12|17|2020
Biofilm: What you should know.
A recent article from CNN highlights the ubiquitous and dangerous nature of biofilm in our everyday life. It is a hidden trap of pathogens that is difficult to remove...
02|15|2019
Biofilms and Legionella What You Can’t See, Can Devastate Your Business
Biofilms. You will find them anywhere you find moist, warm environments. They form on rocks in creek beds, in livestock troughs, landscape water fixtures like fountains, and in pools...
01|25|2019
Legionellosis Risk Management for Building Water Systems
The ASHRAE Standard 188-2018 was created to reduce the occurrence of legionellosis in human-occupied, building water systems, this new standard addresses the design, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance and service of...
01|07|2019
Managing Risk with Safe, Simple Legionella Prevention
Remove Deposits in All Pipes to Inhibit Legionella pneumophila growth Legionella pneumophila (legionella), the bacteria responsible for Legionnaires’ disease or legionellosis, occurs naturally in the environment, generally causing little...
12|28|2018
Lawton OK Saves Tens of Thousands of Dollars with Chemical Cleaning
Less than 18 months after the Medicine Park Water Treatment Plant in Lawton, Oklahoma opened, water operators began noticing higher than normal back pressure and shorter filter runs. Further...
01|05|2016
Filter Cleaning – Because Production Matters, Especially During Drought
Drought. It doesn’t just impact the quantity of your supply. Drought seriously impacts the quality of your water source, creating issues that directly impact your productivity. When the reservoirs...
12|18|2015
Exceptional and Extreme Drought Continues in California
Want to learn more about how the drought impacts your water utility? See this additional post: Year Four of the Drought and You are Flushing Lines Again Really?The Climate Prediction...
11|09|2015
Year four of the drought, and you are flushing lines AGAIN – Really?
Drought. For some regions, it is becoming the new normal. Simultaneously demand from increased population, agriculture, and commercial use continues to rise. Utilities, more than ever, have to make...
09|17|2015
Filter Media – Clean, Don’t Replace
Save time, save money You know that sinking feeling. Filter runs are getting shorter and shorter. Backwashing seems uneven, and doesn’t seem to be getting the filters clean. Even...