WASTEWATER MEASUREMENT RESOURCES

• Automation 101: What Are You Really Controlling?

  We build big, shiny, fancy control panels with letters and number after their names like NEMA 4X.

• Automation 101: Design For Operation

  We hear many paradigms in the design world — design for manufacture, design for assembly, etc. What we don’t often hear is design for operation.

• What The Water Sector Could Learn From The Electric Side

  Each year, the nation wastes an estimated two trillion gallons, or about 14 to 18 percent, of its treated water through leaks alone. That’s a lot of water – enough to fill over three million Olympic-size swimming pools.

• Smart Metering Not An All Or Nothing Proposition

  Water utilities of all sizes face daunting challenges.  Small utilities face the same challenges as large utilities, but have to do more with less.

• Kevin Costner's New Waterworld: Advancing Treatment Technology

  The actor is behind a company that has introduced advanced membrane technology to overcome water treatment challenges.

• Navigating Through Uncharted Waters: How SFPUC's Wastewater Enterprise Stepped In To Help With COVID Monitoring

  On February 25, 2020, Mayor London N. Breed declared a local emergency. The legal document put into action the mobilization of City resources, accelerated emergency planning, and staffing to prepare in the event that COVID-19 appeared in the community. Ryan Batjiaka, a Resource Recovery Specialist for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) recalls what it was like the first few days after receiving the news.

• West Yost Performs Successful Creek Crossing Risk Assessment Using InfoAsset Planner

  Sanitary sewer agencies are hired to assess the risk of creek crossings to environmental, social, and economic health. With this software, this group was able to create configurable asset management plans.

• SWAN Corner: Optimizing Data Intelligence Helps Orlando Protect Its Citizens During Heavy Rain Events

  The City of Orlando Streets and Stormwater Division is responsible for maintaining and improving drainage facilities to prevent flooding and ensure all receiving water bodies meet state and federal water quality standards. They oversee upwards of 100 lakes within the City and approximately 147 drainage wells with 70 monitoring stations for lakes and waterways, and have 23 rainfall stations collecting data by telemetry over a cellular network. The Streets and Stormwater Division keeps two million people safe from flooding during heavy summer rainfalls and periodic tropical events. 

• Water Sustainability: What Companies Are Promising And How They Can Deliver

  Water sustainability, conservation, and resiliency have become essential focus areas for many companies. While the US was once a water-rich country, certain areas are seeing what used to be an abundant resource become scarce.

• AI In Water Management: Plucking The Low-Hanging Fruit

  Tips for bringing the promise of digitalization and AI within reach of water utilities.