Water Management

Tadiran Batteries, a leading manufacturer of lithium batteries, has recently developed its new Tadiran Rapid Response (TRR) Series, a new family of lithium thionyl chloride batteries capable of delivering high capacity and high energy density without voltage or power delay, resulting in up to 15 percent longer operating life in certain applications.

The Purdue School of Engineering & Technology at Indiana University-Perdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has been awarded a grant to launch a project aimed at revitalizing Riverside, a neighborhood on the west side of Indianapolis, just north of IUPUI?s campus.

In the face of revenue pressures, increasing operational costs and manpower shortages, utilities can?t afford to ignore water loss. Nor can they afford to literally underestimate the problem. As utilities review better methods to conserve water and control costs, leak detection has become a critical component of any modern utility management system.

Like many utilities, UWNJ was concerned about being able to identify transmission and distribution of water main leaks.

Water utility executives are at the front line of a dramatic shift in water management as a global water shortage forces the industry to reevaluate water conservation strategies.

Up until nearly 20 years ago, project delivery methods in construction, such as design-bid-build and construction management were among the most used. Under these methods, design and construction aspects were each separate entities, separate contracts and separate work.

American Water announced recently that the city of Elizabeth, N.J.?s water and wastewater systems, operated by American Water, earned the 2012 Outstanding Public/Private Partnership Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Over the 19-plus years he has been involved with horizontal directional drilling (HDD), Craig True has gotten to know the Vermeer Corporation, along with many of the folks who reside in Pella, Iowa, pretty well.

American Water recently announced that Dr. Mark LeChevallier, Director of Innovation & Environmental Stewardship, has been selected by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) to receive the 2012 Abel Wolman Award of Excellence.

Black & Veatch has appointed John Chevrette as president of its Management Consulting Division. He will lead the company?s efforts to address key challenges affecting today?s water, electric and gas utilities.