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By John E. Regnier Introduction Electrical bills are not ordinarily thought of as anything other than a necessary aggravation in the complicated process of producing and delivering drinking water to a customer or collecting and treating the wastewater from that customer. Surprisingly however, these bills, with a little effort, can become one of the best tools the water manager has in his toolkit. They can be useful both as an operational aid and especially as a guide to saving money and the energy it re...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Data Integration, Resource-Management, Water-quality Monitoring
LISLE, Ill., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Earth Day 2013 is about creating awareness about the importance of caring for our planet and being good stewards of our natural resources. The water treatment industry today offers consumers solutions to help ensure safe drinking water for themselves while showing their sensitivity to the environment. "People today want to bring safe and clean water to their families in a way that also fosters our planet's health," said Dave Haataja, executive director of the W...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Treatment, Water-quality Monitoring
By Dan Rafter Officials with the City of Bremerton, WA, knew that they had to make changes to the way their utility treated the 3.3 billion gallons of drinking water it supplies each year to its 55,000 customers. EPA was in the process of enacting tougher regulations on utilities such as Bremerton’s that rely on surface water for their supply of drinking water. Bremerton taps surface water from the nearby Union River Reservoir and groundwater from a series of production wells located across the Bremerto...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Source Protection, Treatment, Water-quality Monitoring
(Alexandria, VA) - The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) recently awarded Limno Tech with a contract to perform research on previously developed Diagnostic Tools to Evaluate Impacts of Trace Organic Compounds (CEC5R08). The new project is titled Application of Site Screening Tools to Evaluate Ecological Effects from Trace Organics in the Aquatic Environment (CEC6R12). This phase II research seeks to demonstrate and refine the application of site screening tools previously developed. The resear...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Water-quality Monitoring
SAN LEANDRO, Calif., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Pasteurization Technology Group (PTG), innovator of the only wastewater disinfection process that generates renewable energy, is pleased to announce that Ventura Water has been honored as a leader in the water reuse and desalination industry during the 2013 WateReuse California Annual Conference held in Monterey, California. Ventura Water received the water recycling "Recycled Water Agency of the Year Medium" award for their use of PTG's breakthr...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Reuse, Treatment, Water-quality Monitoring
Washington, D.C. – The Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA) 40th Washington Forum, April 23-25 in Washington, D.C., will explore the current landscape of the water and wastewater industry and offer manufacturers and their representatives the information and tools they need to remain competitive in today’s environment. This year’s event poses the question, “Is this the New Norm?” and includes insights into the legislative and regulatory issues as well as the market challenges s...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Water-quality Monitoring
Houston, TX; March 5, 2013 – Baswood Corporation, a provider of advanced wastewater treatment systems, today announced the start of full-scale operations of its BioViperTM biological pretreatment system at the Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE:DPS) Houston bottling plant. Using Baswood’s patented technologies, the BioViper™ delivers an energy-efficient pretreatment solution that significantly lowers the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in the bottling plant’s facility’s effluent while supporting DPS’s environ...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Water-quality Monitoring
ANNISTON, Ala., Feb. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Brass and copper water lines have been used in the U.S. for the vast majority of potable water delivery systems; and with good reason. The copper in brass makes brass germicidal, or naturally antibacterial. The Environmental Protection Agency regulates the registration of antimicrobial products. After extensive antimicrobial testing according to the agency's stringent test protocols, 355 copper alloys, including brass, were found to kill more than 99.9% of S...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Pollution, Water-quality Monitoring
By Carol Brzozowski An increasing number of regulations and a need to obtain water from alternate sources are prompting water utilities to increase efforts to ensure water quality. With the drought conditions that have prevailed throughout the United States, “we’re seeing less availability of high-quality surface water streams, so many municipalities are looking at using surface water that hasn’t typically been used for potable water supply because of concerns around organics or potentially some ...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Resource-Management, Treatment, Water-quality Monitoring
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - November 30, 2012 - Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, has won a major contract to treat municipal drinking water for a new high-tech industrial zone in Korea. The contract will see ultraviolet (UV) advanced oxidation process (AOP) technology utilised for the first time in a municipal drinking water system in South Korea. The 101,000 m3/day water treatment facility will be the first step in...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Water-quality Monitoring
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