Webinars

Water Accountability in a Digital World

Water accountability and tackling non-revenue water begin with sound water measurement. The old business adage, “you can’t manage what you don't measure” also applies to water utilities. Market trends now show a growing transition by utilities away from mechanical meters to solid-state digital measurement technologies. Once considered too costly or limited to certain applications, ultrasonic and electromagnetic (‘mag’) meters have made great strides in recent years and now offer a cost-effective alternative to traditional mechanical meters.

Mechanical meter designs date back to the late 1700s. They are limited by the unavoidable fact that accuracy drops with usage and age. The primary reason for this loss in accuracy is excessive wear to the mechanical components that measure water flow. Solid-state meters remove the moving parts, and in doing so, eliminate accuracy loss over time.

Please join Greg Land, C&I Product Manager for Master Meter, Inc. and member of the AWWA’s Metering Standards Committee, as he discusses the many perks that are driving an increasing movement towards solid-state measurement.

Additional topics that will be discuss are:

• The difference between an Ultrasonic meter and a Mag meter.
• How solid state can reduce your utility’s operating costs and inventory.
• Which metering applications produce the fastest Return on Investment.

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Integrated Water Management Maximizes Efficiency and Revenue

In the day in the life of any city, municipality, or utility, there are pressing issues that affect operational efficiency, consumer populations, and bottom lines. Many of these issues involve the water services a community provides, directly or indirectly.

How can effective water utility management make a difference in addressing aging infrastructure, daily operations, water conservation initiatives, customer service, and the need to identify and capture revenue? In this webinar, John Sala, Director of Marketing – Systems and Software for Neptune Technology Group, will show how a fully-integrated water management system can simplify meter reading and billing – while providing advance analysis tools that save time, labor, and money. He’ll also explain how the right system can help pay for itself, keep performing over the long haul, and free managers to address other issues that keep them up at night.

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2-Way AMI: Taking Water Utilities ‘Beyond the Data’

The use of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is increasing among water utilities due to its operational efficiency benefits as well as its ability to help improve customer service and water conservation. Such capabilities are primarily attributed to AMI enabling utilities to quickly collect meter readings from the office, whereas previously, workers were challenged with the time-consuming task of manually collecting all meter readings during each billing cycle.

While remote collection of meter readings in a timely manner is a critical benefit of AMI, true 2-way AMI networks can enable water utilities to enjoy a host of additional features that can help further enhance their water infrastructure.

Don’t miss this highly informative webinar, in which Hassan Ali, Vice President and General Manager of Mueller Systems, and Matt Thomas, Vice President of Mueller Systems and an active member of AWWA’s Metering Standards Committee, will educate you on what differentiates true 2-way AMI networks from traditional AMI systems.

They will also discuss the latest features, which are currently available or in the research and development phase, that can be easily and cost-effectively integrated into 2-way AMI networks to help utilities further improve:

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Comparing Gravity Sanitary Sewer Pipe Materials (& the Reasons for VCP’s Resurgence)

When was the last time you analyzed your choice of pipe materials for your gravity sanitary sewers?
Do you know why some municipalities are deciding to go back to specifying vitrified clay as their preferred pipe material?
Misinformation about the characteristics of available pipe materials is plentiful. We can’t promise to answer all of the questions in this short webinar, but we will help to identify some of the questions any pipe material evaluation should address.

Our presenter:
- Jeff Boschert, P.E., President NCPI

Mr. Boschert has been with NCPI since 2004. He joined the organization after eight-years with the Missouri DOT and has served as the leader of trenchless initiatives, become a leading expert in the field of pilot tube microtunneling and represents the organization on various committees and professional organizations.

