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Hi Everyone, I apologize for the long break. Things here have been hectic. I just got back from a great week in Munich attending the IFAT Entsorga show, and presenting a case study for Whitewater’s BlueBox Event Detection System at the SWAN Forum’s annual conference. In one month I will be attending the ACE12 show … Continue reading
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Can something as simple as the water bill have a real impact on water conservation? Well that depends on if all the pieces of the puzzle come together to make the billing information a powerful tool. The power of advanced metering technology and the billing data for utilities that is now available is giving end … Continue reading
Researcher Author David Lloyd Owen, ambassador for Pump Aid, columnist for Global Water Intel, and Managing Director of Envisager is carrying out an important study on behalf of the OECD on how policy can either help or hinder the development and deployment of smart water systems. Background on the Study: For this study he … Continue reading
I am happy to present fellow blogger and author, David Zetland, of the Aguanomics blog and The End of Abundance: economic solutions to water scarcity. This week David agreed to lend his expertise to the community on the topics of water pricing, reducing Non-Revenue Water (NRW) and incentives to induce change. I hope you enjoy, … Continue reading
Today we introduce a new blog series focusing on communicating the importance of clean drinking water to the consumer. Our guest blogger is Seth Johnstone. Seth works in the water industry helping to make water utility systems more sustainable through innovative technological applications, data-driven decision making, and business process improvement. and here we go… It’s a concept … Continue reading
We have a great new series this week from guest bloggers John B. Cook and Edwin Roehl of ADMI on “Using Data to Build Process Models.” As always we’d love to hear your comments and feedback. Difference between Data and Information The power behind collecting data is not the ability to collect and store it; … Continue reading
Hi Water Quality and Security Followers, This week we are beginning a new series on the Risk of Consent Failure of UK wastewater treatment plants. I think the topic of risk management as it pertains to new regulations is a cross-border issue and much can be learned from this series. Our guest blogger is Alan … Continue reading
Here is the second water quality monitoring post by guest blogger, Eyal Brill PhD, who is the Chief Scientist and Developer of the BlueBox Intelligent Event Detection System for Whitewater’s Quality and Security Division, and Professor at the Holon Institute of Technololgy in Israel. Models for water quality event detection are mainly statistical models. They … Continue reading
We are starting a new series on Emergency Management featuring guest blogger Jared Serviss. Jared is a Senior Business Continuity and Emergency Management Planner from the City of Calgary. He is the Chair of the Alberta Water and Wastewater Agency Response Network (AbWARN), one of the only WARNs outside of the United States. Due to … Continue reading
I just read an interesting article in American Water Intel [December 2011 Issue] I wanted to share titled, “American Water Execs Plan Push for Cohesive Industry Voice.” According to the article the initial idea is being spearheaded by American Water ‘s CEO Jeff Sterba and backed by Xylem CEO Gretchen McClain, Pentair CEO Randall Hogan, … Continue reading
Hi Fellow Water Quality and Water Security Blog Followers, This week’s new guest blogger is Oliver Grievson, Flow Compliance & Regulatory Efficiency Manager at Anglian Water Services and fearless leader and moderator of the Water Industry Process Automation and Control (WIPAC) group on Linked in. A few months ago the Water Industry Process Automation & Control … Continue reading
Hi Water Quality and Water Security Bloggers, A topic of recent interest, and being actively discussed on this blog, linkedin’s Water Security and Water Industry Process Automation and Control groups, as well as by market analysts is the Smart Water Network. Here is another F&S presentation highlighting 3 key issues: 1) Issues of Water and … Continue reading
Acknowledgements
- This blog is brought to you by the good folks at the Whitewater Group with strong support from the Water Industry Process Automation and Control (WIPAC) Group on Linked In and all the contributors that make the blog one of the most read in the industry. I'd like to personally thank Oliver Grievson of Anglian Water Services, John Cook of ADMI, Seth Johnstone of Wachs, Eyal Brill of Whitewater, Alan Bland of AB-ility and David Zetland of the Aguanomics blog.
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- The Quick And Easy Way To Measure Power Consumption May 16, 2012The ambitious goals set by the German government to promote energy efficiency have put pressure on companies to change their energy-use policies. But the sustainable management of energy resources and the associated energy-saving measures can only be implemented if users have a reliable means of quantifying their power consumption.
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