Hydraulics & Hydrology
Hydraulics & Hydrology
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When I started in the water profession many years ago, there was a clear distinction between the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Pollution Control Federation (WPCF), now known as the Water Environment Federation (WEF). AWWA dealt with...
It’s difficult to pick up an engineering magazine or journal without seeing an article about how artificial intelligence (AI) is going to solve all of our problems. While these tools are indeed powerful and useful, are they really the panacea...
Isolation valves are essential components of water distribution systems. Without them, repairing a pipe break or performing other maintenance would require shutting down the entire water distribution system or resorting to some heroic work on pressurized pipes....
Everyone wants to reduce water loss. No one likes to see water running over the ground. But people who understand the water industry know that reducing water loss to zero just isn’t economical. Spending $10,000 to save $50 worth of...
Pretty much everyone who has worked in water distribution has been involved with hydrant flow testing at one time or another. It’s not very difficult. Place a pressure gauge on a residual hydrant and flow a nearby hydrant while recording...
Pump stations are fed by the power grid, so when the power goes out, it also goes out for water pumping stations. And water utilities don’t like their systems losing pressure....