Remote Pressure Monitoring
A Dependable Flow of Pure Water is Essential.
Reduce water main breaks and customer complaints.
Pressure management in pipe networks is fundamental to providing safe drinking water.Mueller Co. has developed a simple and cost-effective technology to continuously monitor pressure in potable water distribution systems. The pressure sensor, typically installed one per DMA, reports at user-defined intervals via cellular service and a Mueller-hosted secure web server.
Monitoring Pressure in Distribution Systems
Pressure management in pipe networks are fundamental to providing safe drinking water. The loss of pressure can allow ground water to contaminate the distribution system. Fluctuations in pressure can affect the physical integrity of pipes. Surges in pressure have been known to create additional leaks, main breaks and/or dramatically reduce infrastructure life. Pressure management can also save money. Accurate pressure data allows system operators to reduce leakage volumes, energy costs, system maintenance costs, customer complaints, and water quality problems.
- Reduce unaccounted for (non-revenue) water (NRW)
- Identify potential infrastructure failures related to pressure fluctuations which can lead to signigicant repair costs.
- Reduce pumping and energy costs
- Improve public safety
Installing Mueller® brand products provides the advantage of proven designs and superior performance and reliability.
The Process
Water isn’t manufactured, yet from the moment raw water at its source enters the treatment process until it’s later consumed, the water purveyor has the same operating cost, quality, reliability, sourcing and delivery issues to consider as does any manufacturing operation.
Installing Mueller® brand products provides the advantage of proven designs and superior performance and reliability. Mueller Co. and its Henry Pratt subsidiary make the various valves and controls necessary for the reliable control of water as it passes through the treatment plant and into the water mains. With more than 150 years of waterworks experience behind them, flow control products bearing the Mueller® brand name assure many decades of dependable service. Once gathered from a lake, river, reservoir or deep well, the waterworks treats the raw water to improve its quality. This filtering and purifying is done using several possible procedures:
Mixing
Chlorine and other purifying chemicals are added to the raw water by automated equipment.
Flocculation
Fine particles of foreign matter are removed in a flocculator through the formation of gelatinous masses.
Sedimentation
In sedimentation tanks, water is held while the masses of fine particle or “floc” settle to the bottom. Clear water is drawn off the top of the tank.
Filtration
The water is passed slowly through a porous sand filter or membrane that removes minute particles and improves taste, color and purity.
Clear-well Storage
Large reservoirs and storage tanks provide reserves of water and help maintain pressure throughout the distribution system.
High-lift Pumping
Powerful pumps constantly maintain pressure and flow of finished water to all parts of the water system. In the pump house, resilient-seated gate valves and butterfly valves control water flow. Check valves automatically assure flow in one direction.
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