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New Media Reduces Cadmium From Electroplating Wastewater Discharge Cadmium has many industrial uses and is predominantly used in rechargeable batteries, in yellow and red pigments and is widely used in the aircraft industry electroplating applications due to the excellent resistance to corrosion for cadmium plated steel components. By Siemens Industry, Inc. — Water Technologies 01/24/2012 436.6 KB
Packaged Membrane System Helps Town Of Oak Creek, CO Meet Drinking Water Needs Located in Northwest Colorado, the Town of Oak Creek is a modest-sized community with a diverse landscape of mountainous peaks and rolling ranch land. Anticipating the spring run-off season and the need to treat a wide range of raw water quality, the Town of Oak Creek developed a fast track, design-build schedule to find a solution to its water treatment needs. By Siemens Industry, Inc. - Water Technologies 11/14/2011 242.4 KB
Please Step Away From That Truck A comprehensive fleet assessment and improvement program initiated for the Volusia County Public Works Department has resulted in annual savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars without impacting workloads. This article outlines how a process was used to utilize equipment by deciding when to keep or retain equipment by using a combination of tools, some of which include equipment rates, low use equipment and resources needs projections. By George Recktenwald, Director, Volusia County Public Works Department and Harry Lorick, PE, Principal, LA Consulting 09/30/2011 942.0 KB
Underground Treatment Of Airport Deicing Fluid While keeping air flight safe, airports and airlines are also obliged to clean up after themselves and protect nearby streams and water bodies. And due to increasing chemical usage and looming regulations, some airports will need to invest in significant infrastructure upgrades to capture and treat stormwater contaminated with deicing fluid. By Scott Wallace, P.E., President, Naturally Wallace Consulting and Mark Liner, PE, Senior Engineer, Naturally Wallace Consulting 09/15/2011 168.9 KB
AT&T Video Capture Product Brief AT&T Video Capture offers businesses a simple, comprehensive cloud-based solution for live video sharing from mobile workers back to their coworkers at the office. 09/14/2011 775.9 KB
Span Of Control Impacts Public Works Efficiency In today's economy, revisiting a key management tool — span of control — is paramount. Span of control is defined as the number of people a manager can supervise effectively, and can be broadly categorized as either narrow or wide. By Joyce Lorick, LA Consulting 09/09/2011 529.5 KB
MBR System Designed To Accommodate Variable Flows Between 0.3 And 3.6 MGD Anticipating growth, the town of Kuna in an agricultural area of southwest Idaho decided to build a new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) designed for enhanced biological nutrient removal. 09/07/2011 39.8 KB
Case Study: Monteray Shores, NC In recent years, the robust growth of residential and commercial development in the Outer Banks of North Carolina has put a strain on many of the wastewater services in the area. The Monteray Shores WWTP in Corolla, at the northern end of the Outer Banks, was no exception. By Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies 07/20/2011 356.5 KB
Case Study: King George County WWTP Incorporates New Technologies And Process Optimization For Effective Phosphorus And Nitrogen Removal The King George County Wastewater Treatment Plant in Dahlgren, Virgina discharges into a tributary of the Potomac River that eventually empties into the Chesapeake Bay. In anticipation of ever-increasing ENR discharge limits, the King George Service Authority recognized the need to further optimize its total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) removal to meet "significant discharge" nutrient poundage caps. By Siemens Industry, Inc. - Water Technologies 07/14/2011 672.0 KB
Article: Conquering Acceptance Challenges Of CRM/Sales Automation Tools There is no disputing that the speed of acquiring new business has increased because of advancements in technology; making communications of voice and data almost instantaneous. By Robert S. Gnuse, President, Gnuse Consulting Group, LLC and Khalid Harris, Consultant/Researcher, Association of Test Publishers 07/07/2011 40.5 KB
Video: Vertical Loop Reactor (VLR) System VLR® Systems utilize a vertical loop based design with looped reactors in series that allows DO stratification. As such, it is suited for simultaneous nitrification/denitrification; biological phosphorus removal and storm water treatment. 06/30/2011 53.47 MB
Case Study: Expandable Oxidation Ditch Helps Midwest Operating Company Meet Discharge Limits, Control Odors And Cut O&M Costs Planned expansion and asset renewal of an operating company’s water reclamation facility (WRF) in the Chicago suburbs required the need to comply with new stringent nutrient discharge limits. Located in a residential/commercial area, the 1.5 million gallon per day (MGD) facility currently serves a population of about 7,500. By Siemens Industry, Inc. - Water Technologies 06/23/2011 44.2 KB
