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WEFTEC 2013 Sets Record Attendance and Exhibition

Water Finance October 21, 2013 at 12:00 am

A record number of 22,589 registrants and 971 companies using 297,400 total sq ft of exhibit space has designated WEFTEC 2013 as the largest in WEF’s 86-year history.

Cincinnati Water Works Launches UV Treatment Facility

Water Management October 21, 2013 at 12:00 am

The City of Cincinnati and Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) recently began operations of a $30 million state-of-the-art Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection Treatment Facility.

California Gov. Brown Signs Water Legislation

Water Management October 21, 2013 at 12:00 am

Last week, California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., signed a package of bills to help expand access to clean drinking water in California.

NYC Officials Announce Completion of Catskill/Delaware UV Facility

Water Management October 21, 2013 at 12:00 am

Last week, New York City Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Carter Strickland announced the completion of the world?s largest ultraviolet (UV) treatment facility.

IPWA Holding Financial Tools Meeting Oct. 23

Water Management October 21, 2013 at 12:00 am

The International Private Water Association (IPWA) will hold a Financial Tools Taskforce meeting via conference call on Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. (EST).

EPA Resumes Work After Shutdown; 16,000 Kept Out of Office

Water Management October 18, 2013 at 12:00 am

With the House, Senate and President agreeing to budget/debt ceiling legislation Wednesday night, furloughed employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are heading back to work.

Risk-Based Condition Assessment

Risk-Based Condition Assessment

Water Management October 16, 2013 at 12:00 am

Water utilities across the United States face a major funding gap related to buried pipeline infrastructure. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates the difference between what is needed for infrastructure renewal and what utilities can afford to spend is between $200 billion and $1 trillion over the next 25 years.

The Real Cost of Real Loss

The Real Cost of Real Loss

Water Management October 9, 2013 at 12:00 am

Potentially recoverable real losses in water systems cost real money. As a water community, we have adopted some general practices for estimating that cost and calculating the approximate economic level of real losses. The focus, however, has been on the production cost of water…

170 Days of Data

170 Days of Data

Water Management October 9, 2013 at 12:00 am

The City of Asheville, N.C., covers a total area of more than 41 square miles and is home to more than 83,000 residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Its water resources department works non-stop, providing the city?s residents with clean drinking water through approximately 56,000 service connections.

Transient and Surge-Related Pipe Bursts

Transient and Surge-Related Pipe Bursts

Water Management October 9, 2013 at 12:00 am

Pipes that burst as a result of transients and surges within a piping network are very common problems throughout the world. Not only are the maintenance costs of these repairs extremely expensive, but when you add in possible litigation for third party damages, combined with the potentially significant value (cost) of the lost water, you can quickly realize the significance of what may appear simply as ?another pipe burst.?