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  • December 2015

    • December 2015

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    Poised for Growth

    Elisabeth Lisican
    Dec. 9, 2015
    About the author: Elisabeth Lisican is managing editor of Water & Wastes Digest. Lisican can be reached at [email protected] or 847.391.1012.Despite a steady decline in funding...
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    Ferguson on the Frontline: Going for the Goals

    Bob Ferguson
    Dec. 9, 2015
    Progress made & challenges faced in meeting Sustainable Development Goals
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    2015 State of the Industry

    Dec. 9, 2015
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    2015 Top Water & Wastewater Projects

    Dec. 9, 2015
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    Utility Management

    Advanced Metering: Reducing Non-Revenue Water Loss in Redmond

    Aclara
    Dec. 9, 2015
    The state of Oregon wants its utilities to keep non-revenue water (NRW) loss at or below the American Water Works Assn.’s national average of 10% to 15%. Much of this water loss...

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    Valves: Swedish Town Installs Valve to Aid in Pipeline Repair

    Advanced Valve Technologies
    Dec. 9, 2015
    A drinking water supply line in Örkelljunga, Sweden, needed a valve. A pipeline was in critical need of repair and required a shutoff for work on a segment. The responsibility...
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    Utility Management

    Monitoring: Soft Drink Supplier Monitors Hydrogen Sulfide in Bottled Drinking Water

    Analytical Technology Inc.
    Dec. 9, 2015
    Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd. is one of the U.K.’s largest suppliers of branded still soft drinks and branded carbonates. Based in Chelmsford, Essex, U.K., the company operates seven...
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    Wastewater Treatment

    Filtration: Pilot Study Shows Value of Cloth Media Filters

    Aqua-Aerobic Systems Inc.
    Dec. 9, 2015
    With more than 20 years of application ex­perience in wastewater tertiary processes, cloth media filtration (CMF) has demonstrated high solids-loading capacity, large hydraulic...
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    Tanks & Covers: California Reservoirs Retrofitted With Aluminum Covers

    CST Ind. Inc.
    Dec. 9, 2015
    Padre Dam Municipal Water District (MWD) provides drinking water, wastewater, recycled water and recreation services to 100,000 residents in nine suburbs in San Diego County. ...
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    Utility Management

    Storage Tanks: Reducing Groundwater Dependence

    DN Tanks
    Dec. 9, 2015
    Located in the agricultural fields of the Sacramento Valley of Northern California, the cities of Woodland and Davis—and the University of California, Davis (UC Davis)—previously...
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    Wastewater Treatment

    Aeration: Florida Water Reclamation Facility Utilizes Fine Bubble Diffusers

    EDI-Environmental Dynamics Intl.
    Dec. 9, 2015
    Between 1973 and 1997, the Plant City, Fla., Water Re­clamation Facility under­went five upgrades. However, there had not yet been any significant improvements to the biological...
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    Wastewater Treatment

    Filters: Filter Silencers Provide Quiet, Reliable Operation

    Endustra Filters
    Dec. 9, 2015
    Technicians at the Eastern Municipal Water District’s 18-mgd Temecula Valley (Calif.) Regional Water Reclamation Facility struggled with aeration blower intake filters. Each of...
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    Lighting: LED Retrofitting Aids Wastewater Treatment Plants

    Larson Electronics LLC
    Dec. 9, 2015
    Hazardous environmental ap­plications traditionally have used three types of high-intensity discharge lighting—high-pres­sure sodium, fluorescent and metal halide.A fourth option...
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    Wastewater Treatment

    Final Filtration: Filter Achieves TSS Discharge Limits

    Schreiber LLC
    Dec. 9, 2015
    A chicken processing facility in central North Carolina generates a daily average of approximately 625 gal per minute (gpm) of waste­water from the various processes within the...
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    Utility Management

    Linings: North Carolina Metal Production Facility Relines Site

    Seaman Corporation
    Dec. 9, 2015
    The XR-5 ethylene interpolymer alloy geomembrane was specified for the primary and secondary containment liners for a zinc and diversified metals production facility in Mooresboro...
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    Utility Management

    Tanks: Storage Tank Stands Up to Challenging Geology

    Tank Connection
    Dec. 9, 2015
    The Windmill Gap tank project is located in southern West Virginia near the town of Bramwell on top of a mountain with an elevation of 3,400 ft. The construction of a 55,000-gal...
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    Pumps: Pumps Help South Carolina District Go From Rags to Riches

    Flygt, a Xylem brand
    Dec. 9, 2015
    The James Island (S.C.) Public Service District (JIPSD) provides services for fire protection, wastewater collection and solid waste disposal. In 2011, JIPSD commissioned the ...