Water Resource Monitoring (Water Monitoring) Articles

Mission-critital monitoring in South Carolina - Case Study

Treatment agency sees results from new monitoring system Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) is a wastewater treatment agency in Greenville, S.C., that serves Greenville and parts of Laurens, Anderson, Pickens and Spartanburg counties in the upstate area. The utility infrastructure includes eight water resource recovery facilities that are serviced by 343 miles of interceptor lines and 60 pump ...

Oct. 2, 2020

By Mission Communications, LLC

EQuIS and Sustainability in Mining

EarthSoft’s mining customers use EQuIS™ to manage, capture, store, and report water quality and quantity data to provide a site-wide view of water resource information and assists with their ongoing water stewardship and responsible water management. Mining and environmental professionals understand that society demands that mining is conducted in an environmentally sensitive and ...

Sep. 15, 2020

By EarthSoft, Inc

Assessment levels for water quality in WA

The Government of Western Australia through its Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has the authority and mandate to measure the quality of groundwater and surface water across the country. The primary objective of carrying out an assessment of water is to ensure that the water is clean and safe for drinking and other purposes. Water assessment is done by assessing three classes of ...

Sep. 14, 2020

By Esdat Environmental Data Software

Rebekah Eggers: It’s time to get serious about AI

Rebekah Eggers is on a mission to ensure that man, woman and machine can evolve harmoniously together. Here, IBM’s IoT expert talks about her childhood influences, why blockchain should be taken seriously and artificial intelligence in the water utility market. IBM’s IoT expert discusses why blockchain and AI should be taken seriously Why now is the time for action Blockchain is a ...

May 31, 2019

By Aquatech Global Events

Stevens equipment records historical information during tsunami - Case Study

On the eve of the discontinuation of Stevens chart recorders, we are republishing the following article about the highest profile contribution that our products have made in their 116 year history. This article was originally published in the Stevens Water Monitor newsletter in 2007. One of the longest lived products in water resource monitoring has been the Stevens’ chart recorder. In ...

Jun. 7, 2018

By Stevens Water Monitoring Systems, Inc.

Governance, rights, and resource development costs of water: lessons from post-war Japan

To promote water resources development, many nations have established centralized administration such that the central government can hold an institutional authority with the ability to control water resources development and modify the modernization of water rights. This enables governments to clearly define the rights or introduce the principle of vested rights protection; however, ...

Oct. 23, 2017

By IWA Publishing

PondR: a process-oriented model to simulate the hydrology of drainage ponds

Drainage ponds are a useful measure to manage water resources. However, these small water bodies are characterized by highly dynamic internal processes. This article discusses a simple process-oriented model developed to simulate temporal dynamics of internal processes within drainage ponds. The PondR model is able to simulate the relevant hydrological processes of the pond by using commonly ...

Oct. 12, 2017

By IWA Publishing

Policy recommendation for drinking water supply cross-border networking in the Adriatic region

Cross-border water resources and drinking water supply management are among the basic concerns for almost all Adriatic Sea countries. Adopting measures such as developing common methodologies, tools and techniques addressing water quality and quantity issues, water losses and pricing policies is a top priority. Regarding the harmonization of procedures and legislative framework, the ...

Sep. 8, 2017

By IWA Publishing

Assessing the influence of social capital on water point sustainability in rural Ethiopia

Despite considerable investment, sustainability of rural water resources remains a critical challenge in Ethiopia. Evidence suggests social capital – the networks, norms, and trust that facilitate cooperative behaviors – influences a community's ability to manage communal water resources. In turn, strong community governance of water resources may lead to sustainable resource management. ...

Aug. 16, 2017

By IWA Publishing

Integrating water distribution system efficiency into the water conservation strategy for California: a Los Angeles perspective

Improving water management in California requires a transition from imported to local water resources used efficiently. To assess this transitional capacity of water retailers in metropolitan Los Angeles County, we focused on a key water management metric: the water distribution efficiency. We traced the evolution of water loss reduction policy and practices globally with emphasis on ...