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Municipal Sewer Flow Monitoring Programs and How to Accomplish Your Monitoring Goals in the Face of Limited Resources

In this time of limited municipal resources that are already stretched to capacity, municipalities are still required to maintain a flow monitoring program to collect the data required for regulatory compliance. While some municipalities choose the do-it-yourself flow monitoring route, many more have seen the advantages of using outside resources to accomplish their flow monitoring programs. The use of outside resources guarantees certified flow personnel and innovative flow monitoring technologies that consistently collect accurate flow data. This results in efficiencies in monitoring programs followed by significant savings. Additionally, outside resources provide cost containment with a fixed monthly fee for quality flow data that is available 24/7 via the internet.

Attend this webinar to learn about:

• Various options for flow monitoring programs and how to incorporate outside resources
• The benefits of using innovative flow monitoring technologies
• How one municipality used outside services to improve data resulting in increased revenues

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Using WaterGEMS to Model Interconnections as part of a 33 Water System Emergency Planning Study

In 2011, CH2M HILL evaluated interconnections between 33 water systems in the Metro Atlanta area as part of a state-required “Interconnection, Redundancy and Reliability Emergency Water Supply Plan”. WaterGEMS was used to evaluate the hydraulic capacity to meet customer demands under various emergency conditions. This presentation will give an overview of the project, and show how WaterGEMS was used to model various interconnection solutions.

Limited seating is available so register today to join Brian Skeens of CH2M Hill and Mike Rosh of Bentley Systems in this educational webinar session.

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A Holistic Approach to Water Infrastructure Management

As water infrastructure in the US deteriorates with age, utilities are faced with the challenge of rehabilitating or replacing their water infrastructure components with limited funds.  Most traditional budget planning & asset management methods prioritize repair & replacement projects largely on the age & class of water infrastructure assets. Unfortunately, these methods fail to provide an accurate assessment of the true condition of the assets, as they do not consider their physical & operational condition within the context of the entire water distribution network. As a result, many utilities have started actively conducting inventories & condition assessments of their water infrastructure assets, such as valves, hydrants, meters & transmission & distribution mains. 

Municipal leaders, water executives & finance directors are beginning to recognize the value of knowing the location & operational condition of these critical assets as well as the quantifiable risks & potential service impacts associated with their failure.  These leaders are breaking away from a paradigm of reactionary maintenance & are instead taking a more proactive, holistic approach to addressing their aging water infrastructure.

In this 1-hour presentation titled, “A Holistic Approach to Water Infrastructure Management,” Marc Bracken, Vice President & General Manager of Echologics, and Grant Raudenbush, GIS Department Manager for Mueller Service Co., will educate attendees on collecting condition assessment data of critical water infrastructure assets & analyzing them against other system components in a geometric network. The best practices & case studies described in this highly-informative presentation will help water utilities to more effectively:

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Cost Effective, Sustainable PVC Piping Systems: PVC Pressure and Non-Pressure Pipe Webinar

Founded in 1971 as a non-profit organization, the PVC Pipe Association is the authoritative source of information on PVC pipe. The Association serves the engineering, regulatory, public health and standardization communities. Our mission is to support the use of longer-life, lower-maintenance, cost-effective and corrosion-proof PVC piping in water and wastewater systems – for sustainability and long-term asset management.

Association staff provides users with information on the design and installation of PVC pipe. We also produce technical publications and are active in standards-development organizations. Research sponsored by the PVC Pipe Association in the areas of buried pipe deflection, pipe longevity, and cyclic performance has substantiated PVC's applicability for water and sewer systems.

The PVC pipe industry contributes in excess of $14 billion annually to the US economy and supports more than 25,000 jobs. With over two million miles in service, PVC pipe is the product of choice for buried water, sewer, drainage, and irrigation infrastructure. Webinar topics include:

• The history of PVC pipe
• Applicable standards
• Design considerations
• Installation practices

PVC pipe's use in pressure and non-pressure applications for water, gravity sewer, forcemain, and trenchless projects will be discussed and case histories will also be provided.

Presenters: Bruce Hollands, Executive Director; John Houle, Technical Director; and Steve Cooper, Senior Regional Engineer. Mr. Houle and Mr. Cooper have more than fifty years of combined experience in the PVC pipe and utility industry.

