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When Good Enough Isnt Good Enough

When Steve Fiepke noticed that the City of Marengos Wastewater
Treatment Plant was too willing to live with the operational hiccups in
its liquid-polymer feed system, he decided it was time to do something about it. Learn how he solved the plants sludge-processing
dilemma on
page 8.
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Stem the Rising Tide

Across the U.S., water rates are skyrocketing. In fact, rates rose
by an average of 27 percent over the past five years. Find out
what your organization can do to stem the tide of rising prices on
page 12.
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Transit Time Flowmeter

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Productivity Perspectives
Capital Intensity Challenges Promise Seismic Shifts

By Kevin Parker, Editorial Director
interest in infrastructure appropriate to the changing landscape.
The issues lead feature draws on a just-released convening

report from a Johnson Foundation conclave on Financing Sustain-
Already, in the Great Lakes region, for example, Broaddus says,
able Water Infrastructure. Lynn Broaddus, lead for the Johnson
large industrial water users may be wildly successful in their con-
Foundation report, recently discussed with us how infrastructure
servation efforts but find themselves still paying as much or more
issues particularly impact industrial processors.
than they did before, as property taxes or otherwise, or those costs

must be shifted to other users.
What concerns industries using lots of water is that capitalintensive projects not tie the hands of individual players. They need
Another example would be when a food or beverage proces-
to be sure infrastructure investments leave them enough flexibility,
sor that needs extra-clean water sees its cleaning and processing
Broaddus says.
costs rise precipitously, Broaddus says.
For example, given increasingly cost-effective disruptive technol-
Privatization of water supplies is already happening outside the
ogies, it might make sense for a company to go off grid and do
U.S. and Broaddus says it is coming here as well. In water short
its own regeneration and wastewater processing. But in todays
areas, were already seeing competition to capture the increasing
world, they might still have to pay the property taxes that support
value of water and nutrients in the wastewater stream.
the installed infrastructure, Broaddus says. Industry has a strong
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Investment in Inflexible and Expensive Siloed Water Still Pervasive

Financing Sustainable Water Infrastructure Key to Meeting Growing
Industrial and Energy Demand
The shift toward a more sustainable and economically viable
able to attract capital from markets. The vast majority of water
U.S. water infrastructure will not be driven by sweeping legislation
systems must rely on cash, state revolving loan funds, or other
or legal mandates, but by thousands of local infrastructure invest-
low-interest loan programs at the state or federal levels. Perhaps
ment decisions, says the recently released convening report of a
only about 2,000 of the roughly 52,000 water systems in the U.S.
meeting held in 2011 by The Johnson Foundation on Financing
are large enough to issue their own bonds, the report estimates.
Sustainable Water Infrastructure.

The U.S. water infrastructure was largely developed during the
In addition, while the economic downturn has led to historically

low interest rates, credit market disruption caused by the housing
19th and early 20th century, the report notes. Its systems are ag-
market collapse and investor risk aversion, makes it increasingly
ing, technology outdated, and governance ill-equipped to handle
difficult for smaller water systems to find financing other than
rising demand and environmental challenges. The current infra-
through public-private partnerships or privatization.
structures inadequacy is underscored by estimates that existing

systems lose some six billion gallons of treated water every day
due to leaky and aging pipes some 14 percent of the nations
daily water use.
Profile of a Predicament
Arid areas in the U.S. have long been challenged by scarce
water, but population growth, competing economic uses, and dra-
The report is the product of a meeting convened by The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread, in collaboration with American
Rivers and Ceres, which brought together experts to discuss ways
to drive funding for 21st century infrastructure.
matic changes in precipitation patterns are increasing the strain in

many areas to previously unknown levels.
Nationally, estimates suggest that by 2040 the U.S. may need
from 29 percent to 62 percent more water to serve its growing
While options for more

cost-effective, resilient and
environmentally sustainable
systems are available, they
are not the norm. In fact,
investment in inflexible and
expensive siloed water is
still pervasive, despite the
fact that money available for
financing water infrastructure is increasingly scarce,
the report says.
Municipal bonds are the
debt instrument of choice for

utilities large enough to be
Shift in the likely condition associated with the aging miles of pipe in the network (percentage of pipe by
classification). As long as 10 years ago, the EPA estimated that by 2020 the condition of nearly half the water
and sewer pipes in the U.S. would be considered poor, very poor or life elapsed.
population and higher energy demands.

Adding to these challenges is the fact that existing U.S. water
infrastructure systems are rapidly aging, with many pipes and
treatment plants already beyond their effective lives. The American Society of Civil engineers gives the nations water system
the lowest grade of all infrastructure, a D-, the report notes.
Even more worrisome, according to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 22 states have lost at least 50 percent of
their original wetlands and seven states have lost more than 80
percent.
To achieve a sustainable water infrastructure, the report says,
the U.S. needs to conceptualize an integrated system of natural
water resource systems and pipes and treatment plants. The
emphasis must shift from centralized infrastructure to decentralized systems that are more resource and energy efficient. Water
systems should be integrated to use the right water for the right
need, reducing treatment costs and length of pipe needed to
meet demand. The potential of wastewater treatment to provide
nutrients and energy must be exploited.
Finding the Upside

Solutions are arising at the local level and financing models
need to support this local activity, which can then be scaled up.
The report recommends development of alternative, marketbased solutions that lead to private investment opportunities for
efficiency gains from such things as retrofitting and closed-loop
water systems.
Todays water systems typically provide on product at a
single price focusing on potable water the most expensive
kind. The report says it is important to develop options for differentiated rates based on the kind of water delivered.
U.S. water systems need to embrace financing changes such
as full-cost accounting of water services; value-added services;
improved capture and dissemination of performance data; and
consider consolidation of systems to enhance efficiency. Steps
of this type are needed, the report concludes, to ensure the
long-term sustainability of U.S. water systems.
The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread

www.johnsonfdn.org
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When Good Enough

