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The article offers information on testing of waters before deploying a new smart utility network in Dallas, Georgia to gauging water loss. Topics discussed include use of intelligent measurement tools, a communication network and advanced analytics capabilities to deliver superior customer service; use of two-way FlexNet® communication network for real-time remote monitoring to quickly address leaks; and use of Sensus ally water meters for enhanced pressure monitoring.

The article previews several products, including the MARS Meter Management (M3) Enterprise Software Suite version 4.0 from MARS Co., the ultrasonic water meter and leak detector software from Kamstrup, and the Neptune MACH 10 ultrasonic water meter from Neptune Technology Group.

The article focuses on 120WaterAudit which provides enterprise software and point-of-use kits that government agencies, public water systems and facilities such as schools and daycares can use to execute their lead-in-drinking water programs. It mentions 120WaterAudit manages the water testing process with point-of-use kits and innovative technologies in water sector by providing access to mentors. It presents views of Megan Glover, chief executive officer (CEO) at 120WaterAudit, on the same.

The article evaluates 900 Series for water quality testing from Myron L Co. which display a variety of measurement types like conductivity, resistivity, and salinity.

The article offers information on the SL1000 Portable Parallel Analyzer and TU5 series of lab and process turbidimeters from Hach to be showcased at the 2017 American Water Works Association Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE2017).

The article presents a case study of the use of the Singer Valve Inc.'s Total Automatic Purging System (TAPS) as a pro-active flushing system solution by Saint Bernard Parish in New Orleans, Louisiana. A water sampling port is included in each TAPS unit to perform onsite clarity and testing, and the system was programmed to activate flushing at any given time. Mark Gimson of Singer Valve says that TAPS has a hydraulically operated valve that releases or introduces water from a control chamber.

The article offers information on the role of second generation of technologies that measures adenosine triphosphate (ATP) quantification of microbial populations in water. It states that ATP measurement technologies could be used to uncover vulnerabilities of water system, identify hotspots of accumulation and regrowth of microbial, and optimize flushing cycles. It adds that ATP measuring technologies provides shortened test response times.

The article discusses the use of free chlorine equivalent from Myron L Co. in implementing an oxidation-reduction potential (ORP)-based free chlorine measurement in a handheld field instrument. It notes that the free chlorine equivalent employs a predictive ORP-based measurement derived through a proprietary algorithm that extrapolates a stable ORP value of a solution. The free chlorine equivalent displays the ORP reading for the sample being tested.

The article reports on the city of Manteca, California compliance laboratory's selection of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-approved cadmium reduction method from Hach Co. for monitoring nitrate in drinking water samples. It notes that the method has achieved a major breakthrough in the utility's effort to find a way to run its laboratory more efficiently. The laboratory has found that blending with surface water helps reduce the amount of treatment required for nitrate removal.