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EPA Plunges into San Juan Bay for Scientific Study

November 19, 2007

Museum of Innovation Challenges Youth to Help Solve Water Issues

November 19, 2007

Océ Solutions at a Major U.S. Water Utility

November 1, 2007

Imagine what would happen if any of the water mains within the over 2,500 miles of pipelines in the system of a major U.S. utility sprung a serious leak. What if a service repair team dispatched to the field was unable to locate a major shut-off and fix the problem in a timely manner?

Pump Maintenance Know-How

November 1, 2007

It’s no secret that a pump that runs at peak efficiency uses less fuel, experiences less downtime and costs less to operate. The time you spend maintaining your pump is actually an investment in its lifetime performance and value.

Water Level Concerns in Texas Require a Stable Solution

November 1, 2007

City Manager Bill Shipp, Assistant City Manager Mike Dunn, and the City Council for the City of Commerce realized they were facing serious problems when the lake surface rapidly receded. As the level dropped, the upper bowls on the existing vertical turbine pumps were exposed to air and would soon be to a point where water could not be reliably pulled from the lake.

Energy Indexing Method Released

October 28, 2007

Project to Develop Hypoxia Forecasting Models for Chesapeake, Delaware Bays

October 28, 2007

Online Maps Allow Users to View Water Quality Trading Activities by State

October 18, 2007

Program to Test Treatment Technologies for Colorado River Water

October 18, 2007

Cosmic Avenger

October 1, 2007By Debbie Bolles

Remote satellite imagery research identifies potentially toxic cyanobacterial blooms in reservoirs

Interpretation of satellite imagery holds promise as the method to pinpoint early development of potentially toxic cyanobacterial blooms in water sources. The technology could help drinking water providers save money on treatment and avoid the pitfalls of dealing with this problem.

Navigating a Smart User Strategy

October 1, 2007By Uzair Shamsi, Ph.D., P.E., GISP

Improved packages make work easier at water industry jobs

Geographic information system (GIS) software represents less than 10 percent of the total GIS implementation cost in most cases, yet many people spend a lot of time selecting the best software for their GIS applications. This is actually a good thing, because the success of any GIS program largely depends on its users—who are not happy if they do not like their GIS software.

WERF Seeks Proposals for Pathogen Risk Assessments of Biosolids

September 27, 2007

Global Warming Solutions Introduces 'PureRay' Water Purification Technology

September 25, 2007

WERF Offers $250,000 in Funding for Research

September 14, 2007

Three Problems Solved

September 11, 2007By Ken Hudson, Marlene Weyand

Icy roads meet sandblasting byproduct and a front-end loader

A small township in unincorporated Will County, Ill., has 25 miles of country roads that become treacherous during winter weather. The township typically spent a good portion of its budget on the salt used to melt the ice and ease driving conditions.