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Conserving Our Most Precious Resource
From space, the blue and green marble we call home looks deceptively watery. It’s true that about 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water, but most of it — over 96% — is saltwater. That leaves about 3.5% in the form of freshwater. But, here’s the thing: Most of THAT is locked up in glaciers, ...
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General
Drinking Water Week: Drops of History
Turn on the tap and clean water comes out. Sounds simple, right? Maybe a little too simple? In reality, the delivery of drinking water is an intricate process, from intake to treatment to distribution, that has evolved over thousands of years. At every step, today’s water utilities are acutely ...
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News
CONSOLIDATED PIPE & SUPPLY EXPANDS DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP WITH MASTER METER
Consolidated Pipe & Supply has expanded its distributor partnership with Master Meter to Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee Master Meter and Consolidated Pipe & Supply Announcement Consolidated Pipe & Supply (CPS), a full line supplier, fabricator and manufacturer of pipe, valve, and ...
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Best Practices
World Backup Day: Protect Yourself Against Data Loss
It happens to the best of us: the unexpected demise of a trusty computer or cell phone (or perhaps a poorly executed keystroke… Hey, it was an accident!) results in losing precious data… documents, reports, contacts, logins, customer information, even that cute pic of you and your dog from last ...
Fixing Water Loss This Fix a Leak Week
When utilities observe Fix a Leak Week (on March 14-20 this year), they mostly communicate outwardly to residents, informing their customers to check their faucets, toilet flappers, or garden hoses for drips, which can add up to a lot of water waste. But what if we as an industry took this ...
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New Year, New “You”-tility
What gets you up each morning? If you’re like the thousands of water professionals we’ve talked to over the years, you share a passion for an industry that impacts every aspect of modern life, because water is essential to healthy bodies and economies. And by “you,” we mean the people behind the ...
Communication
Filter Out the Jargon
We’re all guilty of overusing jargon and assuming our audience understands what we mean. You may have even read a blog or two of ours where we sprinkled in a few phrases about smart water or meter data management. And don’t even get us started on the water industry acronyms!
If a Rat Can Cook, You Can Innovate
“Anyone can cook” is the inspirational heart of the Pixar animated movie Ratatouille. It is a phrase that carries a rat from the sewers to the height of French cuisine. And so too, any water utility can innovate. Innovation is not the province of big cities like DC, Chicago, or Los Angeles. Even ...
How Investing in Water Pays Dividends
Actions speak louder than words. For now, we’ll have to settle for these words detailing the actions we’re taking and those we plan to take. At Master Meter, we are on the forefront of helping water utility managers leverage technology to create a utility of the future. Our technology, advanced ...