Echologics

Echologics LLC is a Canadian engineering company based in Toronto that specializes in non-invasive acoustic detection of underground leaks and pipe condition assessment.[1][2][3] It has completed projects in North America, Europe, Australia, South Africa, and Singapore that have minimized the loss of millions of gallons of drinking water via leaking infrastructure.[1] Echologics and Mueller Systems are both part of Mueller Water Products' Mueller Technologies reporting segment.

Echologics LLC
IndustryWater infrastructure
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Keith Belknap (President), Eric Stacey (Vice President & General Manager)
Products
  • EchoShore-TX
  • EchoShore-DX
  • EchoWave
  • ePulse
  • LeakFinderST
Services
  • Pipe condition assessment
  • Leak detection
ParentMueller Water Products, Inc.
Websiteechologics.com

Products and Services

Echologics uses acoustic technology to detect leaks in below-ground plastic piping, without the need to directly access the pipes. In 2010, the company won a one-year contract to detect leaks in municipal piping in the City of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Three Echologics engineers were assigned to the project. In the project's first two weeks, Echologics detected leaks totaling 358,000 gallons daily.[4]

Other services include assessment of asbestos cement pipes, permanent leak monitoring systems, transmission main leak detection, and non-revenue water management.[5] In 2012, Mueller Service Co., which provides assessment and remediation services to water utilities, was consolidated under the Echologics brand.[6]

Projects

Water Transmission Main in Las Vegas

Echologics is monitoring a three-mile section of a critical water main beneath the Las Vegas Strip for the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD). Installed in 1963, the 30-inch water main supplies up to 7.5 million gallons of water per day to resorts, casinos, and attractions, among other users. LVVWD is deploying Echologics' EchoShore-TX leak detection platform.[7]

Bottling Plant in China

Echologics located a leak under a bottling plant in China, which was losing approximately 40,000 gallons per day of treated supply water. An Echologics field crew with the LeakFinder correlator located the leak, within a day, underneath a section of concrete roadway surrounding the plant.

Partnership with American Water and Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center partnered with American Water and Echologics to monitor leak detection within the Metropolitan Chicago area and saved 3.25 million gallons of non-revenue water.[8]

City of Tampa Water Department

The City of Tampa Water Department secured a service agreement with Echologics in April 2012 to conduct widespread transmission main leak detection on approximately 7.5 miles of cast iron pipe in the city's water system.[9]

United Water New Jersey

United Water New Jersey (UWNJ), a subsidiary of United Water, selected Echologics for a pilot survey to detect leaks in five miles of water mains composed of cast iron pipe, pre-stressed cylinder concrete, and reinforced concrete pipe.[5]

References
  1. James, Adam (2011-11-03). "The U.S. Wastes 7 Billion Gallons of Drinking Water a Day: Can Innovation Help Solve the Problem?". ThinkProgress. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  2. Kenter, Peter (2011-06-24). "Mueller Water Products' Echologics unit detects leaks in water pipes". Daily Commercial News and Construction Record. Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  3. Javier, Mia (2011-04-13). "Water: Week in Review". Cleantech. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  4. Kenter, Peter (July 2011). "The Battle of New Orleans". Municipal Sewer & Water. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  5. "Leak Detection Service Helps Plug Main Leak Under River". WaterWorld. July 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  6. "Mueller Service Co. Is Now Part of Echologics". Echologics. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  7. "Mueller Smart Technology Listens for Water Leaks Day and Night" (Press release).
  8. "One Billion Gallon Water Challenge Update" (PDF) (Press release).
  9. "Echologics Signs Service Agreement for Transmission Main Leak Detection With the City of Tampa Water Department" (Press release). Echologics. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.