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The Three Principles of Public Private Partnerships: Price, Performance and Political Will

Successful public-private partnership (P3) projects begin with a shared vision by all the stakeholders and the right team of experts that work together to the mutual benefit of the public sector and the private company engaged to deliver effective outcomes. Establishing performance standards that reduce risk and optimize results is a vital first step in the success of P3 projects. An effective procurement process and an expertly drafted contract must be employed to avoid disruption, time delays and unexpected costs of the project. Constructive collaboration throughout the life of the P3 project is mandatory to ensure that each party’s investment in time, resources and finances minimizes risk to the public entity and ensures a reasonable return for the private enterprise. With a detailed roadmap in place at the onset of a P3 project, the process should be inclusive, highly coordinated and effectively executed.

• Learn the keys to developing successful P3 projects
• Learn how conducting an effective procurement can control the P3 project price
• Learn how construction and performance standards are achieved through predictable future costs, guaranteed construction schedules, and performance guarantees
• Learn how to identify and mitigate the often complex and misunderstood P3 project implications for the local community and other affected parties

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Non Revenue Water Reduction; Strategies and Best Practices

Non Revenue Water (NRW) is an important issue facing water utilities considering it has an estimated value of over $18 billion per year worldwide. NRW is the difference between the volume of water supplied to the system and the volume of water that is billed to the customers. Or simply put, it’s the water loss for which the utility receives zero revenue.

The ability for utilities to properly assess and control water losses to ensure efficient use of water resources and equitable and safe distribution of water to all legitimate customers is especially important considering that water consumption is expected to increase 40% by 2025.

Traditional solutions that are intended to help water utilities effectively manage NRW levels are limited. While they can help utilities identify critical points of water loss in their systems, they seldom provide utilities with a tailored strategy they can use to reduce and manage NRW levels moving forward.

Fortunately, NRW solution providers are working with utilities, such as the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO), to efficiently and cost-effectively conduct detailed water audits using AWWA Water Audit Software and develop and implement NRW management strategies to reduce, monitor and control water losses.

In this webinar, Jim Fisher, Manager of NRW for Echologics and member of the American Water Works Associaton (AWWA) Water Loss Task Force and Customer Metering Practices Committee, and Marc Bracken, Vice President and General Manager of Echologics will educate attendees on:

1. How NRW management improves a utilities’ efficiency, bottom line and resource management
2. Effective NRW strategy components
3. Best practices when selecting a NRW solution provider

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Next Generation Tools that Improve Utilization of Collection System Data

Presented by Gillian Woodward P.E., Senior Project Engineer, ADS Environmental Services and Patrick L. Stevens, P.E. Vice President of Engineering, ADS Environmental Services

One of the greatest challenges in the process of collecting and using sewer meter data is the time and effort required to move from data collection to ‘information’ that can be used by operations managers and engineers. Several systems provide high depth alarms that warn of an overflow due to blockages or rainfall, but there is much more information that can be put to work on a daily basis. Personnel who manage metering systems are constantly searching through their network of meters for instruments that are in need of maintenance. Operations managers are looking for ways to focus routine maintenance activities on only those parts of the system requiring attention. Engineers are looking for data to calibrate models or spot changes in wet-weather performance of the system. This seminar will discuss how the next generation of collections system management methods can increase the speed at which information can be produced, displayed, and utilized for decision making.

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Improving Water System Management and Customer Service Through the Latest Smart Metering Developments

COST: FREE

As focus on conservation and operational efficiency continues to grow in the water space, smart metering technology such as advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and automated meter reading (AMR) continues to gain attention from utilities and city managers as efficient ways to improve water resource management and consumer interaction.

