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Data Management Helps Facilitate Emergency Response During Sub-Freezing...
Sunshine and warm temperatures often help many forget the bone chilling cold of the previous winter. However, in Baltimore City, a polar vortex that kept thermometers below freezing throughout much of...
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Another Option for Field Data Collection: ESRI’s Collector Application
As a follow up to a previous post entitled, “Efficient and Powerful Field Data Collection through Open Source,” I would like to highlight another tool that KCI utilizes for field data collection. This...
View ArticleLessons Learned in Dam Removal for Ecological Restoration
Dam removal continues to emerge as a viable mechanism for ecological restoration. There is uniqueness to each dam removal because of the physical characteristics that define the structure and its...
View ArticleLow Impact Development (LID) in Public Infrastructure
Low impact development features minimize runoff, maximize retainage, and reduce demands on public infrastructure. KCI has designed and inspected bioretention areas, grassed swales, and permeable...
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Waterwheel Technology Proves Efficient
It’s no secret that pollution in our waterways is an ongoing problem that needs to be addressed, and waterwheel technology is proving to be an efficient solution to this issue. A recent estimate...
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Pole-Mounted Camera Expedites Storm Drain Inspection
Storm drain system inventory and inspection is an important part of NPDES permit compliance. When heavy rains fall, storm drains help handle the excess water and keep paved surfaces like our streets...
View ArticleConstructed Wetlands for CSO
While there are many types of wastewater sources that can use constructed wetlands as a chief component in the treatment system, recently their use for treating combined sewer overflows (CSO’s) has...
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Campaigning to Prevent Pollution
From household waste to automotive chemicals, paints and yard debris, more than just stormwater can make its way untreated through storm drains and into our local water bodies. These illicit discharges...
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Using Geodatabases to Track NPDES Permit Requirements
Many state and municipal agencies are required to develop a stormwater management program as part of their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Custom field tools, like the...
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Safe Conveyance of Rare Storm Events
by Brian Wagner, PE (This is a synopsis of a more detailed article that was published in the May issue of Stormwater magazine.) On the evening of July 30, 2016, two people were swept downstream and...
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Stream Temperature for Impaired Waterways
Changes in land use, including increased imperviousness and reduced forest cover, can have a significant effect on watershed and ecosystem health. Aside from changes in the flow regime and water...
View ArticleShocking Study
Understanding the dynamics of a river’s or stream’s fish population is an important aspect of many restoration projects. Environmental scientists frequently use a method called electrofishing to...
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Data Management Helps Facilitate Emergency Response During Sub-Freezing...
Sunshine and warm temperatures often help many forget the bone chilling cold of the previous winter. However, in Baltimore City, a polar vortex that kept thermometers below freezing throughout much of...
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Another Option for Field Data Collection: ESRI’s Collector Application
As a follow up to a previous post entitled, “Efficient and Powerful Field Data Collection through Open Source,” I would like to highlight another tool that KCI utilizes for field data collection. This...
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Pump Station Audits
Like much of the aging infrastructure throughout the U.S., it is critical to ensure pump stations are operating at full capacity. Yet they are often overlooked until a problem occurs. KCI is teaming up...
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What’s New in Cityworks?
During the user conference, Cityworks showcased the changes and enhancements that have been made to their platform over the last 18 months. They also informed attendees of their intended direction...
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KCI Becomes Member of IAM
KCI recently became a corporate member of the Institute of Asset Management (IAM), the international professional body for asset management professionals. The IAM develops standards of good practice by...
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KCI Welcomes John C. Helwig as Senior Asset Management Consultant
KCI welcomes John C. Helwig, PE, CMRP, as senior asset management consultant and project manager. His responsibilities include program development and implementation, strategic planning support,...
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Holistic Asset Management Planning Sets the Stage for Enterprise CMMS in a...
Enterprise asset management is a way of doing business that leads to a sustainably operated organization with the tools required to deliver a desired level of service at an acceptable level of risk. It...
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Using Cityworks to Modernize Operational Maintenance at Treatment Plants
By Joe Murk, GISP, Asset Management Project Manager Water and wastewater treatment are among the most critical components of a healthy community. The organizations that provide these services are...
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