Jul. 18, 2017

By IWA Publishing

Location: choosing the right telemetry method for your remote water monitoring applications

Because of the remote locations and naturally harsh environments of many water resources, monitoring and communicating the resulting data is not always simple or straightforward. Telemetry is an automated process for performing measurements and collecting data back to receiving equipment for analysis. Remote or inaccessible locations require the use of different radio communication technologies ...

May 21, 2017

By OTT HydroMet

Influence of intermittent water supply operations on the vulnerability of water distribution networks

Water authorities in countries facing water shortage problems are implementing intermittent water supply (IWS) policies, as a measure to conserve and control their national water resources. Implementation of such measures affects the behaviour of the water pipe systems during the operation stage. The research work presented herein presents a model simulating the behaviour of urban water ...

May 11, 2017

By IWA Publishing

Some information about Genesis Water Technologies and its benefits

Water and air are the two essential and precious gifts of Mother Nature to the humans. All the living species depend on these two natural offerings and it is up to the humans to make optimal efforts to conserve both of these elements before their purity deteriorates to the extreme level that they are not healthy anymore for consumption. The quality of water is highly critical for the current ...

May 3, 2017

By Genesis Water Technologies, Inc.

Monitoring underground water resources in Brazil - Case study

The Coca-Cola FENSA plant in Mogi das Cruzes is responsible for bottling mineral water supplied from two ground water sources. The plant is a benchmark for environmental sustainability projects. With this pioneer project the Mogi das Cruzes plant was the first of the Coca-Cola FENSA Group to install an online analysis monitoring, using the OTT PLS and OTT DuoSens datalogger, along with other Hach ...

Jan. 18, 2017

By OTT HydroMet

Hydrometric network design using dual entropy multi-objective optimization in the Ottawa River Basin

Water resources managers commonly rely on information collected by hydrometric networks without clear knowledge of their efficiency. Optimal water monitoring networks are still scarce especially in the Canadian context. Herein, a dual entropy multi-objective optimization (DEMO) method uses information theory to identify locations where the addition of a hydrometric station would optimally ...

Dec. 5, 2016

By IWA Publishing

Automated convective and stratiform precipitation estimation in a small mountainous catchment using X-band radar data in Central Spain

For the purposes of weather nowcasting, flood risk monitoring and water resources assessment, it is often difficult to achieve a reliable spatio-temporal representation of rainfall due to a low rain gauge network density. However, quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) has acquired new prospects with the introduction of weather radars, thanks to their higher spatio-temporal resolution. ...

Nov. 29, 2016

By IWA Publishing

Build up a database to determine the management of drinking water in the Province of Cartago, Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, the majority of people have drinking water in their homes, but because of climate change along with the increase of population and non-existent planning programs, the distribution of this resource could be affected. To ensure sustainability of drinking water, information on demand and supply is required. Unfortunately, the information is outdated and there is no single unified ...

Nov. 21, 2016

By IWA Publishing

Removal of Fallen Leaves Can Improve Urban Water Quality

The timely removal of leaf litter can reduce harmful phosphorus concentrations in stormwater by over 80 percent in Madison, Wisconsin, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey study. Autumn leaf litter contributes a significant amount of phosphorus to urban stormwater, which then runs off into waterways and lakes. Excessive amounts of nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen can cause ...

Nov. 17, 2016

By U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

In-stream detection of waterborne priority pollutants, and applications in drinking water contaminant warning systems

Advancements in real-time water monitoring technologies permit rapid detection of in-stream, in-pipe water quality, and alert of threats from waste loads. Legislation mandating the establishment of water resources monitoring, presence of hazardous contaminants in effluents, and perception of the vulnerability of the water distribution system to attacks, have spurred technical and economic ...

Oct. 7, 2016

By IWA Publishing

Micropollutants in European rivers: A mode of action survey to support the development of effect‐based tools for water monitoring

Environmental quality monitoring of water resources is challenged with providing the basis for safeguarding the environment against adverse biological effects from exposure to anthropogenic chemicals originating from diffuse and point sources. Although current regulatory efforts focus on monitoring and assessing a few legacy chemicals, many more anthropogenic chemicals are and will become ...

Jun. 14, 2016

By John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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