Entries Tagged Leak Detection

Unit smokes out leaksProblemThe strong smell of sewer gas forced management to close a golf clubhouse in Chicago, Ill. Unless the situation...

"Eliminating Loss": Award-winning water district targets leaking lines and inaccurate metering in bid for greater efficiency.From the moment Public Water Supply District...

A few city blocks in the Old City region of Philadelphia are closed after a 36-inch water main burst, spilling six million...

The Western Virginia Water Authority (WVWA) in Roanoke, Va., was formed in 2004 from existing city and county utilities. Much progress has...

Maple Ridge, B.C., a district in northeast Vancouver, experienced up to 20 breaks per year in older water pipes, mostly in the...

The general public and regulatory agencies have grown more sensitive to sanitary sewer spills. In states like California, where sewer system management...

Reduces and recovers lost waterProblemOperators at Mooresville (N.C.) Public Services Department had a 10 percent nonmetered water rate in their 240 miles...

Water loss controlWater loss control products from ADS include leak locators, flow measurement systems and data logging systems. The Enigma digital logging...

When you’re located in a remote, pristine region like the Pacific Northwest, self-sufficiency is vital. The city of Port Angeles, on Washington’s...

Benjamin Franklin once said, “When the well runs dry, you know the worth of water.” The residents of Cohasset, Mass., couldn’t agree...

Leak-detection technology continues to get smaller, easier to use, and more precise. With pinpoint leak-location equipment, workers can target excavation for repairs...

While Hurricane Katrina fades into the country’s memory, its aftermath is a daily reality for the Sewerage and Water Board of New...

At the beginning of 2000, the Clayton County (Ga.) Water Authority discovered it had some significant water loss issues. A six-year leak...

Organic particulate removal The BIOACTIFLO process from Kruger Inc. removes soluble and particulate organic material (more than 85 percent total BOD removal) while...