Blogs

The Food Industry – Wastewater/water treatment and the effects of COVID. Where is the industry headed?

The food and beverage industry is growing, and the demand for water treatment is growing with it.

What are your goals?

This is a great time to review accomplishments and plan for the new year.

Help, my energy costs are through the roof!

A few adjustments to your boiler or cooling system can save a significant amount of energy.

Phosphonate (PBTC) – The Phosphorus Removal Nemesis

Phosphonates can make meeting phosphorus discharge limits even more challenging.

Troubled by Weird Water Quality?

Learn what to do when you encounter unexpected results with your system's water quality.

Are you experiencing subcooling in your heat exchanger?

Learn about the negative effects of sub cooled condensate in your heat exchanger.

The Importance of Kinetic Leadership in the Workplace

Kinetic leaders can help their organization easily pivot and respond to challenges.

Preparing Yourself for Supply Chain Challenges in Water Treatment

Now is the time to work with your provider to come up with a contingency plan for supply chain challenges.

Oxidizing Biocides and Disinfectants – Applications, Benefits and Best Practices

Biocides can be used for many applications including healthcare, food & beverage, industrial, and commercial. Choosing the proper disinfection technology is critical.

How Smart is Your Water System?

Advanced water treatment sensors can improve system performance.

Time for Boiler Layup / Cooling Tower Start-up

Seasonal maintenance helps maintain equipment and improve efficiency.

Cooling Tower Cleanings are Necessary for a Safe System

Cooling tower cleanings are essential for maintaining a safe and healthy cooling system.

Boiler Inspection Time – Where is the Water Treatment Representative?

Boiler inspection time is validation time. This is the best opportunity to see how your water treatment program is working.

Avoid Giving Your Coils the Deep Freeze This Winter!

Now is the time to ensure your system's HVAC coils are freeze protected and working properly. A frozen coil not only causes water damage, there is also the replacement cost and downtime for repairs when it is least convenient.

How can you create predictable results from your water treatment program?

If you want to achieve predictable results from your water treatment program, you need a 3-pronged approach.

Save Energy and Reduce Carbon Footprint With EndoTherm

EndoTherm is an additive that is proven to reduce energy usage in heating and cooling closed loop recirculating systems.

Are You Ready for Cooling Layup / Boiler Startup?

Being proactive and thorough in your approach to maintenance saves time and money in the long run.

Are your cooling towers driving you buggy?

How to manage bacterial growth in cooling towers.

Aquafilm-V: Impact at a Wood Processing Facility

Aquafilm-V delivers some dramatic results and improvements.

Supply Chain Challenges and the Ripple Effect on Water Treatment

Many businesses are experiencing delays, shortages and price increases in the wake of the pandemic.

PFAS/PFOS: What is the real impact of “Forever Chemicals”?

The regulations are coming. What are you going to do about PFAS / PFOS?

The City put Chlorine into the water and now you need to remove it, sound familiar?

If you are relying on a municipal water source a dechlorination process may be necessary prior to discharge.

FreedomPlus Pretreatment

Is Your Plant’s Pre-Treatment Equipment A Top Priority? For Watertech, it is!

Reducing Legionella Risk: How and When to Address Water Safety in Buildings With Reduced Use

Guidance and recommended actions for returning water systems to regular use.

Why Choose a Full-service Water Treatment Partner?

Watertech offers a complete range of flexible business solutions to manage our customers’ needs.

Have You Set Your 2021 Sustainability Goals?

Watertech offers products and solutions to help meet your sustainability efforts.

What is the cost of feeding soft vs hard water to an RO?

Use these calculations to help determine if it might be time to consider using an Anti-Scalant.

Shutdown Recommendations and Procedures for HVAC Cooling Towers

HVAC cooling tower shutdown and cleaning recommendations from Watertech, OSHA, CDC and CTI.

Reduce Legionella Risk: Steps to Safely Reopen Closed or Semi-open Buildings

Stagnant water in a plumbing system can drastically increase the risk of exposure to Legionella and other harmful water borne pathogens.

