The City of Decatur, Illinois, has solved a persistent challenge facing water utilities: efficiently collecting representative samples from distribution systems while maintaining rigorous water quality standards. Serving approximately 70,500 residents, the utility draws water from Lake Decatur and delivers an average of 19 million gallons per day through 536 miles of water main. Strategic Solution: Hydro-Guard Sampling Stations The City installed 19 Hydro-Guard® Blow-Off Sampling Stations at key nodes in the distribution network, positioned based on an Illinois EPA approved sampling plan. The permanent sampling points eliminated building access coordination,…
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Beyond Storage: How Water Tanks Can Improve Public Health and Ensure Hygiene
Today, India bears a significant national health burden due to waterborne illnesses. Water contamination and poor water storage is a direct public health concern. Contaminated water is a primary cause of waterborne diseases like cholera, typhoid, and dysentery, which affect large sections of the population each year. Diarrhoea is the third most common cause of childhood mortality in India, claiming nearly 13% of lives in children under five years of age. Basic sanitation & hygiene and clean drinking water are fundamental to human development, health and well-being and absence of…
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