FROM THE EDITOR
Dillan Wright Managing Editor
dwright@cahabamedia.com
It’s no secret that severe or extreme weather preparedness is paramount in designing and maintaining critical water infrastructure. Hurricanes, drought and—as will likely be more significant as we begin to transition into winter—freezing temperatures all have the potential to disrupt everyday operating conditions. Though it is impossible to prepare for every scenario, water professionals are increasingly taking steps to ensure that these systems remain as reliable as possible.
This month’s cover series on water management includes articles discussing not only how the industry is adapting to increasingly volatile weather (page 22) but also how facilities are strategically updating aging infrastructure (page 20) and the ways companies are handling shifting government regulations, particularly those around forever chemicals (page 24). These topics only scratch the surface of the work water professionals are doing to keep operations safe and reliable.
We recently had the opportunity to attend the Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), and it is always inspiring to see the passion those in the industry have for the work they do. Take a look at this month’s On the Curve section (page 10) for a breakdown of the event and to see the work of leak detection dog Splash!
Also in this issue, Jim Elsey responds to a reader question about net positive suction head (NPSH) in positive displacement pumps (page 12), Fluid Sealing Association members Drew Dixey and Ron Frisard discuss flush water for mechanical packing (page 44) and we talk to SEEPEX’s Mark Yingling about the importance of mentoring and training (page 52).
As always, thanks for reading.
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