Watertech: Swipe right to build a great vendor relationship!

What is the Impact of an RO System on a Boiler Water Treatment Program?

Increase Condensate Return, Increase Savings

Improving condensate return can save on water, energy and chemicals.

The Impact of Stagnant Water on Industrial and Potable Water Systems

Why should water treatment automation be a top priority?

Maximize the Potential of Pretreatment

40 Years of Maximizing Water’s Potential

Happy 40th Anniversary Watertech!

Boiler Corrective Actions

How to manage your boiler system when results are out of range.

Give Thanks for Water

5 Deaerator Problems and Corrective Actions

5 Deaerator problems to watch for to help ensure high quality feed water.

Softeners and Dealkalizers – does the salt you use make a difference?

Learn how the salt you choose can have a significant impact on system performance.

Tired of treating your water? Add a protective film to your system!

Filming agents prevent scale and corrosion by forming a protective layer on all metal surfaces.

Sensor Care and Cleaning

Tips to keep sensors clean and working effectively to help avoid operational challenges that are costly to correct.

Working with Water – Careers in the Water Industry

The number one threat to business development is access to fresh water. This has prompted more to seek careers in the water industry.

Cooling Corrective Actions

How to manage your cooling system when results are out of range.

Water Treatment Equipment – Innovation and Advancements

Advancements and innovations in water treatment equipment and controllers make life easier, but more importantly, provide ways to achieve better and more accurate results.

Boiler Blow Down Prevents Scale and Corrosion

When boiler water turns to steam solids are left behind. Bottom blowdown and surface blowdown are two methods to reduce solids and help maintain your system.

Side Stream Filtration

Side stream filtration is an important but often overlooked component of an effective cooling water treatment program.

New Year’s Resolutions for Industrial Water Treatment

January is a great time to reassess business strategies and include some water treatment resolutions that could improve the health of your company.

Water-Energy Nexus – Save water. Save energy.

Water and energy are very much interrelated and dependent upon one another, this co-dependency is called the Water-Energy Nexus.

Pulse~Pure® – A Chemical-Free Water Treatment Solution

Are you considering a chemical-free, cooling water treatment solution? It is important to fully understand your system design and the unique characteristics of your application when making a decision.

CannedWater4Kids – Drinking Water with a Purpose

Canned Water for Kids (cW4K) is a great local charity that is making a global impact to help ensure all children have access to clean, safe drinking water.

How to Make the Right Call When Ordering Glycol?

Ordering and receiving a glycol delivery should be a fairly straightforward and easy process; however, it takes some insight and planning to avoid complications.

Chloride Reduction Can Reduce Operating Costs & Minimize Impact on the Environment

Making changes in how you use salt in your facility can help protect our fresh water resources, and potentially reduce your operating costs.

The Hard Facts: Water Softener Tune-ups Help Maximize Water Quality and Reduce Cost!

Softeners are a critical component to the water treatment system. They help remove minerals to reduce scale and build-up in piping and heat transfer equipment.

Do You Know "Sloppy Sludge" from Shinola?

Sloppy sludge is a challenge in wastewater treatment. It pays to be informed on treatment equipment and how chemicals can impact this process.

What are Top Reasons an Organization Should Prioritize Safety?

Having a team that has been trained in proper safety procedures and practices ensures not only their own safety, but also the safety of customers.

The Impact of Switching to Lake Michigan Water on Waukesha’s Commercial & Industrial Users

The water characteristics of Waukesha’s existing water supply and Lake Michigan water are quite different and will require users to consider how they manage their boiler and cooling water water treatment..

How to Install and Maintain Boiler Conductivity Electrodes

Learning how to properly install and maintain your boiler conductivity electrode will help improve the performance of your boiler.

12 Days of Service

A holiday blog highlighting 12 days of service in the water industry. Happy 2017. Thank you for your partnership.

Have You Hugged Your Boiler Today?

