water distribution News
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AWWA announces updates to two Manuals of Practice
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has announced updated editions to two of its Manuals of Water Supply Practices: Water Meters - Selection, Installation, Testing, and Maintenance (M6) and Computer Modeling of Water Distribution Systems (M32). Accurate water metering is the means by which water utilities produce revenue to cover expenses and equitably charge customers. Meters that are ...
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Proactive Infrastructure Management for Water Quality Monitoring
Proactive Infrastructure Management for Water Quality Monitoring The water distribution network is a major asset, which requires careful management to deliver safe and compliant water to the public. Our license partners, Siemens Water Technologies, have produced a document to help with proactive infrastructure management, for the effective management of water quality within your network. ...
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Hach issued patent for water distribution monitoring technology
Hach Homeland Security Technologies division announced it was issued US Patent 6,999,898 for the proprietary analytic technology in its Event Monitor™ Trigger System – the diagnostic software for Hach’s innovative water distribution monitoring system. The patented technology – which analyzes deviation vectors in water parameters – is the first of its kind to be applied to water quality ...
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CEDAE Installs MPC-Buoy to improve water quality for 10 million people in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro state’s water distribution system, Companhia Estadual de Águas e Esgotos (CEDAE), has installed LG Sonic technology to control algae growth in one of their primary drinking water reservoirs. ...
By LG Sonic
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Screening for antibiotic-resistant bacteria in drinking water
Harmful bacteria in water are of concern, especially if they are resistant to antibiotics. A new Portuguese study reports on levels of a group of bacteria, staphylococci, in three different types of water in the treatment cycle and analyses their resistance to antibiotics. 'Coagulase-negative staphylococci' (CNS) are common and usually harmless. However, some CNS can cause skin infections when ...
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World Water Day 2024: Revolutionizing Water Quality with FPI`s Leading Solutions
March 22nd was the 32nd "World Water Day" , with the United Nations designating the theme for 2024 as "Water for Peace." Effective management and protection of water resources are crucial for sustainable social development. Water quality management plays a central role in water resource management, encompassing comprehensive monitoring of raw water sources, treatment processes, and the quality of ...
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Webinar: How Irish Water Solved Algae Problems
22 June 2022 | 2pm BST / 3pm CEST In this webinar “Pea soup!”, exclaims Tommy, Cork County Council’s Operator at Irish Water’s Lake Cross Water Treatment Plant. Now two years later, algal blooms are under control with the installation of MPC-Buoy. In this webinar, Lisa Brand and Alexander Marcus will discuss how Irish Water controlled algal blooms, reduced OPEX, and ...
By LG Sonic
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HyrdaClam recognised by Siemens as key to proactively measure high-resolution turbidity.
HyrdaClam® recognised by Siemens as key to proactively measure high-resolution turbidity. Water service providers responsible for potable water distribution systems were urged to become more proactive in their collection of turbidity data, and their networks smarter, at a speciality water industry forum associated with the Siemens’ “Answers For Industry” conference held ...
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Safe Water Project Expansion in Northwestern Ontario First Nations Communities
The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, announced over $4 million in funding for an expansion of the Keewaytinook Okimakanak (KO) Safe Water Project in Northwestern Ontario First Nations communities. This expansion means that the Project will now help eliminate boil water advisories for 19 First Nations communities. A.U.G. Signals Ltd. (AUG) is proud to ...
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Advanced monitoring technology helps improve water security
As part of the homeland security activity in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to test commercially available water quality sensors for their ability to provide a warning alarm due to deliberate or unintentional contamination events within a drinking water system. The Intellisonde™ in-pipe water quality monitor from UK based Intellitect Water is one of ...
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Intellitect opens Gateway to in-pipe water quality data
Intellitect Water has launched a new remote data collection and web display capability, known as ‘Intellitect Gateway’, that will enable the managers of water distribution networks to view water quality data in real-time. The new system collects data from any number of Intellisondes that can be simply installed at strategic locations within the drinking water distribution network to ...
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AnalyticalTechnology introduces new portable water quality monitor for remote logging
Specialist electrochemical sensor manufacturer Analytical Technology announces the launch of its new PQ45 Portable Water Quality Monitor. Companies in the water and industrial industries are now seeking rugged, field-deployable systems which enable the recording of water quality data in a variety of environments. Capable of monitoring a wide range of parameters in water, the PQ45 system is ideal ...
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PUB and Optiqua Technologies Collaborate on Real-time Sensor Technology
SIWW, Singapore - PUB, Singapore's national water agency, and Optiqua Technologies Pte Ltd, the Singapore-based provider of real time monitoring solutions for the international water industry, announced today the signing of a collaborative agreement for the development of Optiqua's real time sensor technology. Under the agreement, PUB and Optiqua will embark on a collaboration to accelerate the ...
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New partnership to help Greek tap water quality
INTELLITECT WATER (UK) has announced a new distribution partnership with Olympios Trading for its highly innovative Intellisonde™ in-pipe water quality monitors covering Greece and Cyprus. The Intellisonde™ is designed to provide water companies with more efficient access to drinking water quality data and will now be distributed across these two new markets by Athens-based instrumentation ...
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Finnish partnership to protect water quality
Intellitect Water (UK) has announced a new distribution partnership with Finnish environmental services company Sarlin for the highly innovative Intellisonde™ in-pipe water quality monitors. The Intellisonde™ is designed to provide efficient access to water quality data and will now be distributed in Finland exclusively by Sarlin. Developed to continuously monitor in-pipe water within drinking ...
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CA-NV AWWA Launches New Training Center, Educates Water Professionals
After many months of hard work and negotiation, the California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association (CA-NV AWWA) is pleased to announce the opening of its new educational center in West Sacramento. Located directly off the I-80 freeway, this new facility will provide drinking water professionals additional opportunities for CA-NV AWWA education and training that had been less ...
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Instrumenting your water network makes sense
Instrumenting Your Water Network Makes Sense Sensor technologies are found in much of the worlds infrastructure today, including power grids, communications networks, and even public roads. Water Utilities have been slower to adopt such technology, but that is changing. Sensors have reached a critical intersection of capability and affordability that makes it easier than ever to adopt, deploy, ...
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China trial for new in-pipe monitor
New technology, developed by Intellitect Water (UK), that provides visibility of water quality within the drinking water distribution network, is currently on trial in China. Shanghai based, Ewaters Environmental Science & Technology Co., Ltd, which specialises in water network modelling and data management, carried out the trial and their Managing Director, Weijun Zhang says, 'We are keen ...
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AWWA launches revamped water system operator series
The American Water Works Association has relaunched its Water System Operations (WSO) series with fully revamped versions of Water Treatment, Grade 1; Water Treatment, Grade 2; and Water Treatment, Grades 3 & 4. WSO: Water Distribution Grades 1 & 2 and Grades 3 & 4 will be available this fall. AWWA’s WSO series provides the foremost test preparation materials for water operator ...
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New communication options for water monitoring technology
Instrumentation company Intellitect Water has announced that the innovative multiparameter water quality monitor, the Intellisonde™ is now available with a broad selection of communication choices. Responding to specific customer requests, options now include GPRS, RS232 or RS485 Serial outputs, Analogue Outputs and Ethernet. "As a result, Intellisondes™ can now interface with almost ...
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