Uniform Distribution in Headers and Distribution Systems
PART 2/2
In part one of this article, we examined two common systems, one using compressible gasses, and the other using non-compressible liquids, that provide...
Innovative Technology Improves Residential Water Management: Part 1 of 2
The University of Texas at Austin power plants provide heating and air conditioning for two hundred buildings totaling over one-hundred million cubic feet of...
Recycling Earth’s Rapidly Shrinking Resource – Part 3 of 3
In the parts 1 and 2 of this series, we examined the benefits of reusing wastewater and the biological and disinfection processes available to...
North Las Vegas Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgraded
Located within the greater Las Vegas metropolitan area, North Las Vegas, Nevada, also sits in the majestic Mojave Desert, which means that how the...
Harnessing Data Analytics for Water Treatment
Kilgore, Texas, delivers clean water to around 14,000 residents via an extensive network spanning 160 miles. Five operators manage the city’s water, and a...
Resolving stormwater flooding
The Gulf of Mexico coast averages some of the highest rainfall in the United States. As a result, cities like Houston, Texas, and their...
Keys to Minimally Invasive Sewage Renovation
As is the case with any type of infrastructure, sewers require regular maintenance. But the often narrow pipes below the ground are difficult to...
When Do Most Water Main Breaks Occur?
On March 11, 2014, in the LinkedIn blog “American Water Works Association,” Riley Vittitoe, the general manager for the water utility of Topeka, Kansas,...
Chopper Pump or Dual-Shafted Grinder?
Flushable wipes continue to inundate pump stations throughout North America, clogging both pumps and pipes and often requiring operators to remove the offending debris...
How to Control Activated Sludge with Online Sensors: Part 3 of...
Figure 3: On-Off Control Dissolved Oxygen Response (source: Meck, D., R. Odum, N. Wobbrock, Cornell University)
In the final piece of this series, we detail...









