The Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.) answers the water sector’s increasing need to determine how grit can be better characterized, modeled, and reliably removed in the book, Guidelines for Grit Sampling and Characterization. The book presents a variety of methods for grit identification and treatment from cross-channel sampling and dry sieving to the interpretation of […]
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Proposed 2017 USGS Budget Incorporates Increased Water Resources Research
March 27, 2016
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U.S. President Barack Obama’s fiscal year (FY) 2017 budget request for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is designed to maintain core USGS science programs as well as to advance priorities set by the USGS Science Strategy Plans. These priorities include informing water management for the 21st century, according to a USGS news release. The FY […]
Floating into Uncharted Territory
September 29, 2015
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Singapore researchers create smart water-quality monitoring technology using robotic swans A variant on the old saying, “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck — then it must be a duck,” may not hold true on the Pandan Reservoir in Singapore. In this reservoir, “If it looks like […]
Learn About the Importance of Data Quality
December 4, 2012
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Data Quality and Validation Webcast Series Part 1 — Dec. 5, 1–3 p.m. (EST) Sound data are important for planning at wastewater treatment plants, particularly those facing stricter effluent regulations. Participants will learn how to use an interactive workbook that enables facilities to define how much sampling is enough. In addition, case studies will be […]
September 15, 2016
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