How you maintain and operate your steam boiler has a direct effect on the amount of energy, water and chemicals it uses.

When Good Boilers Go Bad. Common Problems that Shorten the Life of Your Boiler!

This article outlines a few common problems that can damage or destroy a boiler. Providing proper water treatment and regular maintenance can help prolong equipment life.

Better Water Management - An Opportunity to Improve Sustainability and Reduce Cost

Industrial facilities use large amounts of fresh water. By reducing water usage, facilities also achieve reduced energy cost, chemical cost savings, and other benefits.

Improving Patient Safety Through Stronger Water Management

While it is important to be compliant with the latest laws and regulations, the focal point of any effective Water Management Plan should put patient safety first.

Choosing The Right Sanitizer Can Help You Master Food & Beverage Biological Wastewater Treatment

Sanitizers are required in food and beverage facilities. Choosing the right sanitizer can impact wastewater treatment.

Is Your Vendor a Supplier or a Partner?

When a vendor relationship is built on trust, good communication, and a sincere investment in your business, it will drive meaningful value and a sustained competitive advantage.

What to Consider When Selecting the Right Biocide

Choosing the right biocide saves money, by reducing downtime and maintenance costs, and increasing production efficiency.

Cooling System Preseason Checklist

The time invested in preparation for cooling system start-up can pay big dividends later in the season.

How to Make Cooling System Start-up a Breeze This Year

Proper preparation in the preseason is critical to ensure system efficiency, sustainability, and dependability.

6 Benefits of Employee Training & Development

An effective employee training strategy can help employees be more productive, confident and boost moral.

Healthy Microbes Are Key to “Superstar” Wastewater Management

Bioaugmentation can be a game-changer for wastewater management, breaking down organic matter and cleaning up waste streams.

Feedwater Tank vs. Deaerator: How to Choose

A comparison of feedwater tanks and deaerators for storing and treating boiler feedwater.

How Your Water Guy Can Help You With Your Digester

Waste-to-energy initiatives can greatly benefit communities by mitigating various environmental concerns like pathogen control, odor control, and groundwater contamination.

Tapping into water savings? Your first step is a site audit.

A site audit can identify ways to reduce water, chemical, and energy usage.

Watertech an Exhibitor at the 2016 WHEA Technical Exhibition

Watertech is an exhibitor at the 2016 WHEA Technical Exhibit in Green Bay

The Cost (Savings) of Automation

Automation allows facility managers and water system operators to be more efficient.

Why It Pays to Promote Your Sustainability Successes

Driving down the cost of water through initiatives that reduce and recycle water is good for business and good for the environment.

Lombardi Walk/Run To Tackle Cancer

Vince Lombardi Walk/Run to Tackle Cancer - Milwaukee

Drive Down Water Costs Immediately With These Simple Steps

Between the price volatility of water, a growing concern for freshwater supply, and the necessity of water use in production processes, maintenance, and human consumption, it can be difficult for business owners and facility managers to manage water use in a way that is both good for business and good for the environment.

Cooling Tower Operation and Maintenance is the Key for Improved Energy Efficiency

Are you showing your cooling tower the TLC it needs to be running at its peak performance efficiently?

Boiler Shutdown

If proper care is not taken during the shutdown stage, these solids can settle out in drums and tubes and dry to a hard, tightly held deposit that could require chemical or severe mechanical cleaning.

Continuous Blowdown Method of Boiler Layup

The CDP or Continuous Blowdown method of boiler layup consists of piping continuous surface blowdown from the operating boiler to the bottom of the stand-by boiler.

Maintaining Cycles of Concentration

Your water treatment specialist can help you determine what the maximum number of cycles is for your system.

Measuring and Controlling Dissolved Solids

Your water treatment company can help you set surface blowdown conductivity control limits that maintain the dissolved solids in a safe, economical range.

June 28th Symposium and Open House

On June 28th Watertech of America celebrated our first annual Symposium and Open House!

How to Meet New Phosphorus Limits with Wastewater Management

Don’t be dissuaded by new regulations designed to reduce phosphorus in the Great Lakes Region watershed. Take a holistic wastewater management approach to meet discharge limits and keep you in regulatory compliance.

Steps to Bottom Blowing a Boiler

Preferred method of performing the bottom blowdown.

Adjusting your Feedwater Temperature

Increasing your feedwater temperature to above 180 degrees F will help reduce your chemical usage of oxygen scavenger, increase your efficiency and reduce thermal stress.

Cycles of Concentration in a Cooling Water System

Water treatment programs should maximize the frequency at which its water is cycled to prevent scaling.

Efficient Summer Cooling Tower Operation

Hopefully you have been busy getting your cooling water systems ready for the demand of the coming months

Cycling Up Water in a Recirculating Cooling Tower System

As the water evaporates in a cooling tower system, it leaves behind all of the dissolved solids that were present in the fresh makeup water used to replenish system losses

Feedwater Temperature

What is a target temperature for your feedwater?

Choosing the Best Oxygen Scavenger for Your Boiler System

It is well known that one of the greatest threats to the integrity of a steam system is corrosion due to the effects of dissolved oxygen.

OSHA Compliance with Global Harmonization System (GHS)

OSHA aligning their Hazard Communication System (HCS) with the UN's Globally Harmonized System (GHS)

WATERTECH Youtube Channels

Watertech's Media!

Who Are Water Professionals

There are many people in the community that spend good parts of their day managing water.

Starting Up a Boiler After Summer Layup

Before you fire up your boiler, there are some steps one should take to insure the boiler is functioning properly and efficiently.

Guidelines for Detecting Microorganisms in Cooling Water Systems

Shedding some light on the causes behind cooling water contamination

Microorganisms in Cooling Water Systems

Plant operators focus their attention on controlling scale and corrosion, but often neglect monitoring for microorganism growth and the accumulation of silt and other foulants.

Polymer Flocculants in Detail

This blog, we will go deeper into discussion about each type of flocculants.

Polymer Flocculants

Polymer flocculants, what are they? and what are they used for?

Legionnaire's Disease in the News

July 23, 2013: Our community is currently experiencing a larger than normal rate of legionella infections, including 29 suspect and confirmed cases in Milwaukee County, 19 of which are in the city of Milwaukee.

Membrane Filter Tests

Running these membrane filter tests can keep your system running more efficiently

Identifying Problem Condensate Areas Using Membrane Filters

Boiler plant operators are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of their steam condensate systems.

Membrane Filter Procedure

Sampling for iron in condensate systems using the membrane filter procedure

Boiler Oxygen Corrosion

The damage caused by oxygen can be extensive and quite costly

Controlling Oxygen Corrosion

Mechanical deaeration and chemical deaeration are the methods for controlling this corrosion

Deaerator / Feedwater Heater Performance

If you find you are using an excessive amount of oxygen-scavenging chemicals, you may want to investigate the performance of your deaerater (DA) or feedwater heater

Deaerator Inspection List

A properly operating deaerator is one of the most important pieces of equipment in a boiler room

Inefficiency of Deaerators

Deaerators play a vital role in the efficient production of steam, but you may find as time goes on their performance begins to decline. Here is a troubleshooting list that may be used to help identify the source of the decreased performance

2 Methods of Steam Monitoring

Accurate and easy monitoring of steam purity can help minimize the occurrence and degree of carryover and thus guarantee a trouble free operation.

Steam Monitoring for Carryover Introduction

Contaminants can cause post-boiler problems by leaving deposits or causing corrosion in critical areas of the steam system.

Steam Purity Measurement

An important factor in the efficient operation of a modern boiler system is the ability to accurately measure the level of carryover or steam purity.

Resin Background and Sampling

Use resins that will allow the system to operate at peak efficiency and maximum cost effectiveness

10 Reasons Why You Should Drink Water

A month without food, but only a week without water.

Cooling Tower Shutdown & Winter Operation

We have recently come across a couple of articles that deal with winter operation

Water Usage

Almost 25% of customers who took the survey didn’t know the total annual water usage.

Commit to Understanding Your Water Usage

The first in a series intended to help you think of ways to make water and water management part of your plans.

Boiler Storage and Layup Part 2

While dry storage methods are most recommended, wet storage is an acceptable option in the event of a more temporary standby.

Boiler Storage and Layup Part 1

Waterside surfaces of boilers that are out of service are particularly susceptible to corrosion.

How BlueVUE can earn you LEED Points

Our blueVUE technology puts its emphasis on spurring business growth while simultaneously preserving the world’s most precious resource.

Legionella Standard 188-2015

Risk Management for Building Water Systems, aims to identify risk factors for growth and exposure of Legionella in industrial water systems.

Open Cooling Systems and Closed Systems Water Treatment Checklists

Proper preparation will save time and insure the smooth running of the system through peak demand periods.

Update on FSMA Rules

The FDA's two new rules for "Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls" for human and animal consumption under FSMA.

What you need to know about FSMA

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is a set of rules proposed by the FDA intended to prevent food-borne illness in the US food source.

Controlling Denitrification

Using microbicides to effectively manage denitrification.

Denitrification

Environmental conditions that foster certain microorganisms responsible for denitrification.

Loss of Nitrite in Closed Systems

Controlling corrosion with non-chromate inhibitors and how fluctuations in nitrite levels can challenge their effectiveness.

Top 3 Ways to Reduce Operating Costs in Cooling Systems

Cutting costs can be as simple as keeping your boilers and cooling towers well maintained, and free of scale and microbe build-up.

Our client reduced chemical costs by $7,000. Why it’s a success

Cutting back on labor hours leads to greater costs in the long-run as improperly maintained systems become less efficient. Automated systems can provide industrial and commercial facilities with a reliable substitute.

BlueVue

Find inefficiencies in your water usage with Blue Vue technology!

5 things you should know about Legionnaires’ disease

Legionnaires' disease, how it's contracted, where it's found, how it's treated, prevention methods, and business testing.

Mastering Corrective Actions is Key to Keeping Your System Healthy

As a facility manager, you will be working alongside your water treatment specialist as they offer guidance and support. But, in order for your boiler and cooling systems to run at maximum efficiency long-term, it will be crucial for operators to know how to perform water tests and how to take corrective action if the results are out of range.

3 Fundamental Principles Your Water Manager Should Know

To control the cost of industrial water use, system operators should be aware of three fundamental principles: mechanical system operation, water quality testing and interpretation, and chemical use and dosage.

Watertech of America Welcomes Chris Fox

Watertech welcomes Chris Fox to our team of water treatment professionals

How to Pick Your Perfect Match for Water Management

Guidelines for selecting the best industrial water treatment supplier.

Introducing Watertech U

Watertech of America's state-of-the-art facility for training operators and managers of industrial water systems.

Badger Meter and Watertech Press Release

Badger Meter and Watertech of America announce channel partner agreement.

Open Cooling Systems and Closed Systems Water Treatment Checklists

4 Common Traits of a Superstar Facility

Four common traits that allow for a fully optimized, reliable, and cost-efficient industrial water management system.

From Consultant to Program Manager: the Evolution of the Water Guy

The reduction in labor force, retirees, and increased efficiency expectations have paved the way for technological advancements in water management.

Our client reduced chemical costs by $7,000. Why it’s a success.

How Watertech's Legionella prevention strategies save customers money

Preventing Legionella bacteria cultures in cooling towers can be done with proper support from automated sensor alerts and chemical delivery.

Update on FSMA Rules

What You Need to Know about FSMA

Loss of Nitrite in Closed Systems

ASHRAE Guideline 12 - Legionella

From ASHRAE, Guideline 12 sets forth ways to manage the risks posed by cooling towers specific to Legionella.

Legionella Standard 188-2015

Water Usage

Steam Monitoring for Carryover Introduction

Steam Purity Measurement

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