Isnt Good Enough
Wastewater Plant Solves Sludge-Processing Dilemma with
Liquid-polymer Technology
By Greg Kriebel
gallons per day facility. This system was used to treat wastewater
Many times people are satisfied when the performance of a

product, or the outcome of an activity, is deemed good enough.
and played a crucial role in transforming the collected solid waste
A cars running a little rough and the gas mileage is suffering,
and sludge into a usable end-product.
but it still gets you where you need to go? Good enough. Highschool student gets a C+ in Chemistry when a few more hours of
study and a few less hours of Xbox could have meant a B? Good
Scope of the Challenge

The City of Marengo is a growing municipality of nearly 8,000
enough. The patterns on those newly hung side-by-side strips of
people located about 60 miles northwest of Chicago and 15
wallpaper dont quite match up? Good enough.
miles south of the Wisconsin border. Its treatment plant moves
The problem with this mindset is that after a while you become
the wastewater load through a screen, where potentially damag-
satisfied with good enough and lose the ability to discern when
ing items like wood, rocks and even dead animals are removed.
good enough actually isnt good enough. The result may be
The wastewater is then moved into an oxidation ditch and on to
an automobile breakdown at the most inopportune time, or the
clarifiers where the treated water is eventually discharged into
discovery that colleges generally dont offer scholarships in Xbox
the nearby Kishwaukee River. Any solids remaining in the clari-
proficiency.
fier are either pumped back to the oxidation ditch or moved into
In the fall of 2007, the operators of the Wastewater Treatment
a sludge-processing system. There the solid waste is transferred
Plant in Marengo, Ill., noticed that good enough was becom-
into a tank and run through a thickening centrifuge, where
ing a common refrain when assessing the performance of the
the liquid polymer is introduced. The thickened sludge is then
liquid-polymer feed system that was in place at the citys 900,000
transferred to an anaerobic digester where the solids are broken

down further before being fed to a dewatering process. When the
sludge is completely thickened and dewatered it is moved to a
storage building before it is taken out and used as a fertilizer.
The performance of the sludge-processing system, however,
was beginning to be compromised by the unreliability of the
equipment used to feed the liquid polymer to it. Good enough
was rapidly becoming not good enough anymore.
It was an old liquid-polymer system that was failing a lot and
didnt really function very dependably, and we were afraid that
that it would fail completely at some point. We knew we needed
to look into getting a new system and upgrade the operation,
says Steve Fiepke, superintendent of the Marengo Wastewater
The dynaBLEND system has a small footprint (24 inches deep, 24

inches wide and 68 inches tall), conserving space in usually crowded
solids processing areas.
Treatment Plant at the time.

For suggestions, Fiepke turned to LAI Ltd., Rolling Meadows,
Ill., a manufacturers representative firm that has served the water,
On-going Actions
Based on the parameters of what Fiepke and
Marengo were looking for, LAIs Peter Lynch had
one suggestion: dynaBLEND liquid-polymerblending technology, which is patented by Fluid
Dynamics, a division of Neptune Chemical
Pump Co, Inc., North Wales, Pa.
I told Steve we could supply the solution to
test for a couple months, and then a few weeks
after that they placed an order for one, says
Lynch.
Operator Tim Mack, left, and Jay Berman, superintendent of the City
of Marengo Wastewater Treatment Facility, use the dynaBLEND
liquid-polymer activation and blending system from Fluid Dynamics, a
division of Neptune Chemical Pump Co.
The liquid-polymer-blending technology meets

the needs of the Marengo wastewater plant because, as the
range of available blending polymers for sludge processing has
grown over the years, the system has been evolved to effectively
activate all types of liquid polymer. Its non-mechanical mixing
wastewater and stormwater markets of Northern Illinois, North-
chamber delivers an unequalled degree of reliability compared
western Indiana and Wisconsin since 1958.
to many of the mechanical technologies that are on the market

today. Further, its injection check valve has been designed with
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The problem with this mindset is that after a while you

become satisfied with good enough and lose the ability
to discern when good enough actually isnt good enough.
easy disassembly and inspection in mind, eliminating a maintenance concern that can plague other systems.
Aesthetically, the solution measures only 24-inches deep by 24-inches
wide by 68-inches tall, eliminating much of the clutter often found in the
sludge-processing area of a wastewater-treatment facility, while also making
it safer for the facilitys employees. The liquid polymer can be pumped directly into the system from a storage vessel such as a 55-gallon drum on an
as-needed basis. This helps reduce the chances of a polymer spill occurring.
The system operated very well when we tested it, Fiepke says. It was
much easier to set the dials for the feed rates for the dewatering or thickening processes. We also noticed a reduction in the amount of polymer we
were using for those processes, so there was a monetary savings there, and
anytime you can save money on a chemical, thats a plus. After testing it,
we decided that it was something that we were interested in and decided to
purchase it.
Late Breaking Developments

As it turns out, one of Fiepkes last major decisions as the head of Maren-
The processed biosolids material is eventually used as

fertilizer.
gos wastewater treatment plant was to incorporate the dynaBLEND system

into the citys wastewater-treatment processes. In May 2008, he departed
Marengo for the Wastewater Foreman post in the Village of Algonquin, a larg-
Anatomy of a Solution
Fluid Dynamics developed the high-energy, non-mechanical dynaBLEND liquid-polymer activation and blending
technology. Its HydroAction technology is said to produce
in excess of six times the mixing-energy per unit volume of a
comparable-sized mixer.
Its three stages of operation include the following:
1. Pressure drop across the specially designed variableorifice water-control valve produces a high-velocity water
jet. This water jet, which travels at approximately 70 feet per
second, is aimed directly at, and impinges on, the polymer
as it enters the mixing chamber. At this point the only point
where high energy exists in the mixing chamber the polymer is coiled up and not susceptible to damage.
2. In the concentric mixing chambers, the newly blended
polymer recirculates multiple times for additional exposure to
non-damaging turbulence, completing the blending process.

This recirculation ensures that polymer solution is present
directly after the point of neat, concentrated polymer injection
for an ideal activation and blending environment.
3. The mixing energy then naturally diminishes in the concentric chambers, while the flow path through the concentric
chambers further ensures optimum polymer performance
by preventing polymer from short-circuiting the three-stage
process.
This three-stage mode of operation ensures the system
induces high mixing energy without use of mechanical impellers, which can cause polymer damage and gelling. Preventing polymer gelling and damage maximizes polymer investment by reducing its use.
er suburb about 20 miles closer to Chicago than Marengo. Upon
Fluid Dynamics
making the move, Fiepke discovered that Algonquins Water
www.dynablend.com
Department, which handles a total of around 3.5 million gallons
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of wastewater per day at its treatment plant, employs two similar

sludge-processing systems, one for the dewatering process and
one for the thickening process.
Fiepkes position was taken by Jay
Berman, the new superintendent of the
Marengo Wastewater Treatment Plant. I
was not familiar with this solution when I
got here, but its been operating great,
Berman says. It delivers the polymer at
either a low-flow rate or high-flow rate; is
pretty much maintenance-free, which is
nice; is easy to operate and troubleshoot;
and perhaps best of all, its a workhorse.
Berman is also pleased with the money
the City of Marengo has saved in polymer
costs. The condition of the sludge that
were trying to thicken or dewater makes
a difference in polymer usage, said Berman. There are times where we save a
lot on polymer, but the system does the
job no matter what type of sludge were
handling.
When the performance of a piece of
equipment begins to degrade, the user
has three options: repair it, live with it or
replace it. Too often, good enough becomes the default position. When Steve
Fiepke noticed that the City of Marengos
Wastewater Treatment Plant was too willing to live with the operational hiccups in
its liquid-polymer feed system, he decided it was time to do something about it.
Greg Kriebel is the Fluid Dynamics
National Sales Manager with Neptune
Chemical Pump Co., a member of Pump
Solutions Group, Downers Grove, Ill. He
can be reached at greg.kriebel@dynablend.com or 215-699-8700 ext. 3361.
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Water & Sewer Costs are

Skyrocketing; Heres What
You Can Do About It
A Three-step Process for Better Understanding Water and
Wastewater Management Use
By Steven L. Willins, U.S. Energy Services, Inc.
Across the U.S., water rates rose by an average of 27 percent
pipes and systems are driving investment in the Northeast and
over the past five years. In New Jersey, rates jumped 20 percent,
Midwest. Many municipalities have switched to inclining block
and wastewater surcharges in some areas are forcing business
rate structures to encourage water conservation.
to move or simply shut down. In Sacramento, Calif., rates jumped

15 percent from 2010 to 2011 alone, and over the next three
How will your organization stem the tide of rising prices?

U.S. Energy Services, a leading energy-management services
years will continue to increase by 10 percent annually. Atlanta
company, helps its clients address climbing water costs. Why did
water rates have doubled in the past decade. The story is the
an energy-management firm start focusing on water and waste-
same in Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Chicago, New York City and
water? Industrial companies are now being required by their
other cities across the country.
international customers to report their annual water footprint
The cost of repairing and expanding U.S. drinking water infra-
along with their carbon footprint. A client said it best: You help
structure will top $1 trillion over the next 25 years and $1.7 trillion
me with my energy, but energy is this big [holding his hands
over 40 years, according to a recent American Water Works
about a foot apart] and utilities are this big [arms spread wide].
Association (AWWA) report. Annual water infrastructure spend-
Our initial approach is to focus on cost management. Conser-
ing will grow from $13 billion today to almost $30 billion by the
vation is important, and water conservation experts are consulted
2040s. This expense likely will be met primarily through higher
as needed. But the first step is to ensure consuming entities are
water bills and local fees.
charged fairly and correctly for their water usage and wastewater
Important regional differences exist. Growth is driving capital

investment in the South and West, whereas replacement of older
discharge. A key step is to identify the pricing or rate structures

and better understand what drives total cost, by means of a
three-step process.
Three-step Analytical Process

As part of a three-step analytical process, step one as with
so much in todays world starts with information, and information starts with data. Begin with the basic data provided on
the local utility invoices, including usage, cost, rate and meter.
Gathering at least one years worth of the basic data, if not two or
more years of historical information, for each facility and for each
service account, is ideal.
It is important to enter all of this information into a database
where it can be analyzed and shared. For companies and organizations with multiple sites, this is critical, as it allows for bench-
marking facilities against one another. Once the data is captured,
to customers outside their
reports and queries can be used to identify stronger and weaker
political boundaries any-
performers, focusing on usage and cost per facility, per square
where from double to triple
foot and per production unit, as well as sales volume and other
the rates for jurisdictional
benchmarks. Lessons can be shared amongst facilities and legiti-
customers. According to a
mate operational causes for differences recognized.
North Carolina study, the
Step two in the process involves reviewing the operations at
average price premium was

more than 70 percent for
each facility. The goal is to determine the following;

What are the water sources? City or well?
facilities located outside the
What processes and equipment use the water, and how?
political boundary of the
Is any water consumed or evaporated?
water or wastewater utility.
Where and how is water discharged?

Once it is understood how water is used and discharged, its
time to proceed to step three: getting a handle on local rate structures and how the utility charges for water usage and wastewater
Cost Savings
Opportunities
How does this analyti-
discharge, and therefore how your water usage and discharge
cal process play out in the
affects price.
real world? One example is from a food processing client. It had
Much can be learned by analyzing the rate structures. What are
grown over the years, adding cooling towers, juice- and drink-
the ixed price components? What drives those ixed charges?
bottling operations, as well as a water-bottling operation. It was
Can anything be done to reduce them? What is the usage rate
receiving no wastewater credits for all of the water not being
structure declining block, inclining block or lat rate? What
discharged to the wastewater system. In aggregate, these credits
does that mean and how do you respond? Does the wastewater
are worth more than $150,000 per year.
charge have its own fixed cost components as well as usage-
Yes, water and wastewater costs are rising. Conservation is
based components? Is the wastewater rate structure similar to
important and will become more critical in the future as new
the water rate structure or is it the opposite (e.g., inclining versus
water and wastewater systems are added and old systems are
declining or lat blocks)?
replaced, and as water continues to become a scarce resource.
Typically, wastewater rates are higher than water rates, al-
However, the starting point is to focus on cost management.
though the reverse is true in some areas, especially areas prone
Start by gathering and managing data and turning it into
to drought and where water is scarce. Wastewater rates for
actionable information. Benchmark like facilities against one
industrial and commercial entities are often driven by the results
another and identify and share best practices. Assess your
of monitoring or testing of the discharge stream. Is that monitor-
operations know how, where and why water is expended
ing and testing continuous or periodic? If periodic, do operations
and identify how much of that water is discharged to the waste-
vary and how might that affect results on days when those tests
water stream versus consumed within the facility. Analyze and
are performed?
understand the utility rate structures and make certain billing is
Significant regional differences exist in costs and rates charged
under the optimal rate tariff available. A strong cost management
by local water and wastewater utilities. Fixed monthly charges
program is the first step in evaluating a facilitys water usage; it
and minimum monthly charges are typically determined by the
is a key step that must be taken before focusing on conservation
size of the meter. The meter is sized for the maximum expected
efforts.
water low. Is it appropriate for your facility and current operation?

Sometimes the charges, fixed and variable, vary based upon the
U.S. Energy Services
type of industrial facility involved.
www.usenergyservices.com
Many jurisdictions charge significantly higher rates for service
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Not All Piping Systems

Are Created Equal
Lab Waste Systems Should Use Polypropylene and Polyvinylidene
Fluoride Piping to Conserve Water
Plastics have gained use as piping for corrosive waste systems
By Joe Cary, Cary Associates
Outside of plenum areas, polypropylene has for more than 40
because they offer excellent long-term chemical resistance com-
years proven itself as a workhorse material in laboratory con-
pared to standard metals used in pipe construction. In simple
struction. Since the materials introduction to corrosive waste
terms, plastics do not rust, and providing they are compatible
service in 1967, polypropylene waste piping systems have been
with the chemical service, they can give unending life.
installed in hundreds of thousands of laboratory installations,
However, not all plastics are created equal, and as such, its
important to understand the differences between plastics when
considering their use in corrosive waste systems.
Previous to the development of Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF),
both aboveground and in direct burial.

The success of both these materials is due to their excellent
chemical resistance to a wide variety of chemical reagents, including not only acids/bases, but also solvents of all types, chlo-
for corrosive waste piping systems to meet ASTM E84 (25/50)
rinated compounds and cleaning agents containing commercial
ratings, glass systems were used in plenum areas where higher
surfactants. Further, they do not depend on flushing to function
flame safety requirements are enforced. The new PVDF systems
properly, without degradation, in typical laboratory applications.
offer easier assembly, better impact resistance, universal chemi-
Normal laboratory applications here refer to those where a
cal resistance and equivalent installed cost to available glass

systems.
Burn testing of
CPVC (from manufacturer 1) pipe after 14

days of exposure to Toluene.
relatively small amount of chemical discharge (i.e. 100 gallons

or less at a time) of a wide variety of chemicals is sent down the
pipe periodically throughout the day; it is a true drainage system
Kynar PVDF piping
such that it is designed to flow at less than full flow; and the sys-
systems compared
tem has adequate slope and is hung properly in accordance with
to glass systems with
plumbing codes and typical industry practice.
gaskets, and metal
Flushing is a part of many standard laboratory procedures,
piping with gaskets,
but users do sometimes forget to do so, even in facilities where
in the Steiner Tunnel
it is part of everyday procedures. When this happens, PVDF and
confirmed improved
Polypropylene will not develop leaks or fail. Flushing is a good
performance of
and recommended practice to ensure chemicals do not com-
PVDF to the grand-
bine and form dangerous gaseous fumes. However, in typical
fathered materi-
laboratory environments PVDF and Polypropylene do not require
als. Since 1996,
extensive flushing to perform as expected.
specifically formulated PVDF materials have complied with the
Material corrosion tests conducted through an independent
International Mechanical Code 602.2.1 Materials Exposed within
laboratory by a chemical engineering consultant, and simple
Plenums. Over that time, PVDF materials have proven them-
chemical in a jar testing at a prominent corrosion waste piping
selves in thousands of installations throughout North America
systems manufacturer, have demonstrated there is a substantial
without a reported incident of unexpected failure due to contact
difference in performance of prospective piping materials. Why
with chemical mixtures.
not use piping materials that with only a minimum of flushing
will stand up to any chemical environment, even if waste sits in
would use 600 liters
the system for over a week at a time? By doing so we increase
of flush water (60
safety, but also save water.
sinks, 5 full flushes/

day, 2 liters/flush).
The Water Angle
The value of two
Water savings was not a big deal until major semiconductor
liters is based upon
industry players started building large processing plants in arid
typical laboratory
climates and using large amounts of de-ionized water for clean-
practice where dilu-
ing their products. At first, the incentive to reduce water use was
tion of 10 to 20 times
more related to the simple lack of availability of water in those
the volume of solvent
areas, but it was soon obvious that saving the water had environ-
or acid/base disposal
mental and cost savings implications.
is recommended
For example: If a laboratory has three floors and 20 sinks on
Polypropylene pipe after 14 days of exposure

to Toluene.
(which varies accord-
each floor that are used daily, you would assume conservatively
ing to the specific chemical), and thus, a value of 10 times an av-
that every two hours over a 10-hour work period there would be a
erage disposal of 200 ml is used as the basis for this calculation.
need to flush the system, if the piping were made from a mate-
If the laboratory operates five days/week for eight months/year,
rial that was subject to attack from one or more acids, solvents
the total water used to assure safety and use proper flushing
or surfactants. If each flush used an average of two liters of water
materials would be 102,000 liters = 27,000 gallons of water/year
(approximately 0.52 gallons), then each day such a laboratory
(600 liters/day, 5 days/week, 34 weeks).
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Given that manufacturers of plastic
Considering that industrial laboratories tend to congregate
drain systems other
in certain close geographical areas, even a small town or city
than PVDF or Poly-
section could have eight to 10 such areas, which could lead up
propylene recom-
to a total washing water use based on the more conservative
mend flushing for a
set of calculations of 816,000 liters = 216,000 gallons annually
minimum of five min-
that probably otherwise could be served with as little as 163,000
utes and up to 20
liters = 43,000 gallons. If the actual recommendations of lower
minutes upon each
performing plastic manufacturers are followed, then the usage
disposal of chemi-
could be more than 2,000,000 gallons to 8,000,000 gallons per
cals, the amount of
local area, versus 43,000 gallons.
KYNAR 740-02 PVDF pipe after 14 days of

exposure to Toluene.
flushing followed by the disposal of a strong acid).
water used in this

instance would be
Final Words
much greater per sink. Also, assuming an average laboratory fau-
In a large institution, its not unusual for a facility to have as
cet allows for a flow of one gallon per minute (and in some cases
many as 200 or more laboratory sinks, and other fixtures, dis-
up to three gallons per minute), this means that for a sink flushed
charging on an even more frequent basis than mentioned above.
every two hours would require five gallons to 20 gallons per flush.
In such facilities, the total water usage can be substantially more
For 60 sinks, and five cycles per day per sink, this could equate
if extensive flushing were to be required upon the discharge of
to 1,500 gallons to 6,000 gallons per day = 250,000 gallons
reagents down the lab sinks at each usage. The impact on the
to over 1,000,000 gallons per year, if the recommendations of
sizing and cost of operating the neutralization system, and the
manufacturers of lower end plastic materials are followed.
cost of the added discharge to the public sewers, also needs to
Even with use of materials that would have universal chemical
be considered.
resistance its assumed some flushing would occur at the end
If facility owners are concerned about overall environmental
of the day to remove any fumes resulting from many sinks with
performance recognition for the building, then specifying materi-
various chemicals poured into them. At the end of the day the
als for corrosive waste systems that do not require flushing upon
same washing should be used as good practice. Such a system
each usage should be carefully considered. Further, an added
would have an annual need of 20,000 liters of water flushing =
black eye can result if such materials arent used. Failure to fol-
5,400 gallons. In addition, most standard laboratory protocol
low proper flushing procedures can lead to systems failure within
requires a certain minimal flushing (10 to 20 times the volume of
the building or underneath the soil.
the reagent) for the
Use of PP and PVDF as materials for corrosive waste drainage
disposal of specific
systems gives users safe, long-term solutions in mixed-chemical
reagents so as not
environments. An additional advantage is the significant local
to present a danger
community water savings that can be realized.
due to chemical
CPVC (from manufacturer 2) pipe after 14

days of exposure to Toluene.
reaction when a
Joe Carey is the principal at Carey Associates, located in South-
second chemical
ampton, N.J. He has a B.S. degree in Industrial Management &
is disposed of that
Engineering from Drexel University and has spent over 40 years
could cause a violent
in the plastics industry as a laboratory technician, sales man-
exothermic reaction
ager and marketing manager. Carey can be reached by email at
(e.g. the disposal
jjcarey33@comcast.net.
of a concentrated
caustic without any
Baseball Stadium Bears Down on

Water Management
Kansas City Royals Partner with Danish Pump Systems Provider
The Kansas City Royals baseball team
is making Grundfos the Official Pump
and Pump Systems Provider of the Royals. A Danish company, Grundfos has its
U.S. headquarters in Olathe, Kansas. Its
partnership with the Royals is focused on
water use and efficiency, both inside and
outside of Kauffman Stadium.
As a first step, the Royals and Grundfos are auditing the stadiums fountains.
Grundfos will then install pump system
components to create increased efficiencies in water and power use.
Our new partnership with Grundfos is
another step in making Kauffman Stadium
one of the most environment-friendly
facilities in sports, says Michael Bucek, a
Royals VP. We are excited to bring a great
local company on board and benefit from
the latest technologies in water efficiency.
To drive awareness of the need for
clean water systems around the world, the
Royals and Grundfos will jointly host the
first annual Walk for Water at Kauffman
Stadium on Saturday, June 16. Grundfos
will also sponsor Water Awareness Night
on Monday, June 25 when the Royals host
the Tampa Bay Rays. The first 10,000 fans
will receive a re-usable water bottle courtesy of Grundfos.
The Royals, baseball and Grundfos
are the perfect blend, says Terry Teach,
Grundfos vice president.
Grundfos Pumps Corporation

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Meter Replacement Program,

Other Moves, Reduce Utilitys
Water Consumption 22%
Switch to Automated Metering Improves Customer Service,
Conservation and Operational Efficiency
Operational efficiency and conservation are important to water
utilities across the United States. These qualities, however, are
especially important to Calimesa, Calif.-based South Mesa Water
Co., which relies solely on its local ground-water resources to
South Mesa Water Co. recognized that to support

future service demands, it needed technologies that
helped it to protect its precious water sources and
improve operational efficiency and customer service.
provide drinking water to residents of the City of Calimesa and

City of Yucaipa, as it has done for nearly 100 years.
and EZ Reader Software, work together to help utilities reduce

the time it takes to manually collect meter reads, more effectively
manage water usage and improve customer service.
The systems data management tools automatically collect
meter reads and data-logging alarms as a meter reader drives
along a selected route, while providing progress screens and
route maps, which display collected readings, as well as indicating those meters that still need to have their data collected. Meter
locations are graphically represented on route maps by blue
icons that disappear as soon as readings are collected.
In addition, if a leak, reverse-flow, no-flow or tamper-alarm
is received, the corresponding icon on the system display will
turn a different color, immediately prompting the meter reader to
As a forward-thinking water utility, South Mesa Water Co.