Numerous cities across the U.S. are successfully leveraging such technologies; In fact, The Village of Frankfort in Frankfort, NY, was recently recognized by the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials for its AMI and smart meter implementation, which was part of its Public Water/Energy Efficiency Project aimed at increasing operational efficiency by improving:

• Water and energy conservation
• Customer service
• System accuracy and demand response
• And, reducing costs associated with manual readings and significantly reducing or eliminating unlawful water/energy consumption

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Optimizing Pressure Sewer Performance

If you’re considering pressure sewers for your community, or already have them; this could be the most valuable webinar you see this year!

Grinder Pump driven pressure sewers have been the alternative system of choice for several decades, offering superior life-cycle cost to gravity sewers in variety of challenging conditions. But owners and operators wanting to further lower O&M costs are discovering a system which can improve their repair and replacement schedules without any preventive maintenance. Find out the rest of the story from the owner’s perspective, as well as the designing engineer’s angle.

If you are currently served by a pressure sewer system, or are planning to install one, this is a must-see webinar!

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Water Optimization & Efficiency – Part 4

‘Debt and Financing’

COST: FREE

After sessions on Energy and Labor, and Capital Improvements, the Water Optimization & Efficiency series will offer ideas to help finance your capital plan.

The unprecedented amount of investment capital required to address the aging infrastructures at many water districts is driving significant interest in traditional and alternative financing for municipalities. Municipal bonds continued to be a good choice for borrowers and for bond holders in 2011 despite concerns about the finances of state and local governments.

Traditionally safe sectors such as utilities outperformed riskier financial-sector bonds as investors sought relative safety and quality amid uncertainty about the global economy and stock-market volatility. But the disclosure rules have tightened and greater transparency is required of municipal borrowers. There are also many grants and low-cost loans out there that might represent an alternative for some municipalities. But securing the funding, then getting rate case support for fully recapturing your investment can still be challenging.

Part 4 of the webinar series will cover debt; today's low interest environment provides an opportunity for utilities to evaluate refinancing options that can lead to huge savings.

The June 7th presentation on debt will include segments on:

Funding, Rate Cases and Debt – Ann Bui, Black & Veatch - What are the most viable options other municipal utilities are pursuing and what are the relative benefits and risks of the various options? How do you structure a rate case to assure timely regulatory approval for cost recovery and a higher return on investments? What else is there that the municipal utility can do to help fund their Capital Improvement Program and manage existing debt?

How to Raise Post-recession Capital Funds – Brian Jewett, Black & Veatch - Identifying current trends in the bond market and understanding how those trends affect the bond rating process will help utility mangers become successful in raising additional capital at the lowest cost possible and avoid potential downgrading of existing bonds for failure to meet bond covenants.

Where Are the Opportunities in Today’s Credit Markets – Ed Wall, Piper Jaffray – Understanding how the changes in credit markets have reshaped the markets, and what you need to do in the presentation of your municipal will determine your success in securing adequate funding. Ed will identify where he thinks the best credit opportunities are for municipal borrowers.

Join Black & Veatch and their invited guests for 45 minutes of a fast-paced discussion and a chance to get your questions answered in this free session.

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Hach Company Flow Meter Products and Services

Straight Talk from the Sewer Flow Experts

This webcast will allow participants to learn about the latest technological advances in sewer flow monitoring. Our sewer flow experts will discuss flow meter selection for common applications and will use case studies to demonstrate flow metering solutions for tough applications. The webcast will conclude with an open-forum question and answer period on any open channel flow monitoring topics.

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Water Optimization & Efficiency Part III Improving Capital Project and O&M Prioritization and Programs’

After sessions on Energy and Labor, the Water Optimization & Efficiency series will offer ideas for improving your methodology for prioritizing and managing Capital Projects.

The combination of the economic slowdown and a tight credit market has made it more important than ever to choose the projects you invest in carefully. In this session, the Black & Veatch team will share the methodology used by some of the highest profile municipal utilities in the country to prioritize investments to align with funding availability based on financial returns, the impact on customers, and the project’s regulatory impact.

