2nd in a 10-part series The controlling document for Risk Management in the Built Environment is ANSI/ASHRAE* 188-2015 A human water interface (HWI) is any place where humans contact water. […]
Water Safety & Pathogen Control in the Built Environment
#1 in a 10-part series By Grant Newhouse – On Site Legionella Testinggrant@onsitelegionellatesting.com | (925) 320-3555 By now you probably know about 7.15 million waterborne illnesses occur annually, resulting in […]
Choosing the Right Tests for Your Facility
Filtered Test: The sensitivity of the filtered water test is 0.1 CFU/ml. Because of this high sensitivity, it is recommended for higher risk industries and applications such as healthcare, hospitality, cooling towers, […]
Schools and Buildings Reopening
As buildings, such as schools reopen, we will see an increase in the incidence of Legionella pneumophila SG 1, the organism responsible for legionnaires disease. Birmingham public schools has found […]
Water Consumption
Over 84% of California is currently experiencing a D1 to D4 drought level. These droughts can have big impacts on water costs as water becomes increasingly more difficult to supply […]
Preventative Maintenance and Repairs on Water Using Equipment
In todays over tasked / under staffed world, things like preventative maintenance ( PM’s) and repairs on water using equipment such as Cooling Condensers, Distribution Pumps, Boilers, Reverse Osmosis, Closed […]
Importance of Tower Cleaning
The service you didn’t know you needed, and no one wants to perform, is cooling tower cleaning. The dangerous and costly consequences of not cleaning your cooling tower will take […]
Potential Legionella Outbreak
With schools and other covid affected buildings opening again the total threat is not just covid-19 but also major legionella outbreaks. While these buildings have been absent, the traditional maintenance […]
SWS Nereus
Cooling towers are typically run around 3 cycles of concentration. The SWS Nereus control package is capable of running most cooling towers at 10 cycles of concentration. The benefits of […]
It’s a Silent Killer
By Paul Stark The deadly bacteria, Legionella, is playing a major role as the COVID pandemic carries on. Legionella bacteria, the cause of Legionnaires disease and stagnant building water systems […]