Wireless Automation Opens Door to New Monitoring Options   Water & Wastes Digest November 2002
Donala Water and Sanitation serves a large community of upscale homes in suburban Colorado Springs. In 1995, Donala turned to GMS Engineering of Colorado Springs to create a Request for Proposal for a comprehensive radio-based telemetry network that would grow with the rapidly expanding district. From the RFP, a Motorola MOSCAD wireless telemetry system was selected. Once it was installed, the district began to realize benefits from the new technology.

Louisiana Meets New Security Requirements with Quick Test to Monitor Chemical Profile at Plants, Water Sources   Water & Wastes Digest October 2002
As part of its Safe Drinking Water Program, the State of Louisiana recently implemented 12 units of the Severn Trent Services Eclox(tm) Rapid Response Water Testing System. Eclox offers municipalities a low cost option for monitoring water quality and meeting new security requirements.

The Invisible Sewage Plant   Water Engineering & Management September 2002   Carl Dorsch
If you go looking for a particular sewage treatment plant in Cincinnati, Ohio, the first thing you'll notice is--you might not notice it at all. In fact, you might drive right by the facility, dismissing it as just another office building. It just does not look like a treatment plant.
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Controlling Hospital Grease, Sludge Discharges   Water & Wastes Digest September 2002
One of the major problem areas in St Petersburg, Florida has two hospitals and a nursing home that discharge to a common sewer line. Historically, the city had to clean this section of the sewer line at least four times a year to avoid blockages and sanitary sewer overflows. Working together, the city and one of the hospitals took action to control the discharge of grease from the hospital's facilities and to reduce the costs of maintenance for both the city and the hospital.

Stormwater Retrofitting to Protect Drinking Water Reservoirs from the Impacts of Urban Runoff - Part 1   Water Engineering & Management June 2002   James D. Benson, AICP, CPESC, and Melissa Beristain, CPESC
This paper summarizes the stormwater management element of the program and its control of the two key pollutants regulated by the SWTR: fecal coliform bacteria and turbidity that are conveyed to the reservoir by stormwater.
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Increased Treatment Security, Process Optimization Through Improved Monitoring Techniques   Water & Wastes Digest May 2002   Robert L. Bryant
Recent implementation of the Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT1ESWTR) has increased potable water sampling and analysis requirements for an additional 11,000 treatment plants serving more than 18 million Americans.

Automated Chlorine Control Brings Precision to Water Reclamation Operation   Water Engineering & Management May 2002   By Steve Kobler
Using reclaimed water for non-potable purposes as a means of conserving potable water supplies is the most prevalent method of water reuse in the United States today. One of the significant challenges for water reclamation facilities is to keep up with the demands for safe, compliant chlorine (Cl2) treatment. One utility that is effectively meeting this challenge is Southern California’s Otay Water District.

Metering Pump Technology   Water Quality Products March 2002   By Steven Ebersohl, Pulsafeeder, Inc.
Since the introduction of the metering pump, chemical feed for disinfection has been a primary application. As we move into the 21st Century, it again is time to review how we introduce chemicals such as sodium hypochlorite into our water systems. While the goal remains the same, changes in pump technology have been created to provide more accurate and consistent results. This article will discuss current metering pump technologies, proper pump sizing, installation and future enhancements.

Cutting Grease With Ongoing Monitoring and Maintenance   Water Engineering & Management March 2002   James M. Russell
Grease is clogging sewers nationwide, creating a costly mess to clean up and a dilemma for officials and regulators. Recently, the Wall Street Journal reported that 75 percent of the sewer systems in the United States work at only half capacity because of grease clogs. The cost of keeping sewers open, a cost borne by taxpayers at a local level, is $25 billion per year. The increase in grease in sewer lines is a direct result of the phenomenal growth in dual-income households who choose to eat out or take-out rather than cook at home.
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Legionella Management and Monitoring: Part 2   Water Quality Products February 2002   Paul S. Warden, Kristen S. Fallon, Ph.D., M.S.E.L., & Colin R. Fricker, Ph.D.
Well-designed water distribution and cooling systems, coupled with sound management and operational procedures, are essential to control Legionella in industrial facilities—and a monitoring program should not be considered as a replacement. However, most experts even those ill-disposed towards routine Legionella monitoring, would agree that monitoring should be considered if enough legionellosis risk factors apply to the system in question. No management program, regardless of its treatment, maintenance or monitoring components, can guarantee the absence of future legionellosis, but prudent operational practices combined with ongoing review of risk factors will allow facility managers to minimize exposure to Legionella and to its legal consequences.
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Meeting the Challenge: Revitalizing the Las Vegas Wash   Water Engineering & Management October 2001
In response to growing concerns over water quality issues in the Wash, a committee has developed a comprehensive adaptive management plan to save this primary outlet for water flows.
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High-Tech Products: Instrumentation   Water & Wastes Digest October 2001
Sensors and Analyzers Prove Instrumental in Preserving Civil War Sub: Recovered Submarine Requires Chloride Removal to Prevent Rust and Corrosion

Modern Water Conditions in the Northwest Part of Ukraine: An Analysis   Water Engineering & Management April 2001   Victor Moshynsky
In Ukraine, the monitoring of superficial waters is carried out by the state. this ecological monitoring is the main source of objective information on the condition of waters and territories.

Riding the Tides to Information Integration and Improved Performance   Water Engineering & Management March 2001   Paul Borzo
San Diego Water has taken a giant technological leap forward. It has gone from a 15-year-old monitoring system operating with tone telemetry on leased lines to a state-of-the-art supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system that integrates numerous technology systems throughout the enterprise.
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Is Water Monitoring Necessary for Quality Purposes? Applications Speak for Themselves   Water Quality Products October 2000   Crystal McGee and Bob Langie
By tradition, water quality monitoring has focused on compliance monitoring where the concentrations of a variety of chemical constituents are measured and those found are compared to water quality standards.