Meeting an Overriding Need
Bottled Water Market
August 2007
By Henry R. Hidell, III
Finding safety and balance in municipal and bottled water around the world
A Modern Alternative
Water Quality Products
June 2007
By Brent Alspach
Membrane filtration offers a popular means for pathogen removal
Acing the Test in Alaska
Water Quality Products
December 2006
Membrane filtration systems provide Alaskan schools with quality water
Making the Switch
Water Quality Products
July 2006
By Scott Betcher
Tablet chlorination systems improve safety, boost quality and reliability, and minimize maintenance for two water systems
Out Here, Failure is Not an Option
Water Quality Products
January 2006
By James Bratton
Equipment reliability is a must in small towns like Dunn Center, N.D., where Goulds Pumps turbines and Aquavar controllers are in demand.
Activated Carbon
Water Quality Products
July 2005
Rick Ciminello
Activated carbon is an excellent adsorbent due to its large surface area and the fact that the diverse surfaces can take on many different types of contaminants.
UV Disinfection
Water Quality Products
October 2004
By Melissa Lubitz
It is only within the last year that drinking water guidelines, across both Canada and the United States, have incorporated UV into their standards as an acceptable means of disinfection
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Evaluating Your Chlorination System
Water Quality Products
September 2003
Carl Hammonds, The Hammonds Companies
This article will focus on three popular forms of chlorine: gas, sodium hypochlorite and dry calcium hypochlorite tablets. Each has advantages and disadvantages relative to cost, convenience, effectiveness, storage and regulatory issues. A look at the pros and cons of each can answer many questions about what's right for your application.
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Chlorination and Its Alternatives
Water Quality Products
March 2002
By Anne Penkal and Nadia Abboud, Severn Trent Services, Inc.
Purification of drinking water containing microbiological contamination requires some form of disinfection treatment to kill or render microbiological organisms harmless.
Of the available disinfection treatment methods for private water systems, chlorination in the most commonly used.
The Right Time for Bottled Water, POU
Water Quality Products
December 2001
Wendi Hope King
Although in October, the IBWA had seen only a slight increase in sales overall since the attacks, individual companies have reported increased sales since Sept. 11. This partly is due to bottled water being named as one of the must-have items in case of further terrorism.
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Bioterrorism May Pose Threat to Water Supplies
Water Quality Products
December 2001
Wendi Hope King
If our water supplies actually do come under attack, the question remains: Is there any way for consumers to protect themselves? Unfortunately, it seems to be too early to tell, yet some companies are beginning to emerge with products that may be the answer.
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Products In Action: Valves
Water & Wastes Digest
August 2001
Jay R. Smith Mfg Co.
When one municipality needed to protect commercial and residential property from back flow in the sanitary sewer line they used the Flood-Gate Automatic Backwater Valve 7140, from Jay R. Smith Mfg. Company located in Montgomery, Alabama.
New Water Meter Thrives in Harsh Environment
Water & Wastes Digest
July 2001
The Nevada desert: grit, dust, blazing hot sun by day and ground frosts by night. Just the place to stake out a water meter in an open pit and see how long it can last. That is what happened to a new SmartMeter -- with some revealing results.
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Ozone Generator Improves Cobb Area County Water Quality
Water Quality Products
November 1999
The Cobb Area County Water District of Middleton, Calif., achieved a major improvement in the district’s water quality by approximately 40 percent, from one of its major water sources—a well near one of its pumping stations.
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