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Raising the Bar in Control Valve Stations
The largest factory-built control valve station ever manufactured using a single control valve.

Integrating Arsenic
Removal with RO

Pilot testing determines which technology could best be incorporated into an existing RO treatment process.

Historical Investment in Water Infrastructure
City tackles large investment in clean
water infrastructure.

The Best Laid Plans
Reclaimed wastewater system bounces
back after slow start.

California Opens Up to Desalination
The Golden State charts its course for
future water supplies.

Potable Water Pipe Placed
Under Lagoon

Water line dislodged by hurricane is replaced.

More Affordable
Seawater Desalination

Technological advances are expected to
drive down the costs of seawater desalination.

Online, Right on Time
To avoid service interruptions, Georgia’s Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority carefully timed the expansion and upgrade of its water treatment facility.

Infrastructure: Balancing Function
with Aesthetics

It was once said, “Most people are more comfortable with old problems than with new solutions.”

Lead and Copper Corrosion Control
The reduction of lead and copper concentrations in public water
supplies has become one of the foremost issues in water treatment.
 

Armoring Tampa Bay Reservoir with
Soil-Cement

Soil-cement protects upstream embankment of reservoir against erosive wave action.
 

Groundwater
Availability Modeling

Groundwater availability models help Texas plan for the future.

Potable Organic
Polymers—Types
and Applications

The use of organic polymers for treating potable water supplies has become a standard treatment over the past several decades.

Desalination: A Primer

Industry Has
Wastewater, Too

Membrane system cost-effectively meets EPA wastewater regulations.

Island Sustains Water
Supply During Drought

Largest brackish water reverse osmosis desalination plant in the
Western hemisphere provides 7.5 mgd of potable water.

Ortho-Polyphosphate
Corrosion Inhibitors

Since the late 1980s, a new type of corrosion inhibitor has become increasingly popular in treating many water supplies. 

 

 

How to Conduct a Water Treatment Corrosion Study
Part 2 of this six-part series explains how to set up and prepare a corrosion study.

UF Safeguards City Water Supply
Largest UF plant in North America.

Seattle Implements Emergency Water Plan
NA unique, mobile, bag-in-box puncture seal system is put in place to provide emergency drinking water.

Desalination in Texas
RO technology key to additional water
supply source.

Tapping a Reliable Raw Water Supply
Nation’s largest horizontal collector wells provide utility’s raw water supply.

Pretreatment Optimizes
Membrane Filtration

UF membranes play a key role in providing drinking
water to residents of Cass County, MO.

Hillside Tank Blends into Neighborhood
Burgeoning San Francisco Bay area populations are looking for
increased water storage capacity.

Groundwater Collection System Designed to Ease Drought
Extensive and accelerated program develops groundwater resources.

Water Infrastructure Security and Safety

How to reduce recovery times for drinking water storage tanks following a catastrophic event.

 

 
Ultrafiltration Will Improve Treated Water from the Mighty Mississippi
United States communities are taking an increasing interest in reverse osmosis, microfiltration, and ultrafiltration.

Software Increases Water Laboratory Efficiency

Laboratory information management systems bring even more technology into the lab by automating tasks that were previously done manually. Here are two examples.

Exploring the Real Costs of Water Softening
A discussion of the "real" costs associated with installing water softening equipment in communities that have hard water problems.

Vulnerability Assessment of Water Infrastructure

Water facilities are in the process of providing vulnerability assessments and emergency operating plans to EPA in pursuit of the ultimate goal of protecting this critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks.