This article, which was published in the March/April 2013 issue of World Water, is a technical paper written by Marc Bracken and Dave Johnston of Echologics. In the paper, Marc and Dave discuss the challenges of assessing the condition of asbestos cement (AC) lined water mains, and how recent developments in non-invasive acoustics are helping municipalities overcome such challenges. The ...
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By Marc Bracken and Dave Johnston
Asbestos cement-lined water mains degrade when subjected to long-term exposure to sulfates and byproducts of biofilms that form on their interior walls. AC pipes also lose structural integrity as a result of "leaching," a chemical ...
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By Kevin Laven & Allan Lambert — Dec 03, 2012
Despite the significant improvements over the past 15 years in understanding the economic management of real losses on distribution systems, little information is available on the true extent of transmission mains leakage, and how ...
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Hal Balthrop and his team in the Water Distribution and Sewer Collection Division of Metro Water Services like to stay ahead of potential problems in the system serving Nashville and residents of surrounding Davidson County in central Tennessee. The city ...
Marc Bracken, VP and general manager of Echologics, a division of Mueller Co., explains the technology, benefits, and real-world impact of pipe condition assessment to Water Online at WEFTEC 2012 in New Orleans.
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Here is a portion of the Water Online Radio interview, conducted live at WEFTEC in New Orleans…
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(In this article featured in the November 2012 issue of Trenchless World, Marc Bracken, vice president and general manager of Echologics, looks at the problems of water losses for utility companies and discusses some of the technology that is available to mitigate the problem.)
Non-Revenue Water (NRW) is an important issue facing water utilities considering it has an estimated value of ...
Options open to water utilities seeking to manage water loss include pipeline replacement and pressure management. In this article, which was featured in the Sept/Oct 2012 issue of Water21, Dave Johnston, Marc Bracken and Julian Thornton of Echologics look at how, with the support of acoustic surveys of pipeline condition, utilities can combine these two options most economically.
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Hurricane Katrina traumatized New Orleans’ water system, even throwing a pipe or two into treetops. Before the catastrophe, it produced 110 million gallons per day for 400,000 people, says Madeline Goddard, deputy general superintendent at the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO), a political subdivision separate from the city. Now, the population is down to 300,000 but the water usage is 135 ...
Marc Bracken of Echologics sits down with Water Online Radio hosts at ACE12 and discusses the science behind acoustical leak detection and shares examples of huge savings this technology has earned for municipalities.
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The world’s water networks run on pipe, lots of it, from the 3-inch water main in your house to tunnels big enough to stand up in. Most of that pipe is pretty cheap, as compared to, say, an electric distribution substation, even if you need an entire substation to run the pumps at the great central water systems like ...
In times of fiscal constraint, non-revenue water (NRW) is a major issue for water utilities. In view of reduced revenues from water conservation and rising costs for power and chemicals, utilities are placing high priority on locating the causes of NRW and developing strategic remedies.
Solving the problem — getting NRW down to the optimum level — has two main components: reducing ...
A recent issue of Utilimetrics' Newslink highlighted a successful leak detection project that Echologics conducted for Jalur Cahaya Sdn Bhd (JCSB)--a large Malaysia-based engineering firm that specializes in helping utilities throughout Southeast Asia to reduce non-revenue water (NRW). As a result of the project, which involved acoustic-based leak detection on high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and asbestos cement (...
In the July 2011 issue of Municipal Sewer & Water, the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans describes the water system improvements they have experienced throughout the city as a result of non-invasive leak detection and pipe condition assessment conducted by Echologics. The project has improved New Orleans' ability to reduce non-revenue water and cost-effectively prioritize water system repairs and ...
This case study, which was featured in a recent issue of Utility Infrastructure & Intelligence, describes how Kudlik Construction was able to successfully help Resolute Bay pinpoint 11 leaks on HDPE water mains using Echologics' acoustic-based technology.
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Water loss is on the rise—should municipalities spend to seal every single leak? The average Canadian city isn’t doing much to fix water loss, says Marc Bracken, VP and general manager of Echologics Engineering Inc., an Ontario-based company that develops acoustic technologies for non-invasive underground leak detection. “If water is coming up onto the street, they fix it,” ...
Members of the California Rural Water Association (CRWA) use acoustic-based leak correlators from Echologics to non-invasively locate points of water loss in their water distribution networks without breaking ground or disrupting service.
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Echologics recently completed projects in multiple municipalities in North America, Europe, South Africa, Singapore, and Australia. It just deployed its technology in New Orleans, where the Echologics uncovered leaks that were causing losses of up to 100,000 gallons of water per day. Echologics did the same for United Water in New Jersey, where its technology detected leaks of 10,000 gallons a day ...
Echologics recently completed projects in multiple municipalities in North America, Europe, South Africa, Singapore, and Australia. It just deployed its technology in New Orleans, where the Echologics uncovered leaks that were causing losses of up to 100,000 gallons of water per day. Echologics did the same for United Water in New Jersey, where its technology detected leaks of 10,000 gallons a day ...
Echologics’ core technology is an acoustic noise correlator, using separate transducers and sensors temporarily coupled to the pipe, fire hydrants, or other parts of the infrastructure. An acoustic wave induced into the pipe at one point is detected further along the pipe. In conjunction with appropriate PC-based data processing, the technique yields data both on leaks and also on average ...
U.S. utilities are getting smarter, and smart grids are making the difference. This theme permeated the recent Autovation 2011 conference in suburban Washington, D.C., which provided an overview of trends and recent developments.
U.S. utilities are getting smarter, and smart grids are making the difference. This theme permeated the recent Autovation 2011 conference in suburban Washington, D.C., which provided an overview of trends and recent developments.
U.S. utilities are getting smarter, and smart grids are making the difference. This theme permeated the recent Autovation 2011 conference in suburban Washington, D.C., which provided an overview of trends and recent developments.
Schneider Electric, in association with Derceto, Echologics (a division of Mueller Water), i2O Water, TaKaDu and Telvent, has announced the creation of Smart Water Networks (SWAN), a global industrial alliance formed to promote the development and adoption of data-driven systems for better water network management and operation.
Echologics, a developer and leading provider of acoustic-based technologies for water loss management, leak detection, and pipe condition assessment, secured a 3-year master services agreement with United Water. The agreement enables any operating division of United Water to readily utilize Echologics leak detection and condition assessment services. United Water is one of the nation’s leading water and wastewater utilities, ...
American Leak Detection conducted a side-by-side field evaluation of eight different leak detection correlators where Echologics came out on top.
A world famous ski resort uses Echologics leak detection services to non-invasively pinpoint their underground leak.
In order to determine which correlators will help its specialists to most accurately and efficiently detect leaks on metallic and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes in various scenarios – without having to break ground or disrupt service – American Leak Detection conducted “The Battle of the Correlators,” a side-by-side field evaluation of eight different leak detection correlators.
A city struggles to find and fix water leaks caused by Katrina.
UWNJ selected Toronto-based Echologics Engineering for a transmission main leak detection pilot survey.
The staff of Mueller Water Products was in full force at ACE11, representing its many subsidiary companies and capabilities.
A Canadian company has developed a leak-detection and water pipe-condition assessment technology that’s making its mark across North America.
View Marc Bracken, founder and vice president of Echologics, as he discusses Echologics’ pipe condition assessment and leak detection services with Trenchless Technology at the 2011 No Dig Show.
Toronto-based Echologics Engineering Inc., a division of Mueller Water Products Inc., is currently assisting cities in Canada and the U.S. using its proprietary acoustic technology.
To prioritize sections of pipe that were in most need of repair, Las Vegas Valley Water District turned to toronto-based Echologics Engineering.
To improve the efficiency of water use and reuse, water industry leaders have formed a Smart Water Networks Forum.
SWAN, the Smart Water Networks Forum, will lead the revolution of data and information technology for water networks, yielding a more efficient and more sustainable water industry.
Company hopes a leak detection acquisition may bring needed turnaround.
Canada took another major step towards greening its economy today with an investment of $52 million to support the commercialization of clean technologies.
Echologics is pleased to announce that it has been acquired by Mueller Water Products.
Las Vegas has a very pro-active asset management program. They use the LeakFinderRT for locating leaks and determining the condition of the pipe. Echologics was recently featured in the news in Las Vegas when a sinkhole was formed.
Echologics Engineering is pleased to announce that it has been chosen by Portland Water to provide leak detection services for 20 miles of the utilities’ trunk mains. Trunk main leaks can become problematic if not detected at an early stage. Echologics will survey selected trunk mains in order to proactively identify and locate leaks in Portland’s trunk main system. The ...
Echologics Engineering is pleased to announce that it has been chosen by EBMUD to provide leak detection services for approximately 60 miles of the utilities’ trunk mains. The contract was awarded following a pilot study that compared Echologics correlation based technology with technologies that insert a microphone into the pipe. Although all technologies performed well, the Echologics system was found to ...
Echologics has kicked off a leak detection project in Resolute, Nunavut. Chris Oates, our Senior Field Specialist will be leading this project. Resolute is the second northernmost community in Canada.
Echologics Engineering and the City of Cambridge are profiled in a Ministry of the Environment video highlighting the Ontario Water Opportunity Act. Link to the entire MOE article:
Echologics has been awarded a 5-year contract to provide pipe wall condition assessment and leak detection services for the Las Vegas Valley Water District. This contract follows a successful trial of Echologics technology on asbestos cement (AC) pipes, and contracts to assess AC pipe well as the SCC Pipe that serves The Strip in Las Vegas.
Echologics Engineering is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with Fisher Labs to co-market Echologics existing leak detection product line, and co-develop new products. The Fisher network will provide our clients with an extensive network of distributors throughout the United States, and in many countries around the world. Effective immediately, Echologics products may be acquired through the ...
MTS Allstream and MaRS partner to showcase innovative green technologies at the 2009 Allstream Global Forum: An Evening with Vice President Al Gore. Echologics was one of 3 companies featured and we would like to thank MaRS and MTS Allstream for including us in this important event.
FDS is a leader in the supply of technical equipment for the water industry and in France, and we are pleased that they have chosen to represent Echologics products in this market.
Water utilities are facing major costs in maintaining and replacing their transmission and distribution pipe networks. As more and more networks decline each year, these costs are increasing and are expected to peak over the next few years when water pipes installed during the post-war boom begin to reach the end of their service lives.
“We knew we had issues ...
Echologics UK has equipped a service truck to do trunk main leak detection in the United Kingdom. Recently a major leak was found for Thames Water, right in front of the Parliament buildings on a 30-inch cast main. The leak had been running for approximately 8 years.
LeakFinderRT is now the predominant leak noise correlator in China due to our superior performance on plastic pipe and the efforts of Bill Zhang of Beijing New Wealth.
A partial client list now includes:
Handan Water Works Chongzhou Water Works Nanjing Water Works Jiangyou Water Works Pengzhou Water Works Deyang Water Works Duyun Water Works Xingyi Water Works Neijiang Water ...
Echologics is pleased to announce that the Township of Lesotho, Africa has purchased 20 LeakListeners. As part of this contract, our South African distributor WRP, provided an extensive leak detection training course. According to Ronnie Mckenzie of WRP, they like the Leaklistener because it is rugged, simple to use, and finds most of their leaks.
Echologics is pleased to announce that Quebec City has acquired their fifth LeakfinderRT system. By standardizing their leak detection equipment, Quebec City becomes the largest single user of the LeakFinderRT system in North America.
Echologics is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the 2005 Nova Award for the LeakFinderRT Leak Noise Correlator. The NOVA Award was instituted by the Construction Innovation Forum in 1989 to recognize innovations that have proven to be significant advances that have had positive, important effects on construction to improve quality and reduce cost.
The review process for the Nova ...
Echologics’s Chief Operating Officer, Shabbir Yusuf recently gave a seminar on leak noise correlation in Beijing. The seminar was
extremely well received with over 40 attendees representing managers and operators of
municipal and industrial water services. China is one of the largest water infrastructures in the world on account of its size and population. The operators are well versed in ...
Echologics Engineering is pleased to introduce the LeakListener. If you think that all listening devices are created equal, you need to compare the performance of this device to your existing unit. The LeakListener is the product of several decades of experience in acoustics and audio electronics design.
Our engineers took a fresh look at an old technology. Testing showed most ...
Echologics and the City of Hamilton Ontario have entered into a Letter of Intent to conduct a study to evaluate and further develop the National Research Council of Canada’s pipe wall thickness technology. The study commenced in September of 2004, and the first results are just being analyzed. The intent of the study was to measure 11 sites with cast iron ...
Echologics Engineering is pleased to announce that we have been selected as one of the recipients of the Canadian Government’s Federal Partners in Technology Transfer (FPTT) 2004 awards.
From the FPTT web site:
The Federal Partners in Technology Transfer (FPTT) initiative is a unique example of people in Canada’s federal science-based departments and agencies (SBDAs) working together to establish ...
Echologics Engineering Inc. has moved ahead with a collaborative research program with the National Research Council of Canada to develop and commercialize the NRC’s patented wall thickness assessment technique. In order to do this, Echologics signed a research agreement with the City of Hamilton, Ontario, to assess the new technology for evaluating pipe condition by measuring wall thickness using ...