Wastewater treatment gets very little attention and very little credit, despite being one of the essential services that makes civilization possible. If we spoke less about "the environment" and more about "public health", that might change.
A short design research study to support Sarvajal - a project that is bringing clean drinking water to urban India through the use of a novel water ATM.
A short design research study to support Sarvajal - a project that is bringing clean drinking water to urban India through the use of a novel water ATM.
Make A Real Difference in 60 Days by Tiffani Bell - The Lean Startup Conferen...Lean Startup Co.
It started with a tweet wondering how people in Detroit were coping with water shut-offs. Two months later, Detroit Water Project co-founders Tiffani Bell and Kristy Tillman have matched Detroit residents with $150K in donations. Bell explains how they moved so quickly.
The renaissance in Downtown Detroit is real, picking up steam, and drawing billions of dollars in investment. Attendees heard from Eric Larson, CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership on what is in store for the future, including new office towers, residences, stores, restaurants, the upcoming Little Caesars Arena, and more, at the DBusiness Breakfast Series.
Single use plastic bag ban campaign for Fort Worth, TXaldupont
Learn how other cities in Texas and around the country are embracing single use bag bans and the outstanding results. Please share this slide to educate others in the Fort Worth area about the benefits of a single use plastic bag ban.
Top ten hassles in wastewater pumping -- and how to avoid themBrian Gongol
Maintenance is often a necessary evil -- most people don't like doing it, but the less it's done, the worse the consequences. Here are some observations about ten of the most common hassles encountered in wastewater pumping applications and how to avoid (or at least reduce) them.
Considers hydraulic problems (from surge), air-related problems (both vacuum and air-release), and mechanical problems (from slam) that can be addressed with valves. A technical presentation, but light on math and heavy on metaphorical examples that make the hard-to-see inner workings of a fluid system easy to visualize and understand.
Maintenance usually doesn't get a lot of attention, and the people who do it rarely get the respect they deserve. In public works, that's a costly error in the way we think and do business. In this presentation, we offer (1) a way to conceptualize maintenance so that it's done efficiently, (2) practical ideas for making maintenance easier, and (3) guidelines for communicating maintenance needs to the powers that be.
How to examine, diagnose, and address cavitation issues inside centrifugal pumping systems. Addresses atmospheric pressure, NPSH, and symptoms of cavitation.
Marketing your water utility to the communityBrian Gongol
Water utilities typically have a monopoly on their local markets, but they face budgetary and regulatory challenges that make it just as important for them to perform community outreach and marketing as though they face tough head-to-head competition. Reaching out to the community can lead to better engagement, more-informed customers, and higher satisfaction for all.
Improving efficiency in a water distribution systemBrian Gongol
Improving efficiency isn't just a matter of picking a pump with a high hydraulic efficiency number and plugging in a VFD. Much more goes into real efficiency in all its forms.
Make A Real Difference in 60 Days by Tiffani Bell - The Lean Startup Conferen...Lean Startup Co.
It started with a tweet wondering how people in Detroit were coping with water shut-offs. Two months later, Detroit Water Project co-founders Tiffani Bell and Kristy Tillman have matched Detroit residents with $150K in donations. Bell explains how they moved so quickly.
The renaissance in Downtown Detroit is real, picking up steam, and drawing billions of dollars in investment. Attendees heard from Eric Larson, CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership on what is in store for the future, including new office towers, residences, stores, restaurants, the upcoming Little Caesars Arena, and more, at the DBusiness Breakfast Series.
Single use plastic bag ban campaign for Fort Worth, TXaldupont
Learn how other cities in Texas and around the country are embracing single use bag bans and the outstanding results. Please share this slide to educate others in the Fort Worth area about the benefits of a single use plastic bag ban.
Top ten hassles in wastewater pumping -- and how to avoid themBrian Gongol
Maintenance is often a necessary evil -- most people don't like doing it, but the less it's done, the worse the consequences. Here are some observations about ten of the most common hassles encountered in wastewater pumping applications and how to avoid (or at least reduce) them.
Considers hydraulic problems (from surge), air-related problems (both vacuum and air-release), and mechanical problems (from slam) that can be addressed with valves. A technical presentation, but light on math and heavy on metaphorical examples that make the hard-to-see inner workings of a fluid system easy to visualize and understand.
Maintenance usually doesn't get a lot of attention, and the people who do it rarely get the respect they deserve. In public works, that's a costly error in the way we think and do business. In this presentation, we offer (1) a way to conceptualize maintenance so that it's done efficiently, (2) practical ideas for making maintenance easier, and (3) guidelines for communicating maintenance needs to the powers that be.
How to examine, diagnose, and address cavitation issues inside centrifugal pumping systems. Addresses atmospheric pressure, NPSH, and symptoms of cavitation.