The presentation will include segments on:

Prioritization of Capital & O&M projects with budget or rate constraints

Improve your ability to:

Rank projects based on NPV and benefit-cost ratio, using a balanced scorecard approach, performing NPV pro-forma analysis of project business case using Monte Carlo simulation to identify upside and downside potential and how to use risk and financial templates to analyze strategic alternatives and capital allocation optimization.

Improving Operations & Maintenance programs

Maximize the value of every O&M dollar using CAMPs and iCIP, Black & Veatch developed database/approaches that take condition assessment information, map to the GIS database, and help you come up with an optimized rehabilitation & replacement program within budgeting constraints.

How to plan for big “one-time” CIP projects

The third segment will conclude with planning tips for that big, one-time Capital Improvement Project.

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Water Optimization & Efficiency – Part II

COST: FREE
Earn .1 CEU

In the second of the series of four Water Optimization & Efficiency webcasts, Black & Veatch explores some of the options available to handle workforce issues currently facing utility managers. For many, labor costs represent the largest utility budget line item. However, reactive workforce reductions to meet pressing financial concerns can jeopardize an organization’s service levels as well as long-term sustainability. The second free webcast in the series addresses Labor, and will be held on Wednesday, January 18th at 2:30 EST.

Attendees at the webinar will hear about:

• Addressing the generational issues in your workforce
• Change is good, you first. A look and managing workplace change
• Assessing, measuring and managing staff to ‘rightsize’ your operation to maintain service levels and hold the line on costs

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Water Optimization & Efficiency

COST: FREE
Earn .1 CEU

Join the water experts from Black & Veatch for this fast-paced look at ways you can maximize the value of your water system and enhance the service you deliver to customers. In this free series of webcasts, specialists from Black & Veatch’s Water and Management Consulting groups will explore each of these four topics: Energy – Labor – Debt – & Capital Improvements in enough detail to allow you to find savings that your utility could recapture.

Energy costs associated with the delivery, treatment and distribution of water and handling of wastewater are a major expense for water suppliers and are rising faster than other operating costs. Energy costs can account for between a third and a half of a municipality's water budget, second only to costs for labor. The first free webcast in the series addresses Energy, and will be held on Wednesday, November 9th at 2:30 EST.

Water management and municipal government executives who attend will hear about:

• Current Trends in Utility Optimization including 4 areas for potential improvement
• Energy Management and how Black & Veatch has helped water systems dramatically reduce energy use
• Achieving Energy Efficiencies with Performance Contracting, applying a relatively new delivery model to implement energy saving projects.

• Ann Bui, a Business Process and Financial Specialist with B&V Management Consulting has over 20 years of financial and rate making experience at water utilities and currently serves as the Vice Chair of AWWA’s Finance, Accounting, & Management Controls Committee.
• Will Williams – director of the Black &Veatch Asset Management consulting practice and a committee member of the IWA Strategic Asset Management Specialist Group. He will share his 21 years of experience in asset management planning, including operational efficiency, business change management, risk assessment, performance benchmarking, maintenance optimization, business planning, and infrastructure rehabilitation.
• Pete Thomson is a Project Director responsible for serving major clients in Black & Veatch's Northeast Business Center. In his 21-year career, Pete has specialized in the design of water and wastewater treatment plants, including facilities ranging from a few thousand gallons per day to 370 mgd. Pete is currently leading Black & Veatch’s Energy Services Performance Contracting Business Line and has led several projects in this business line to date.

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Achieving ‘Smart Water’ through Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI): How the latest AMI developments can further improve operational efficiencies

COST: FREE

As focus on water conservation and compliance with increasing State and Federal regulations continues to grow, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) — the smart technology that is typically associated with improving efficiency and conservation for electric utilities — continues to gain attention from utilities and city managers as an efficient way to improve water resource management.

