water data management Articles
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Groundwater and surface water data management at Rosebery Mine, Tasmania - Case Study
Efficient management of the large monitoring data set is paramount given licence conditions imposed on the mine. Confidence in the data accuracy is crucial in forming the basis for interpretation and subsequent operational decisions. MMG has adopted an Environmental Data Management System (EDMS) comprising the following ‘off-the-shelf’ components produced and supplied by Earth Science ...
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Application of a revised Water Poverty Index to target the water poor
The Water Poverty Index (WPI) has been recognized as a useful tool in policy analysis. The index integrates various physical, social and environmental aspects to enable more holistic assessment of water resources. However, soundness of this tool relies on two complementary aspects: (i) inadequate techniques employed in index construction would produce unreliable results, and (ii) poor ...
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Wastewater reclamation and reuse in Europe: a model-based potential estimation
ABSTRACTThe basic aim of this paper is to present an approach to quantitatively assess the potential of municipal wastewater reclamation and reuse in a European context. The model developed is based on the analysis and interrelation of water management data like water availability, water demand and treated effluent. In conjunction with information about the current status of wastewater reuse ...
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Permitting and Preparing for the Retirement Wave With SNWA - Case Study
Learn more about how Klir’s permit management solution helped the Southern Nevada Water Authority consolidate its data management and build workforce resiliency. By centralizing 3,000+ regulatory permits into a single dashboard, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) eliminated knowledge gaps and prepared for the retirement wave. With permitting tasks fully automated and managed through ...
By Klir
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Groundwater monitoring network at Belgian stone pit - Case Study
Country Belgium Period 2012 - now Description and background The stone pit is surrounded by natural areas. Therefore the stone pit has to satisfy strict environmental legislation. How did Eijkelkamp Soil & Water made the difference Eijkelkamp Smart Sensoring: 16 measuring points installed and equiped with monitoring well modems and Diver water level loggers (including 3 CTD-Diver water ...
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Striving for a ‘One Utility, One Platform’ Approach at Halifax Water - Case Study
Streamlining data management, bringing down departmental silos and implementing 21st century water management at Nova Scotia's largest utility. “One of the difficulties with diving into the digital world is that you end up having an app for this, and then an app for that. The fact that Klir had so many different modules that can talk and communicate with each other was really appealing to ...
By Klir
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Big Water needs 'little' people: improving water resource management by including households
Amid claims that the global water crisis is a management crisis, rather than a crisis of resource scarcity, ADB (2010) strongly indicates that contemporary water management institutions are failing to sustainably manage water resources. The burgeoning domestic sector offers a rich environment to examine some of the failings of institutional water resource management, with increasing ...
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Remote Monitoring of Ground Water and Surface Water as Part of the IWRM-Project Dong Nai River Basin, Vietnam
The planned research project IWRM Vietnam, Dong Nai River Basin Phase II is a joint venture project, in which multiple partners from Germany, all in cooperation with partners in Vietnam elaborate the subject IWRM in the project area of the Dong Nai River Basin in Vietnam in its various aspects. The Dong Nai River Basin is located in the south of Vietnam and is, with an area of 35,000 km2, one of ...
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Health risks associated with drinking water in a context of climate change in France: a review of surveillance requirements
It is widely recognized that climate change will impact upon human health in a variety of ways. Assessing these impacts and identifying adaptation opportunities requires appropriate monitoring. To identify the need for reinforced surveillance in metropolitan France, we defined a conceptual framework of how climate change could impact upon health risks in relation to drinking water. Three types of ...
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Pilot plant study for one year: water quality management and algal control of sustainable urban stormwater ponds
Pond structures as cost-effective "source control" drainage techniques that can be applied to reduce the risk of downstream flooding and to recycle stormwater. There are no widely accepted performance and water quality management data on stormwater ponds, yet there is a need for operation and maintenance guidelines, coupled with data on reliability, economics and public acceptance. The purpose of ...
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Navigating the Future: The role of data in water resources management
Water is essential for life, and taking care of it requires us to understand and manage it wisely. In today's world of increasing water scarcity which can be attributed to climate change, population growth, and increasing water demand, data is more crucial than ever for effective water resources management. Different disciplines of water resources management, such as flood risk assessment, ...
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Ensuring safe drinking water case study
Challenge: A state environmental agency contracted with Antea Group to assist in the execution of a state-wide clean drinking water program. Program objectives included the development of an efficient and standardized program to monitor for chemical and biological contaminants across more than 6,500 public water systems. Solution: Antea Group developed a comprehensive sample ...
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Detect Leaks and Analyze Water Consumption with WaterSignal
Did you know it will cost an estimated $1 trillion over the next 25 years to upgrade the nation’s water system to run more efficiently? While part of the problem is fragile, hundred-year-old water mains, it also falls on property owners to ensure they are doing their part to save water — for both the environment and their wallets. But how? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
By WaterSignal
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How Klir Helped SCV Water Navigate Amalgamation - Case Study
Find out how Santa Clarita Valley Water used Klir to navigate a complicated amalgamation process, consolidate its permitting and get compliance peace of mind. At A Glance As SCV Water amalgamated three water divisions under one agency, Klir supported a seamless operational transition by organizing over 150 permits into a single collaborative dashboard. Complete visibility for management into ...
By Klir
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Top 3 Reasons for Data-Driven Water Quality Management
Monitoring water quality in real-time allows you to avoid problems in your water body; Real-time data offers valuable insights about the chemistry of your lake and algae trends; A data-driven approach improves decision-making for reducing nutrients. “Real-time data is actionable data,” said Chief Water Specialist EJ Neafsey in a recent webinar. When it comes to water quality ...
By LG Sonic
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Modern monitoring network in the Indian Ocean - Case study
Three public authorities in Sri Lanka are responsible for various tasks in water management and they all depend on hydro-meteorological data. However, the existing monitoring network was in poor condition and reliable, up-to-date measurement values were often missing. Now the hydro-meteorological monitoring network has been extended and updated with the latest technology. Background There is a ...
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Why sustainability practitioners need to embrace big data (rather than be scared of it)
The outcome of the 2012 presidential election in the US, which saw President Barack Obama fight to win a second term against the Republican Mitt Romney, was uncertain. Obama’s record-breaking fundraising was no guarantee of success in the face of challenging domestic issues such as how the US would respond to the economic downturn or the future of the Affordable Care Act. But one man did ...
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Digital Transformation of Field Operations in a Water Utility Company Using GIS Cloud - Case Study
Digitizing the process of field data collection and infrastructure data management utilizing the GIS Cloud platform, Liburnian waters achieved a multilevel collaboration with local governments, increased their data accuracy, and reduced job timeframe by eliminating paper forms. The implementation of field inspection via surveys on mobile phones had the biggest impact on their workflow, the ...
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Easy & Efficient Water Management Through Digitalization
Digitalization is taking over industry after industry – including water management. At first, it might seem that digitalization happens for the sake of digitalization. But the real gains are in having fewer routine tasks to complete and knowing more about the network. Neuroflux helps water utilities take advantage of their existing data. This process can be considered digitalization or, in ...
By Smartvatten
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The Benefits of Remote Water Management As we Look Towards the Future
We are currently living through unprecedented times, certainly in this generation. The novel Coronavirus has impacted our daily lives in countless ways, from school closures and work from home ordinances to the heartache, fear and suffering of losing jobs or far worse, loved ones. During this time we are grateful for the members of our communities on the front lines. We’re grateful for ...
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