recognized that to support future service demands, it needed
proactively approach customers about possible leaks or other

service-related issues.
technologies that helped it to protect its precious water sources

and improve operational efficiency and customer service. In
one example, officials of South Mesa Water Co. searched for
Benefits of Automation
Once the installation of the AMR system was complete, South
an advanced automated meter reading (AMR) system. The
Mesa Water Co. quickly saw results. According to South Mesa
system would be integrated with new water meters it was add-
Water Co.s general manager, Dave Armstrong, the amount of
ing throughout its service area as part of its meter replacement
time needed to collect monthly meter readings was immediately
program.
reduced.
South Mesa Water Co. turned to Mueller Systems; it decided to
It used to take us approximately six days each month to
implement Mueller Systems AMR system, Hot Rod. The com-
manually collect readings using two meter readers, said Arm-
ponents of the Hot Rod AMR system, which include the Hot Rod
strong. However, with the metering system in place, we are now
Radio Transmitter Unit, Street Machine Mobile Data Collector
able to collect all of our readings in less than one day using
only one meter reader. The time we save as a result of this new-
Mueller Water Products
found efficiency gives us the added bandwidth needed to focus
www.muellerwaterproducts.com
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Information provided through the systems features particularly consumption profiling and 170-day storage of meter readings has helped South Mesa Water
Co. improve customer service in a variety
of ways. According to Armstrong, The
amount of information provided by the
system is unbelievable. If a customer calls
with a billing inquiry, the service representative can access their six-month usage
history and talk through it with them or
provide a printed copy to answer their
questions and help them understand how
their usage behavior affects their bills.
Address Alarming Leaks

Instant data logging alarms provided
by the AMR system are also leveraged by
South Mesa Water Co. to alert customers of potential household water leaks.
Not addressing the issue could mean
that customers are unknowingly billed for
water theyre not actually using.
Leak alarms that we receive through
the system are added to our leak list, a
list of accounts that we send letters to in
order to inform them that they may have a
water leak on their property, said Armstrong. Customers really appreciate this
proactive approach, as it shows that we
take conservation very seriously and that
we are trying to help them save money
while addressing potential problems before they become service issues.
South Mesa Water Co. credits its use
of AMR along with its meter replacement
program and recent rate increases on
high-rate users for helping it to reduce
water usage in its service area by more
than 22 percent.
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Chinese Industry Makes Beeline for

Membrane Bioreactor Technology
Frost & Sullivan Says Government Initiatives Enable MBR Market
Growth of near 30%
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) has emerged as the water treatment and reclamation technology of choice among both Chinas
encourages the widespread use of MBR applications.

Frost & Sullivans, China Membrane Bioreactor Market Out-
municipal and industrial end users impacted by depleting wa-
look - Ambitious Water Reuse Targets to Boost Local Membrane
ter reserves, especially in the countrys north. Considering the
Industry and Fuel Exponential Growth, finds that the market
increasingly stringent wastewater discharge standards for various
earned revenues of more than $228 million in 2010 and estimates
industrial sectors, MBR wastewater treatment technology, says
this will reach $1.35 billion by 2017, a compound annual growth
Frost & Sullivan in a recently released report, is definitely the way
rate of near 30 percent.
forward.
As one of the recommended technologies by the Ministry of
Process Definition
Environment Protection of China, MBR appears the most feasible
Membrane bioreactor is the combination of a membrane
solution to the water reuse problems, especially with the countrys
process like microfiltration and ultrafiltration with a suspended
improving technology and operation-management skills, says
bioreactor and is said to be widely used for municipal and indus-
Frost & Sullivan Consulting Analyst Jennie Peng. The Chinese
trial wastewater treatment with plant sizes up to 80,000 population
Governments 12th five-year plan, for 2011 to 2015, provides di-
equivalent. The U.S. MBR market in 2010 has been estimated at
rective guidelines for water reclamation and reuse, which strongly
$363 million.
The MBR process was introduced in the late
1960s, as commercial-scale ultrafiltration and
microfiltration technologies became available. The
original process combined use of an activated
sludge bioreactor with a crossflow membrane filtration loop. Although the idea of replacing the settling
tank of the conventional activated sludge process
was attractive, it was difficult to justify because of
the membranes high cost and the potential rapid
loss of performance due to membrane fouling.
With the economics poor, MBRs only found applications in niche areas. The breakthrough for MBR
came with the idea of submerging the membranes
in the bioreactor. Until then, MBRs had the separation device located external to the reactor. The
energy demand of the submerged system can be
up to two orders of magnitude lower than that of the
sidestream systems.
A Look Ahead
The Chinese MBR market witnessed exponential growth the
past several years and is expected to maintain this momentum,
says Frost & Sullivan. A shot in the arm for the MBR market was
MBR technology won the tender for ancillary water

treatment facility for reclamation and reuse purposes, considerably raising its revenue and profile in the
water reclamation market.
the staging of three important events in the country: the Olympic Games in Beijing, the Shanghai Expo and Guangzhou Asia
technicians have to be trained to service the existing custom-
Games in 2008 and 2010. MBR technology won the tender for
ers and develop businesses with more experienced ones in the
ancillary water treatment facility for reclamation and reuse pur-
future.
poses, considerably raising its revenue and profile in the water
Finally, local Chinese governments will need to budget for

wastewater reclamation to ensure the technologys sustained
reclamation market.
While the potential is vast, the MBR technology has to sort out
development, says the Frost & Sullivan report. Efforts at the
glitches related to membrane material fouling and raise customer
government and industrial levels augur well for the market and are
awareness of the tangible benefits of the systems, says Frost &
expected to help it hold its course.
Sullivan in the report. Companies are looking to equip end-users

with more sophisticated operational skills for a better understand-
Frost & Sullivan
ing of system benefits. Although the technology is mature, its
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False operation leads to malfunctions and constant complaints

about the quality of the system, notes Peng. Therefore,
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New Product Spotlight