Project Profile: Louisville Water Company Riverbank Filtration Program Louisville Water Company’s Riverbank Filtration program is a landmark civil engineering project and an innovative solution to providing a new source of drinking water. The project, combining a tunnel and wells as a source for drinking water, is the first of its kind in the world. By Louisville Water Company 06/09/2011 108.8 KB
White Paper: An Overview Of Regulations For Lead Levels In Drinking Water System Components This white paper presents an overview of the federal and state requirements governing the lead content in drinking water system components. It also reviews and discusses the standards and testing protocols that currently apply to these products as well as anticipated changes in the current standards. By Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) 06/09/2011 1.20 MB
Datasheet: AquaCarb® CX Enhanced Coconut Shell-Based Activated Carbon Siemens offers AquaCarb® CX Series coconut shell-based activated carbon, an alternative choice to coal-based carbon for removing disinfection byproducts and tastes/odors from surface waters and high performance VOC removal in groundwater sources. 05/31/2011 297.3 KB
Brochure: Trident® HS Multi-Barrier Packaged Water Treatment System The Trident® HS packaged treatment system provides multiple-barrier protection for surface water, groundwater and industrial process water treatment. This system consists of packaged high-rate settling, adsorption clarification, mixed media filtration, and UV disinfection. 05/06/2011 147.5 KB
Q&A: Juniper Systems Launches The Mesa Rugged Notepad Juniper Systems, known for rugged handhelds, just launched a new product. Here, Field Technologies Editor In Chief Sarah Howland talks with John Florio of Juniper Systems about the Mesa. 04/21/2011 73.3 KB
Case Study: Healdsburg Plant Upgrades Net Significant Savings In Sludge Handling And Hauling Costs In 2004, a U.S. District Court decision designated the effluent pond for the wastewater treatment plant in Healdsburg, California, a “waters of the United States,” making the city accountable to stringent new effluent requirements. By Siemens Water Technologies 03/10/2011 35.1 KB
Q&A: WEF Executive Director, Jeff Eger In January 2011, Jeff Eger assumed leadership of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 36,000 members representing water quality professionals around the world. Eger participated in this Q&A shortly after taking office. 03/10/2011 94.4 KB
Case Study: Trenchless In Marysville, OH: Water Reclamation Facility Completed Marysville, Ohio’s wastewater system serves its growing population of 19,000 and several major industrial firms including Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Nestle Corporation, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and Honda of America Manufacturing. To meet the future wastewater requirements while serving its current population, the City recognized the need for a new Water Reclamation Facility. By Erin Boudreaux 02/25/2011 1.93 MB
Article: The 5 Biggest Practical Challenges For International Small- And Medium-Sized Water Companies In The Chinese Market In coming years, China will face major environmental challenges in the water sector while also attempting to maintain rapid economic growth. These challenges will create a growing market for advanced water technologies, products, and equipments. By Anthony Goh and Matthew Sullivan 02/24/2011 91.9 KB
Article: Implementing An Integrated Sales Management Process If you’re one of the many professional services firms who depend on your technical professionals for new sales generation, this is anecdotally referred to as "just another round of the feast or famine cycle." Ready to break the cycle and re-think your sales process? By Robert S. Gnuse, President, Gnuse Consulting Group, LLC 02/24/2011 39.9 KB
Aerzen Delta Hybrid Case Study Video The first installation of the new technology — Aerzen's Rotary Lobe Compressor — saves 30% energy usage in the Huntington, NY Wastewater Treatment plant. 02/17/2011 24.82 MB
Case Study: Grey Eagle Casino Utilizes MBR System To Meet Advanced Wastewater Treatment Needs The Grey Eagle Casino was a new commercial venture by the Tsuu T'ina Nation, in partnership with Sonco Gaming (Alberta) Ltd. This casino and future hotel/entertainment project is located on Tsuu T'ina lands in southwest Calgary. By Siemens Water Technologies 02/11/2011 33.5 KB
Case Study: Hoover Dam Modernization Project First Of Its Kind Reclamation began computer (digital) automation of power generation in the early 1970s. In those early days, custom designs of automation systems were necessary because automation was new to the electric power industry, and very large specifications addressed even the smallest details. By Chau Nguyen, chief of engineering office, Hoover Dam and Terry Bauman, senior controls engineer, L&S Electric, Inc. 02/01/2011 1.63 MB