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Vogel Pumpen supplies water under the Adriatic to two Croatian islands
To respond to the need for fresh water to be pumped to the islands, especially to meet peak demand during the tourist season in the summer, the Croatian government instigated the plan for a pumping station on the mainland, close to the village of Stinica.
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Astor Place – Out of the Lab and Into the Real World: Proving the Significance of Overall System Efficiency
At first glance, the sleek and sculptural 21-story Astor Place tower in New York City appears out of place in the heart of the fabled bohemian East Village. But true to the spirit of the neighborhood, Astor Place is challenging convention and advancing the ideals of energy conservation and sustainability.
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Bell & Gossett legacy established by century of growth and innovation
Though it’s now a leading brand for Xylem Inc., one of the world’s largest pure play water technology companies, Bell & Gossett got its start as a family owned business. The B&G brand marks its centennial in 2016, remaining true to the precepts instilled by its founders 100 years ago.
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Bell & Gossett’s VSX pump streamlines maintenance at Milwaukee’s VA Medical Center
Bell & Gossett manufacturer’s representative, Hydro-Flo, in Brookfield, Wisconsin, presented a solution to the VA’s pump room challenge: the VSX vertical split case pump.
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A systems approach to energy and water efficiency in commercial buildings
New building codes continue to raise efficiency standards for new and existing buildings; economic conditions pressure organizations to cut energy costs wherever possible; and new corporate sustainability initiatives require steady efficiency improvements.
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EPAL cuts real water loss by 1.7 million cubic meters annually using high-precision pipeline inspection technologies
In 2016, EPAL recognized a deviation in the non-revenue water (NRW) trend since implementation of the DMA program. The issue was promptly identified in two supply zones, encompassing 150 kilometers of water transmission mains, predominately composed of large diameter reinforced concrete pipe built in 1965.
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Municipality uses inline leak detection technology to gather actionable data, avoid costly failures, and update alignment of wastewater pressure main
In recent years, the condition assessment of wastewater mains has become heavily regulated and required by law.
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Preventing Main Breaks With Advanced Inspection Technologies That Identify Stray Currents, Corrosive Soils, And Wall Loss
When the utility identified the main for priority inspection, they welcomed the strategy of combining a SmartBall leak detection inspection with a pilot run of Xylem’s cutting-edge PipeDiver Ultra, an advanced condition assessment platform that analyzes ultrasonic data to deliver actionable insights on the physical integrity of the pipeline.
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Digital twin technology helps city reduce combined sewer overflow volume by 247 million gallons, saving $38 million in capital project work
In 2002, the EPA entered into a federal consent decree with MSD, mandating the elimination of sanitary sewer overflows and significant mitigation of combined sewer overflows into receiving waterways. Engineers estimated the cost to mitigate the sewer overflows at $3.1 billion, an unacceptable capital expense to pass along to MSD’s customers.
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