Marketing your water utility to the communityBrian Gongol
Water utilities typically have a monopoly on their local markets, but they face budgetary and regulatory challenges that make it just as important for them to perform community outreach and marketing as though they face tough head-to-head competition. Reaching out to the community can lead to better engagement, more-informed customers, and higher satisfaction for all.
Improving efficiency in a water distribution systemBrian Gongol
Improving efficiency isn't just a matter of picking a pump with a high hydraulic efficiency number and plugging in a VFD. Much more goes into real efficiency in all its forms.
Forget the environment -- you're in the public-health businessBrian Gongol
Wastewater treatment gets no respect in America, and the biggest problem is that we keep on treating it as a matter for the environment. It's not. The only thing that matters is public health.
Pillars of Sustainability and Inclusive Growth: Environmental, Social and Eco...DoUSpeakGreen
Shishir Goenka, founder of Fusion Clothing is a pioneer in the e-commerce and green marketplace in India. He founded India's first all organic web shop, "Do U Speak Green" (http://www.douspeakgreen.in) Here, he discusses Pillars of Sustainability and Inclusive Growth: Environmental, Social and Economic.
The Directors of Communications at the British Overseas Aid Group (Oxfam, Save the Children, ActionAid, CAFOD &c) asked for some provocative new thoughts.
The question was: follow the heart or make nice and say the right things and get lots of consultancy work from these guys?
The answer\’s in the title.
(No work followed).
Similar to Protecting the environment or preserving public health? (13)
Lift Station Buyer's Guide for Municipal Utilities - v.13Brian Gongol
A guide for decision-makers looking at the complex choices involved in designing a lift station. There are far more forks in the road than conventional thinking would have you believe.
Small wastewater plants and lagoon systems needing to meet tougher effluent-quality standards may find themselves in need of additional aeration that their existing facilities are poorly-equipped to supply. A technological solution that takes up almost no space, requires little to no earth work, and can be easily operated and maintained is available.
The nexus between energy policy and water policy hasn't gotten the amount of attention it deserves, and that's something the water sector needs to change
How to Communicate with Boards and CouncilsBrian Gongol
It's not enough to know your stuff (though you should), and it's not enough to be nice (though that's a good practice, too). Community and civic leaders on city councils and governing boards need utility leaders to be good communicators. Here's what they want from you, in their own words.
Getting Your CLAWS into Pump MaintenanceBrian Gongol
Maintenance takes on all kinds of styles and approaches, but anything we can do to make the process more intuitive and easy to hack, the better. In this presentation, we describe a simple mnemonic device -- CLAWS -- to help pump operators ensure they're checking the biggest culprits for trouble before they reach a state of failure.
An introduction to shoreside Venturi-type aeration for wastewater lagoons and tanks, including considerations contrasting the Venturi approach with conventional aeration methods
Dealing with Mother Nature's Attitude Problem - v.19Brian Gongol
Whether you're sold on anthropogenic climate change or not, there's no getting around the fact that Mother Nature has been showing off some of the worst of her bad attitude lately. What are you supposed to do about it if you're a water utility professional? Fortunately, you're not alone, and there are resources you can (and should!) be using right now to help.
25 Ways to Screw Up a Lift Station Design - v.10Brian Gongol
Through the careful study (and avoidance) of failure, engineering can make use of the past to improve on the future. Pump station design is no exception. Join this speedy trip through 25 entirely avoidable screwups to see how things can go wrong -- and learn how to make sure they go right next time.
Media relations for the water industry - v.20Brian Gongol
Water issues shouldn't only make the news when something terrible happens. This is a crash course in how to ensure that the public is well-informed about water and wastewater issues, with perspective and advice from a media veteran with more than 25 years of insider experience. Pitfalls to avoid, best practices to put to work, and ideas for putting an extraordinary light on your ordinary work.
Breaking the conveyor-belt myth - v.09Brian Gongol
Until water is valued in its own right, we should not expect the public to change its perceptions about how they can treat (and abuse) it. Changing those perceptions
How a Venturi-based pumped-aeration approach located on dry land can make simple lagoons more effective for wastewater treatment, with a minimum of equipment and dirt work required.
Schoolkids now, customers later - v.14Brian Gongol
How water and wastewater utilities can reach out to schoolchildren as part of their efforts to develop the next generation of the workforce, make better future customers, and communicate responsible stewardship to their parents.
The maintenance you don't have to touch - v.07Brian Gongol
Water and wastewater utilities (and their affiliates) need to start addressing cybersecurity issues as an integral part of their ongoing maintenance plans. Time is running out to think otherwise.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
Honest Reviews of Tim Han LMA Course Program.pptxtimhan337
Personal development courses are widely available today, with each one promising life-changing outcomes. Tim Han’s Life Mastery Achievers (LMA) Course has drawn a lot of interest. In addition to offering my frank assessment of Success Insider’s LMA Course, this piece examines the course’s effects via a variety of Tim Han LMA course reviews and Success Insider comments.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.