[Water News] DJ Gongol & Associates Water News - September 24, 2010

[Brian Gongol]

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Highlights from the past week
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The Iowa town of Glidden was placed under a boil order because of a 
computer failure that drained the city's water tower:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2010/09/20/

It's going to cost at least $40 million to repair flood-damaged 
buildings at Iowa State University:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2010/09/21/

Coralville has received millions in state aid money to improve its flood 
controls:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2010/09/22/

How a side dish is creating an international water crisis:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2010/09/23/

The causes of -- and solutions to -- air entrainment:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2010/09/24/


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The problem with the water supply in Glidden this week reminds us that 
water pressure isn't just a matter of quality of life -- adequate 
pressure is also crucial to fire protection.

For some areas, water towers are enough to provide pressure throughout a 
community. But in others, booster stations are needed to provide the 
needed pressure throughout the day. Because peak demand for water (in 
the morning and in the early evening) can be several times the demand 
throughout the rest of the day, and especially overnight, most 
pressure-booster systems require a combination of duty pumps and jockey 
pumps.

Thanks to the huge range of pumps available from the Patterson Pump 
Company, we are able to supply booster stations in sizes ranging from 
just enough to cover a small building all the way up to systems capable 
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ordinary homes -- completely masking the presence of the equipment inside.

If you'd like to know more, please visit 
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/boosterstations or call us at 515-223-4144 
and ask for details.


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