In fact, the Village of Frankfort in Frankfort, NY, was recently recognized by the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials for its AMI and smart meter implementation, which was part of its Public Water/Energy Efficiency Project aimed at increasing operational efficiency by improving:

• Water and energy conservation
• Customer service
• System accuracy and demand response
• And, reducing costs associated with manual readings and significantly reducing or eliminating unlawful water/energy consumption

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Designing for Permanence Material Choices for Real Sustainability

There seems to be a lot of confusion about what constitutes a “green” product. For those who specify products for new installations, what materials most accurately represent the attributes of a truly sustainable product and what system do you use to evaluate those materials?

Representatives of the National Clay Pipe Institute will discuss the key aspects of a sustainable material and the many of the concerns that must, by definition, be included in any programs that include sustainability as a goal. Whether you call it Asset Management, Sustainability or Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, the material choices you make are critical for the long-term health (financial and environmental) of your community. Hear from Terry Martin of Seattle, one of the leaders in formal Asset Management practices in the U.S. about his experience.

Our presenters:

• Mike Van Dine, PE, President, National Clay Pipe Institute
• Joe Parker, MBA, MPM, PMP, Vice President of Technical Services, Southern California, National Clay Pipe Institute
• Terry Martin, PE, Acting Director Asset Management & Economics Services, Seattle Public Utilities

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A Non-Invasive Solution for Non-Revenue Water and Asbestos Cement Pipe Condition Assessment

COST: FREE

Looking for an efficient, cost-effective way to reduce non-revenue water and risks associated with degrading Asbestos Cement (AC) pipe? You won’t want to miss this informative one-hour webinar session in which Marc Bracken, vice president and general manager of Toronto-based Echologics Engineering Inc., a division of Mueller Co., will teach you about the latest acoustic condition assessment developments that can help your municipality:

• Reduce non-revenue water;
• Address the issue of AC pipe;
• Improve water conservation;
• And, prioritize repairs and replacement while simultaneously detecting and locating leaks on pipes of all sizes and materials—WITHOUT BREAKING GROUND OR DISRUPTING SERVICE.

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Performance Integrity - A Flowmeter Selection Process

COST: FREE

The informative webinar presentation will be an examination of an objective flowmeter selection process considering both technical and commercial issues. Current flowmeter selection process methods will be reviewed as a contrast to the proposed method being presented. Specific areas to be addressed include:

• Performance Requirements
• Performance Specifications
• Accuracy (Uncertainty) & Repeatability
• Space Considerations
• Pressure/Temperature Requirements
• Fluid Compatibility
• Uncertainty Analysis
• Calibration versus Verification
• Budget Considerations

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HDPE Pipe: The Sustainable Solution for Potable Water

The current generation of high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe for potable water distribution is a direct result of the continuing evolution in polymer technology. To illustrate how this progression has enhanced HDPE pipe performance, this webinar will present an overview of a comprehensive research program that developed methodologies to assist in projecting long-term service life. The study examined field performances spanning nearly the entire 50-year history of HDPE pipe in potable water systems. Exhaustive physical analysis of over 300 HDPE pipe field samples and documentation of historical field performance through interviews with over 200 water utilities has led to the development of a validated predictive model to assist engineers in their design of long-term sustainable water systems. The webinar will conclude with a presentation of the City of Palo Alto’s initiative to completely convert its 214 mile potable water system to HDPE pipe.

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Hands-Off Sewer Flow Monitoring

Learn how your industry colleagues are already taking a Hands-Off approach to sewer flow monitoring with Hach’s Data Delivery Services (DDS) Whether you are part of a municipality, consulting engineering firm, or industry, we have a DDS solution tailored just for you.

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Evaluating and Deploying a Pressure Sewer System

COST: FREE

Tune in to this exciting webinar session about one community’s real-life sewer journey presented from the perspective of the engineer and the operator. Various sewer alternatives, including gravity, vacuum and pressure sewer will be explored. This program includes design, installation and o&m content, which will prove useful to anyone involved in the decision making and execution of a collection sewer program.

If you are planning a septic tank replacement project, this is a must-see event. In today’s challenging economic environment, more municipalities and engineering firms are relying on the pressure sewer solution. Find out about the economic and environmental aspects of pressure sewer that can make or break a project. And learn about what helps ensure homeowner satisfaction before, during and after project completion.

