Honolulu’s Covanta Energy Corporation faced a stubborn problem of having to accurately measure cooling tower blowdown water flowing at irregular intervals prior to reinjection into the facility’s caprock. This irregular flow resulted in foam and bubbles forming in the line, necessitating a better flow meter solution to ensure that the facility remained within its daily … Continued
The Rancho California Water District (RCWD) based in Southern California serves a varied array of more than 40,000 residential and commercial customers. Last year marked the state’s fourth consecutive year dealing with the ramifications of the drought, forcing the State Water Resources Control Board to devise and implement mandatory measures intended to conserve and reduce … Continued
Considering that over twenty percent of the water being pumped through a distribution system is lost to leakage, detecting a leak early within a distribution system can provide considerable benefits. Service territories are continually expanding, and the costs of water distribution and extraction are also increasing, which further affects the importance of factoring in water … Continued
One of the biggest trends among Water Utilities across the nation is the implementation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), which is designed to measure, collect, and analyze water usage and achieve total system monitoring through other devices and software. This comprehensive, state-of-the-art solution addresses the varied and unique challenges faced by Utilities, which must deliver … Continued
Itron has a well-established reputation for developing innovative metering solutions, particularly in the vital area of data management and collection. Few Flow Meter products are more exemplary in this regard than the Field Collection System (FCS), a market leader in data collection for handheld and mobile Automated Meter Reading (AMR) systems. Specially designed for large … Continued
