WASTEWATER MEASUREMENT RESOURCES

• Why A Little Knowledge About Sensors Can Be A Dangerous Thing

  Every day our technical support people answer questions on the selection of sensors for pH, ORP, conductivity, dissolved oxygen and turbidity. No issue generates more confusion than cell constants for conductivity sensors. The vast majority of returns we process are for conductivity sensors that were ordered with the wrong cell constant. It turns out that cell constants are something that we all read but that most of us don’t really understand. Pick the wrong cell constant for a probe and your analyzer will happily give you numbers to 3 significant digits. The only problem is those numbers are wrong. By Mark Spencer, President, Water Analytics

• City Of Decatur Implements Siemens SITRANS store IQ For Operational Transparency

  The addition of the Siemens SITRANS store IQ hardware solution and app allowed Decatur immediate access to flow rate, totalizer, and head measurement on all their devices.

• Sanitation District No. 1 Of Northern Kentucky Reduces Cost Of Multi-Million Dollar SSO Reduction Plan By 50%

  Sanitation District No. 1 (SD1) of Northern Kentucky operates wastewater infrastructure for over 200,000 customer accounts. They partner with more than 30 local governments to provide reliable wastewater and stormwater services. Their wastewater asset network is comprised of approximately 1,650 miles of sanitary sewer pipe, 121 pump stations, and multiple treatment plants that treat about 36 million gallons of wastewater each day.

• Modernize Your Mobile Operation

  The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati’s Wastewater Collection Division manages 3,000 miles of main sewer line and services some 200,000 individual customer sewer laterals and accounts that cover nearly 1 million residents and businesses. When things go wrong with those pipes, the division hears about it from customers loud and clear.

• Smart Utility: Building A Foundation for Artificial Intelligence

  With data comes decision-making power, but how each utility wields that power will be different. The Smart Utility approach tailors digital capabilities to arrive at specific and optimal outcomes.

• Helping Detroit Get The Lead Out

  Learn how the Kresge Foundation promotes efficient and equitable lead abatement efforts by supporting the use of BlueConduit's machine learning technology. 

• 9 Benefits Of IoT-Based Water-Level Monitoring

  With the dearth of quality source water a major and worsening issue for utilities and industry, water-level monitoring is paramount for successful operations — as is stepping up to IoT technology.

• Employing Wastewater Testing To Monitor Infection Trends And Control The Spread Of COVID-19

  Since March of last year, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, the U.S. has recorded over 33.7 million cases of infection and surpassed 600,000 deaths due to the highly transmissible viral disease.

• Gwinnett County Explores Benefits Of Digital Twins At Pump Station

  As a leader in the water industry, Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources (GCDWR) aims to provide superior water services at an excellent value. The multi-award-winning utility has been recognized both statewide and nationally for excellence in water production, wastewater treatment, infrastructure development, and customer satisfaction. GCDWR operates and maintains two water production facilities; three water reclamation facilities; more than 200 pump stations; and nearly 8,000 miles of water, sewer, and stormwater pipes that provide essential services to more than 900,000 people each day.

• Carbon Dioxide For pH Control Of Landfill Leachate

  A landfill operator’s leachate treatment plant in Missouri required pH reduction following lime-softening and prior to the biological wastewater treatment process. Carbon dioxide (CO2) was chosen as a substitute for sulfuric acid due to improved process control and a reduced tendency to form scale.