Municipal Sewer Cleaning: 7 Tips to Achieve Better, Faster Production
Industry experts provide guidance to optimize cleaning efficiency, while preventing or quickly resolving problems such as tough blockages and “blown toilets” Operators cleaning municipal sewer, storm and sanitary lines face a host of challenges on the job. This can range from having to clean miles of line in the most efficient manner, complying with annual regulatory mandates, to handling tough blockages caused by roots, grease, and cave-ins. It can even involve dreaded “blown toilets”...
University System Remains Operational Thanks to AVT EZ Valve
Installed by Millemium Industrial Services (Houston ) – The installation of an Advanced Valve Technologies EZ Valve has helped to future-proof the water system of a university utility system in a Northeastern U.S city. AVT’s newest certified installer Millennium Industrial Services fit the insertion valve to create a control point on the water line that feeds the facility’s boiler. This enabled a current required repair and future works to take place without the need to shut off the w...
IECA Region One Strategic Updates
Denver, Colo. – The IECA board of directors are committed to the growth and evolution of the association. The board recently updated the strategic plan to help identify resources to support membership through improved services to chapters, members and professionals who protect soil and water resources. “During my term as board president, I’ve worked hard to help put the correct staffing, resources and board talent in place to create a roadmap for IECA to move forward,” explained Adam Dibble,...
Kemira publishes a Water Handbook for water treatment industry
Kemira, a global chemicals company serving customers in water intensive industries, has published a water treatment reference book for water treatment companies, universities, industry associations, researchers and other partners. The About Water Treatment handbook describes the methods and processes that are used today for treating potable water and waste water, not forgetting new smart process management options, enabled by digitalization. It also discusses sludge and the ways in which it is h...
City of Buckeye announces naming of new water treatment campus
Stantec-designed facility to increase water capacity to accommodate projected city growth Phoenix, AZ - The City of Buckeye recently announced the naming of its new water treatment campus as the Jackie A. Meck Water Campus at a private ceremony last week in honor of the City’s mayor and lifelong resident who is retiring. The City chose to design and develop the facility, formerly known as the Broadway Road Water Campus (BRWC), to address increasing water capacity for future population gr...
ABB supports India’s Koppal district to ease water shortages with digital water management solutions
In a unique project led by L&T Construction Water & Effluent Treatment IC for the Government of Kartanaka, ABB’s end-to-end solutions will help the local water authority to track, measure and optimize water use in this drought-stricken region of southwest India, as well as pump and distribute clean treated river water to village homes. The solution includes 635 digital flowmeters and technologies to improve control at pumping stations and reservoirs. With a population of around one million pe...
Sherwin-Williams Announces 2020 Water & Wastewater Impact Award Winners
Challenging membrane bioreactor basin lining project earns first place honors for the South Valley Sewer District, CDC Restoration & Construction, and Bowen, Collins & Associates CLEVELAND (December 3, 2020) – A labor-intensive restoration of eight deteriorated membrane bioreactor (MBR) basins for the South Valley Sewer District (SVSD) Jordan Basin Water Reclamation Facility in Bluffdale, Utah, has earned the facility and project team the 2020 Sherwin-Williams Impact Award. The award rec...
OptiRTC Retained by the City of Redmond WA, in Partnership with Osborn Consulting, Inc., to Improve Downstream Health and Water Quality within the Monticello Watershed
REDMOND, WA - OptiRTC (https://optirtc.com), a leader in forecast-based control of distributed stormwater infrastructure through cloud-based solutions, has been retained by the City of Redmond WA, in cooperation with Osborn Consulting, Inc., to design and install multiple Opti active control systems on ponds within the Monticello Watershed. The City of Redmond wants to improve flow duration control performance of the pond system to better mimic pre-development flows in order to improve downs...
WINT and Howden Insurance Brokers partner to end water leak damage
AI-powered leak prevention technology provider WINT has teamed with global specialty insurance broker Howden to reduce the risk of water damage.(Image) AI-based leak prevention provider teams with Howden to help commercial real estate cut risks and reduce costs NEW YORK – WINT Water Intelligence, a leader in cutting-edge leak prevention and water management solutions, has partnered with the global specialty insurance broker Howden. WINT and Howden will deliver innovative AI-powered techno...
Rebuilding of Paradise Counts on HDPE Pipe
PARADISE, CA, November 06, 2020 - The rebuilding of the town here that was destroyed by the Camp Fire continues with a focus on the rapid replacement of water service lines. "When we're done, there will be about 315,000 feet of new HDPE service lines," stated Kevin Phillips, Town Manager for the Town of Paradise. Prior to the 2018 fire, the town had a population of 26,000. During 17 days starting on November 8, 2018, the fire destroyed some 150,000 acres and nearly 19,000 homes and buildings....
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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