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Recipe for the Successful Measurement of I/I Reduction

COST: FREE

Originally aired on Feb. 23, this webinar is back due to popular demand! Be sure to register today!

Many sewer rehabilitation projects are completed without any ‘before and after’ analyses to determine if their work was effective. Once they get to the end, people often regret that they didn’t get the appropriate information from before they performed the work to analyze the impact of the work. Most collection system managers who perform rehabilitation work on sewers will eventually be asked by their manager, or an elected official, ‘What have you accomplished with the thousands/millions of dollars we have spent’?

It has been said that the best way to learn to do a thing is to ask someone who has done it what they would do differently next time. This seminar will help you learn from the experience of others. It will address the key factors of a rehabilitation project that must be included to allow managers to adequately determine the impact of their project. This seminar will not discuss the products and methods for the actual rehabilitation work.

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Fit-for-Purpose Technologies in One Meter - How the FlowShark Triton Changes Everything

Register today for this informative Web seminar presented by Patrick L. Stevens, P.E., Vice President of Engineering, ADS Environmental Services, a Division of ADS LLC.

This seminar will discuss three different velocity technologies commonly used in open-channel sewer flow metering and show how all three can be combined into the ground-breaking FlowShark Triton flow meter. This fit-for-purpose suite of sensors allows the user to change technologies to best match the hydraulic conditions at the site without changing the meter. Technologies include the traditional Peak Velocity sensor, the Profiling Velocity sensor and the Surface Velocity sensor. The velocity technologies can be combined with either or both down-looking and up-looking ultrasonic depth sensors for superior accuracy. This webinar will also discuss I-Site, the web-based data delivery program from ADS that offers a low monthly fee and no capital or maintenance concerns.

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Hands-Off Sewer Flow Monitoring

Learn how your industry colleagues are already taking a Hands-Off approach to sewer flow monitoring with Hach’s Data Delivery Services (DDS) and get a ‘sneak peek’ at the industry’s most cost-effective and intelligent ‘Data Logger’. Whether you are part of a municipality, consulting engineering firm, or industry, we have a DDS solution tailored just for you…

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Considerations for Intrinsic Safety in Sewers

Increasingly, electricity is finding its way into sewers. With the potential for ignitable gases to be present in sewers, the use of electronic devices provokes consideration of the risks of explosion.

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Effective Leak Detection Techniques

ADS has been conducting successful leak detection for over 100 years. Two experts from ADS will describe effective and time-proven techniques and how to implement them, as well as common pitfalls you can run into and how they can be avoided…

Condition Assessment of Force Mains

Wastewater utilities are under increased pressure to inspect and proactively maintain their buried assets. Condition assessment of gravity sewer pipelines has generally become a standard operating procedure for many wastewater utilities while assessment of force mains has remained a challenge…

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How to Conduct an Effective Water Loss Control Program

Today most water utilities are under severe budget constraints due to the slowdown in the economy and drastically reduced housing starts. Now more than ever a cost effective water loss control program is necessary…

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A pro-active strategy to manage and reduce water loss using water modeling and management software

Learn how to detect and reduce water loss (including hard-to-find leaks) in your water distribution system using water modeling and management software…

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3-D Mapping of Underground Pipeline Infrastructure

Geospatial Corporation will discuss 3-D mapping of underground pipeline infrastructure delivered on their GeoUnderground web-based GIS Portal…

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Stimulus Funds for Water/Wastewater Infrastructure

Bob Bastian and Peter Shanaghan of the U.S. EPA along with NUCA’s Eben Wyman discuss the stimulus package and its impact on the sewer and water infrastructure projects.

Handouts/Resources:

Nuca Presentation on Stimulus Funds
Sudden Impact

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UIM Asset Management Webinar

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How to Choose an Open Channel Flow Monitoring Technology

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