In the Rural Water Industry, when a pressure or flow regulation valve is needed, the traditional choice for many years had been the diaphragm-type valve. In 2002, however, we introduced a new and improved flow and pressure regulating valve/telemetry technology: the electronically-controlled, high-performance butterfly valve. The High-Performance Butterfly Valve offered many advantages over the diaphragm valve, especially in … Read More →
Since 1904, The Des Moines & Mississippi Levee District #1 has provided flood and irrigation control along the Mississippi River near Alexandria Missouri through a series of engineered levees, ditches, and pumps. They are guided by a 5-member Board of Directors, and design services are provided by Klingner & Associates Engineers (Quincy, IL). Since 2012, Navionics … Read More →
A topic of immense concern to Levee Districts is the tracking of pump flow rate (e.g.. gallons per minute), as well as the totalization of pumped volume (e.g.. total gallons, cubic feet, or acre-feet). Flow-rate is important, as the Districts are able to trend instantaneous pump performance in real-time, which provides a measure of the … Read More →
In the rural and municipal water industries, valve control of pressure and flow has often been accomplished using diaphragm-type valves. These types of valves can be tuned to provide altitude control at water towers, pumping stations, and custody-transfer valve stations. The valves offer a no-slam open/close actuation and can be tuned to sustain a desired … Read More →