley lies the largest consumer of the state’s electricity, driving 14 centrifugal pumps, each rated at 80,000 hp.