Vertical Screening System
To address wastewater pump stations facing an influx of sewer clogging rags and debris, JWC Environmental
engineers developed the breakthrough vertical Auger Monster screening system. It fits inside cramped pump stations and provides complete pump protection. Once installed, Auger Monster model AGV safely and easily screens,
cleans and conveys rags and debris straight up and out of the sewer system. This gives collection system managers
an affordable new way to remove rags before they clog sewage pumps, eliminating the time and expense wasted
on de-ragging pumps.
JWC Environmental
www.jwce.com
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Automated Filter
Intelligence System
Fluid Conservation Systems has released an Automated Filter
Intelligence System (AFIS) for its TriCorr Touch correlator. The
new feature further increases the correlators ability to accurately
pinpoint leaks. TriCorr Touch uses information gathered from
acoustic leak noise sensors placed at intervals along a pipeline to
identify and locate leaks in a water distribution system. Due to the
number of unknown variables
that can change
the frequency
of leak noise,
accurate results
depend upon
using the correct noise filter
setting. While
most correlators
include default
filter settings for
different pipe materials and sizes, TriCorr Touchs AFIS automatically runs 55 different filter combinations on the correlation data.
This allows TriCorr to check the quality of the results and optimize
filter settings as required, until the clearest and most accurate
result is presented.
Corrosion Monitoring Solution

CorrTran AQUA from Pepperl+Fuchs is a complete low-cost
corrosion monitoring solution specifically designed to meet the
corrosion monitoring needs of municipal and industrial water
and wastewater treatment facilities. CorrTran AQUA continuously monitors water and wastewater processes for general and
localized corrosion, enabling users to determine the effectiveness
of their corrosion inhibitors and to detect and correct corrosion issues through upkeep and preventative maintenance before they
become a costly problem.
Pepperl+Fuchs
www.pepperl-fuchs.us
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Fluid Conservation Systems
www.fluidconservation.com
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Industrial Brackish Water RO System

With capacities ranging from 28,000 to 173,000 GPD, the RO-400 series of industrial-sized brackish
water reverse-osmosis systems from Pure Aqua, Inc. features 316L SS a multi-stage high pressure pump, FRP membranes housings, U.S.-made TFC membranes, 316 SS pre-filter and advanced
microprocessor-based control panel, all mounted on a powder-coated steel frame that supports all instruments, piping and valves. Custom made
systems are also available upon request.
Pure Aqua, Inc.
www.pureaqua.com
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Portable pH/Conductivity Meters

Orion Star A320-series portable meters are rugged and dependable with
an IP67-rated,waterproof housing. The
large, backlit graphic display clearly
shows results with user ID, sample ID
and easy-to-understand icons. The meter
features plain language prompts, soft
keys that update for easy selection and
multi-language interface. Orion Star A320series meters are available in single or
multi-parameter versions for pH, conductivity, pH/ISE and dissolved oxygen,
all with temperature.
These meters also
have advanced
features such as
auto-recognizing polarographic or RDO
optical dissolved
oxygen probes, 2000
data point memory
with time and date
stamp, RS232 and
USB interfaces and
selectable settings to
meet your needs for
readings, response,
accuracy and repeatability.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
www.thermofisher.com
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New Product Spotlight

Heavy-duty Floating Evaporator
A global leader in atomized mist technology has introduced a
new heavy-duty floating evaporator, engineered to handle highly
corrosive water sources or water containing large particles. The
DriBossTM DBE-750 Evaporator from Dust Control Technology
is a unique water fracturing design, driven by a powerful 25 HP
industrial-grade motor. The high-speed head features patented

stainless steel fan blades that create an optimal droplet distribution for effective evaporation. Yet the low plume height helps
ensure short drift distances, making the unit well-suited to smaller
areas. The new model helps processors in a wide variety of
industries eliminate wastewater quickly and cost-efficiently, even
without large evaporation ponds. Engineers designed the DBE750 with a limited amount of exposed surface area to help control
the build-up of debris or ice and minimize maintenance. Motor
bearings are sealed and lubricated for life.
Dust Control Technology
www.driboss.com
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Valveless Fluid Control

Solutions
Fluid Metering Inc.s newly released 2012 Full Line Catalog

introduces many new products
and accessories for both OEM
and end user applications.
New OEM products include
economical, low-volume
fixed displacement stepper
pumps, as well as miniature,
low-volume pumps with isolation glands. Isolation glands
provide a fluid barrier to isolate
the process fluid from atmosphere, accommodating fluids
containing particulates as well
as fluids which tend to crystallize when exposed to atmosphere.
Isolation gland pumps have proven ideal for dispensing of
reagents, inks and fluids containing saline such as dialysate in
hemodialysis systems.
Fluid Metering Inc.
www.fmipump.com
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Industry News
Cost of repairing water infrastructure could top
$1 trillion, study shows
WASHINGTON The cost of repairing and expanding U.S.
drinking water infrastructure will top $1 trillion in the next 25 years,
an expense that likely will be met primarily through higher water
bills and local fees, a study by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) shows.
The report, titled Buried No Longer: Confronting Americas
Water Infrastructure Challenge, analyzes many factors, including timing of water main installation and life expectancy, materials
used, replacement costs and shifting demographics.
Nationally, the infrastructure needs are almost evenly divided
between replacement and expansion requirements.
Cities will be impacted in different ways depending on their
sizes and geography. Many small communities will face the greatest challenges because they have smaller populations across
whom to spread the expenses.
Because pipe assets last a long time, water systems that were
built in the latter part of the 19th century and throughout much of
the 20th century have, for the most part, never experienced the
need for pipe replacement on a large scale, the report states.
The dawn of an era in which the assets will need to be replaced
puts a growing stress on communities that will continue to increase for decades to come.
EPA to provide $15 million to small drinking water,
wastewater systems
WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
announced March 2 that it will provide up to $15 million in funding
for training and technical assistance to small drinking and wastewater systems, defined as systems that serve fewer than 10,000
people, and private well owners.
The funding will help provide water system staff with training and tools to enhance system operations and management
practices and supports EPAs continuing efforts to protect public
health, restore watersheds and promote sustainability in small
communities.
Most of the funding, up to $14.5 million, will provide training and
technical assistance to small public water systems to achieve and
maintain compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and to small
publicly-owned wastewater systems, communities served by onsite systems and private well owners to improve water quality.
Advanced municipal wastewater treatment market

