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Katie McCain to Receive 2018 Water Industry Hall of Fame Award
Wachs Water Services is proud to announce that Katie McCain will receive the 2018 Water Industry Hall of Fame Award at ACE18 in Las Vegas. Katie's professionalism and dedication to…
Control Room – April 2018
Q: How does leak detection lead to a reduction in real water loss? Leak detection is all about identifying opportunities to reduce real water loss. There are different approaches; leak surveys…
The Benefits of Hydrant Condition Assessments
Properly maintaining and managing fire hydrants ensures they will operate correctly when they are needed–and safeguard precious lives and valuable property in emergencies. Based on Wachs Water Services’ inspections, as…
Leak Detection Programs Combat Water Loss in Water Distribution Systems
Each day, as much as 5.9 billion gallons of water is lost due to leaks and unbilled consumption in the US alone. Utilities can no longer tolerate inefficiencies in water…
Control Room – March 2018
Q: We are considering starting a large valve assessment program but are concerned with valves breaking. How can we avoid this from happening? The largest contributing factor to Valves occasionally…
Improve Efficiency, Conservation and Water Quality with a Unidirectional Flushing Program
Unidirectional Water Main Flushing (UDF) is gaining popularity across North America to improve operations, enhance the water system and improve service standards. Water main flushing has long been considered an…
How Leak Detection Develops into Asset Management
If all you are receiving from your leak-detection program is the location and perhaps quantification of leaks, then you are leaving a significant opportunity untapped. The mobilization of field staff…
Control Room – February 2018
Q: My utility has an existing asset management program. Can Wachs Water Services help us to achieve our existing program objectives? Wachs Water Services helps utilities achieve their asset management…