Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD) is responsible for wastewater treatment for more than fifteen communities and a trio of large industrial facilities in a 500+ square mile region in the Duluth-Cloquet Minnesota area. Preventing the occurrence of leaks and sewer overflows is one of its key priorities, something which is controlled in part by … Continued

When is the last time you visited The Avanti Company website? We recently overhauled the Buy Products page, making it much easier for customers to purchase products from Liquid Controls. We’ve done away with the product configurator for Liquid Controls meters and simplified things for our customers by individually adding the most popular and frequently … Continued

Syrinix is a respected pioneer in delivering sophisticated pipeline management tools for deeper visibility into the network. The company allows utilities to make structural improvements to long-term stability, reducing costly network interruptions, and expanding the lifespan of aging facilities to preserve vital water supplies. Syrinix also happens to be one of the success stories of … Continued

Many utilities are aware that non-revenue water (NRW) can become a serious problem. The average systems deal with about 24 percent NRW each year yet few have the knowledge and resources to tackle it properly. While the idea of water loss in the distribution network is not recent, water scarcity and the challenge of raising … Continued

Utilities devote about 60 percent of their budgets to wastewater on average, versus 40 percent for drinking water. The EPA reports that the United States is experiencing 23,000 to more than 70,000 sewage overflow events a year across its 700,000+ miles of public sewer lines and 500,000 miles of private lateral lines, despite budgetary emphasis. … Continued