offers $27.8 billion opportunity
BOSTON The market for advanced municipal wastewater
treatment represents a $27.8 billion market as cities the world
over seek to either replace old or add new facilities to process an
additional 4.3 billion gallons a day, according to a Lux Research
report.
Of the projected capital expenditure in 2012, $22.3 billion is in
the developed world and $5.2 billion is in the developing world.
An overwhelming 94 percent of the internationally accessible
market is made up of old facilities that need refit or replacement,
according to the report, titled Sizing Up Advanced Municipal
Wastewater Treatment.
Solving the most pressing problems in wastewater treatment
will require technologies that are not just effective, but also affordable to the rapidly growing market in the developing world, said
Brent Giles, Lux Research Senior Analyst and the author of the
report.
WEF joins other industry leaders on Capitol Hill to
discuss water infrastructure needs
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Water Environment Federation (WEF)
Executive Director Jeff Eger joined with other industry leaders
on Capitol Hill last month to urge members of the U.S. House of
Representatives to pass new legislation that would fund water
infrastructure needs.
Egers testimony, presented to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructures Subcommittee on Water Resources
and Environment, highlighted the financial challenges facing
water facilities around the country and the importance of providing
support for these essential services.
Local governments are facing the worst financial circumstances in more than a generation, said Eger. If we are going to
continue to provide essential services and make progress in water
quality, we need to re-imagine the way we provide local water
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64 q Axial
65 q Diaphragm
66 q Hose
67 q Metering
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70 q Turbine
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services. We need to encourage innovation in technologies,
management approaches and financing.
American Water receives WateReuse grant

VOORHEES, N.J. American Water Works Company Inc. has
received a grant from the WateReuse Research Foundation to
conduct a joint research with Drexel University to reduce biological fouling on membrane filters in desalination applications.
The project is titled, Application of the Bioluminescent Saltwater
Assimilable Organic Carbon (AOC) Test as a Tool for Identifying and Reducing Reverse-Osmosis (RO) Membrane Fouling in
Desalination.
American Water is partnering with Dr. Charles Haas, LD Betz
professor of Environmental Engineering and head of the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at
Drexel University, to monitor the biological fouling potential using
a recently developed tool for measuring readily biodegradable
components in seawater.
The total value of the project is $248,170, with $98,452 funded
by the WateReuse Research Foundation and $149,718 in-kind
contribution from the research partners.
AWWA goes before Congress to endorse WIFIA

WASHINGTON In a testimony before a U.S. Congressional
subcommittee, the American Water Works Association (AWWA)
endorsed draft legislation that creates a Water Infrastructure
Finance and Innovation Authority (WIFIA).
According to AWWA, WIFIA would lower the cost of local water
infrastructure projects at little or no long-term cost to the federal
taxpayer. The mechanism would borrow U.S. Treasury funds to
provide low-interest loans, loan guarantees, or other credit support to local communities. Loan repayments with interest and
guarantee fees would flow back to WIFIA and into the Treasury
again, with interest. Eligible water infrastructure projects would
include water, wastewater and wet weather-related projects.
In short, WIFIA will allow our nation to build more water
infrastructure at less cost, said Aurel Arndt, general manager of
Lehigh County Authority in Allentown, Pa.
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Magnetrol International ............................Inside Front Cover
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seepex, Inc. ..........................................................................15
Degremont ........................................................... Back Cover
SPX Flow Technology ...........................................................1
Eldridge Products, Inc. ..........................................................9
Water/Waste Direct ...............................................................5
Gemu Valves ........................................................................19
Water/Waste Processing .......................... Inside Back Cover
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When Good Enough Isnt Good Enough

Stem the Rising Tide

Peristaltic Metering Pump

Transit Time Flowmeter

Total Organic Carbon Sensor

Greyline Instruments Inc.

A Supplement to Processing magazine

Group Publisher, Mike Wasson

Investment in Inflexible and Expensive

Not All Piping Systems Are Created

PROCESSING (Pub.#ISSN 0896-8659)

Utilitys Water Consumption 22% .............. 18

Chinese Industry Makes a Beeline for

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Capital Intensity Challenges Promise Seismic Shifts

interest in infrastructure appropriate to the changing landscape.

The issues lead feature draws on a just-released convening

Already, in the Great Lakes region, for example, Broaddus says,

able Water Infrastructure. Lynn Broaddus, lead for the Johnson

large industrial water users may be wildly successful in their con-

Foundation report, recently discussed with us how infrastructure

servation efforts but find themselves still paying as much or more

issues particularly impact industrial processors.

than they did before, as property taxes or otherwise, or those costs

Another example would be when a food or beverage proces-

to be sure infrastructure investments leave them enough flexibility,

costs rise precipitously, Broaddus says.

For example, given increasingly cost-effective disruptive technol-

Privatization of water supplies is already happening outside the

ogies, it might make sense for a company to go off grid and do

U.S. and Broaddus says it is coming here as well. In water short

its own regeneration and wastewater processing. But in todays

areas, were already seeing competition to capture the increasing

value of water and nutrients in the wastewater stream.

the installed infrastructure, Broaddus says. Industry has a strong

4 April 2012 | Water/Waste Processing | www.waterwaste.com

Investment in Inflexible and Expensive Siloed Water Still Pervasive

able to attract capital from markets. The vast majority of water

U.S. water infrastructure will not be driven by sweeping legislation

systems must rely on cash, state revolving loan funds, or other

or legal mandates, but by thousands of local infrastructure invest-

low-interest loan programs at the state or federal levels. Perhaps

ment decisions, says the recently released convening report of a

meeting held in 2011 by The Johnson Foundation on Financing

Sustainable Water Infrastructure.

In addition, while the economic downturn has led to historically

market collapse and investor risk aversion, makes it increasingly

ing, technology outdated, and governance ill-equipped to handle

difficult for smaller water systems to find financing other than

rising demand and environmental challenges. The current infra-

through public-private partnerships or privatization.

structures inadequacy is underscored by estimates that existing

matic changes in precipitation patterns are increasing the strain in

While options for more

debt instrument of choice for

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population and higher energy demands.

Finding the Upside

The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread

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