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...

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...

The Dollars and Sense Behind Fast Concrete Washouts

For ready-mixed concrete plant executives, traditional methods of washing out concrete trucks can seriously compromise efficiency and profitability, wasting a significant amount of time...

Data Science Helps Raleigh Water Avoid Digging Up the Streets

By Rocio Echeverria, Xylem PROJECT AT A GLANCE Client:The City of Raleigh Public Utilities DepartmentChallenge:Prioritize capital works using analysis to determine pipeline risk. Partnership:Xylem Inc. and Esri Solution:Raleigh...

Odor and Corrosion Control in Wastewater Collection Systems: Part 2 of...

In part 1 of this series, we discussed the corrosion issues associated with hydrogen sulfide in wastewater collection systems. The main classes of reactions...

Managing an On-site Legionella Event

By Paul Sharpe, U.S. Water  Building owners are often faced with a decision to test the building potable and utility water for Legionella bacteria. The...

Keeping Cooling Towers Clean and Healthy

Developing a water management plan is essential for successful cooling tower operation, both in terms of overall cooling process efficiency, and in keeping system...

10 expert tips to ensure safe sewer cleaning

Municipalities must safely clean and maintain many miles of sewer line annually to eliminate blockages and prevent sanitary sewer overflows, which are regulated by...

Removing Struvite from Wastewater Systems

Named after Henrich Christian Gottfried Von Struve, who discovered the magnesium ammonium phosphate crystals in medieval sewer systems in Hamburg in 1845, struvite is...

Automatic Scraper Strainers Protect Critical Membrane Systems

For industrial process facilities, membrane filtration is a valuable, commonly used means of filtering water and wastewater. The challenge is that membrane systems are...