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By Dan Rafter
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power budgeted $75 million for the project. Officials at the agency spent a decade working with surrounding neighbors. Construction ran from 2004 through the end of 2007. It was, in short, a huge project. But, when the department officially wraps up its Stone Canyon Water Quality Improvement Project this spring, it will have accomplished two equally huge goals: The new water-treatment facilities will allow Stone Canyon to meet tough federal surface-water regulatio...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Infrastructure, Pipes and Pumps
Morton Grove, Illinois, February 2, 2012 — Bell & Gossett announces the addition of a comprehensive update to its ESP-PLUS online pump selection program. The new ESP-PLUS program features a more comprehensive, user-friendly, web-based selection tool and improved visuals to provide an enhanced user experience. Based on extensive feedback from ESP-PLUS users, special care was taken to ensure the program’s existing ease-of-use and acclaimed special features were not affected by the new enhancements. Ta...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency
FOUNTAIN VALLEY , Calif. —February 1, 2012 — McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. recently began construction of the Initial Expansion of the Groundwater Replenishment System for the Orange County Water District (OCWD). Located at the OCWD Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) on Ward Street in Fountain Valley , Calif. , the $142.7 million project will create an additional 31,000 acre-feet per year (AFY) of new water supplies to serve north and central&...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency
Energy powers our economy. But our outdated energy system is wasteful, expensive and a major source of pollution, leading to the deaths of approximately 60,000 Americans per year. Utilities in California and across the country are now investing billions of dollars to modernize that infrastructure, making use of the information technologies that have revolutionized so many other realms of our lives. The smart grid they're building will improve air quality and the health of millions of Americans aff...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency
Vista, CA – January 31, 2012 - Lots of old folktales prevail about how to save and conserve water—even if it really is necessary. However, water and water conservation are becoming very serious issues around the world. Waterless Co., manufacturer of no-flush urinal systems, offers the following myths about water and water conservation designed to separate fact from fiction. Myth: Placing a brick in a toilet is a simple way to save water. Reality: A brick will disintegrate in water, lose its effectivenes...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency
Atlanta, Ga. (Jan. 27, 2012) - The Golden Estates Mobile Home Community received a $27,000 water bill in January 2011 when Manager Crissy King said she “just wanted to cry.” Instead, she decided to investigate what happened. Although she suspected a massive water leak, there was little evidence to prove it- no water bubbled from the pavement and their gutters ran dry. The community used 850,000 gallons of water in one month, 34 times their average, and it had to be going somewhere. King contacted two pl...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency
CALGARY, Jan. 27, 2012 /CNW/ - Pure Technologies Ltd. ("Pure") (TSX: PUR) announced today that the Board of County Commissioners of Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department ("WASD") has approved a contract worth approximately US$5.8 million for Pure's wholly-owned subsidiary, Pure Technologies US Inc.("Pure US"), to provide pipeline inspections and monitoring for WASD. Under the contract, Pure will provide inspection and acoustic fibre-optic monitoring ("AFO") of WASD's water and wastewater systems co...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency
Proposals Due Friday, February 27, 2012 The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) seeks proposals to conduct studies to support the planning of future research to expand energy production by, and implement energy efficiency improvements at, wastewater facilities. The overarching goal of WERF’s Energy program is to develop information that will support net energy neutrality at all wastewater facilities that treat flows of five million or more gallons per day (mgd). This will be accomplished primar...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency
(DENVER, CO) – The Board of Directors of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) today announced the election of Jim Chaffee, a Wisconsin-based engineer with the global firm Jacobs, as the Association’s next president-elect. Chaffee will assume his new position at AWWA’s Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE12) in Dallas, Texas, in June 2012, and will begin his year-long term as president in 2013. A registered professional engineer in six states, Chaffee earned his bachelor’s of science degree in ...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency
New York -- Forty years after the passing of the Clean Water Act, the Westchester County Supreme Court ruled January 10, 2012 that New York State is failing to take legally required steps to clean up one of the biggest sources of pollution in its waterways - stormwater runoff. The decision comes after a lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Waterkeeper organizations in the region and other partners, challenging the statewide “general permit” for stormwater discharges from municipal sew...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency
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