Charleston Water System Papers & Presentations

Charleston Water System is fortunate to have a dedicated and knowledgeable staff that contributes to the continual improvement of Charleston Water System operations and the body of knowledge in the water and wastewater industries through innovative research initiatives. Charleston Water System associates have conducted numerous studies and authored many papers on various topics relating to water and wastewater treatment and environmental protection. The findings of some of these studies have helped Charleston Water System save thousands of dollars by improving efficiency and identifying alternative processes.

Charleston Water System is happy to share information with other utilities. For more information on a particular study, please contact Charleston Water System's Executive Office at (843) 727-6856.

Some papers listed below were presented at the annual SC Environmental Conference, and are also available by visiting the conference website.

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Topics

Environmental Management and ISO 14001

Emergency Preparedness

Water Treatment and Distribution

Wastewater Collection and Treatment

Safety and Maintenance

Crisis Communication
 
Environmental Management and ISO 14001
   

Achieving Environmental Excellence: An Environmental Management System (EMS) Handbook for Wastewater Utilities           

Published:  August 2004

  
 

Achieving Continuous Improvement Through ISO 14001

Presented:  2003 SC Environmental Conference

 
 
Charleston Water System Water Distribution Operation: First Public Utility to Acquire ISO 14001 Certification  
 
Conducting a Two Front War to Achieve Continual Improvement  
 

Continual Improvement in Utility Management: A Framework for Integration

Published:  January 2004

  
 
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Development and Implementing ISO 14001 Standards for Water Distribution Operations  
 

ISO 14001 Registration for Water Distribution Operation,

Charleston, SC Experience

  
 

Launching CMOM using an EMS

Presented:  2003 SC Environmental Conference

  
 

Laying the Foundation: An Environmental Management System is a

First Great Step in Launching a CMOM Program

Published:  March 2003

  
 

Moving Toward Comprehensive Utility Management Systems:

Report of the Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for Public Utilities Integration Project

Published:  September 2002

  
   

Leadership, Movtivation, and Change in the Competitive Utility Environment
Presented: 2005 SC Environmental Conference

 
   
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Emergency Preparedness
   

Effects of Hurricane Hugo on Water and Wastewater Systems of the Charleston Water System
Published:  1991 - Pgs. 238-240

  
 

Counter-Terrorism's Impact on Charleston Water System

Presented:  2003 SC Environmental Conference

  
 

Effects of Hurricane Hugo on Water and Wastewater Systems of the Charleston Commissioners of Public Works

Published:  June 1990

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Water Treatment and Distribution
   

Implementing and Maintaining the GIS at the Charleston Water System
Presented:  2004 SC Environmental Conference

  
 

Real Time Control of Trihalomethanes Formation at the

Hanahan Water Treatment Facility

Presented:  2004 SC Environmental Conference

  
 

Strategies at Charleston Water System for Compliance with

DBP Regulations

Presented:  2004 SC Environmental Conference

  
 

A Case Study of Charleston Water System: Some Practical

Considerations in Using Chloramination

Published:  June 2001

 
 

A Case Study Using Pilot-Scale Experimentation for Enhanced Coagulation, Charleston, SC

Presented:  1995 SC Environmental Conference

 
 
Impacts of Miex Process Interrelationships with Coagulation  
 

Achieving Optimum Corrosion Control for Lead in Charleston, SC -

A Case Study

Published:  June 1997

 
 

Effect of Alum Treated Water Treatment Plant Residuals Applied to a Loblolly Pine Plantation in the Lower Coastal Plain of South Carolina

Presented:  2003 SC Environmental Conference

  
 
Re-Engineering the Water Distribution Operation: a Charleston Experience  
 
City of Charleston ISO Class 1 Certification  
 

Charleston Water System's Experience in Developing a State-of-the-Art Distribution Maintenance and Operations Manual

  
 

Retooling the Water Distribution Operation: A Charleston Experience


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Wastewater Collection and Treatment
   
Computer Modeling and Field-Testing of an Intelligent Sequencing Batch Reactor (iSBR) Control System
Presented:  2006 SC Environmental Conference
  
   

Evaluation of Kady Biolysis System (BLS) at the Plum Island Wastewater Treatment Plant

  
   

Protecting Electrical/Electronic Systems in a Corrosive Treatment Plant Environment
Presented:  2004 SC Environmental Conference

  
 

Wheels of Progress: Rotary Press Selection for Plum Island

  
 

Real Time Prediction of BOD for the Charleston Water System Plum Island WWT Facility
Presented: 2003 SC Environmental Conference

 
 

Nozzle Mania-Using the Right Tool for the Job in Maintaining your Wastewater Collection System

Presented:  2003 SC Environmental Conference

 
 

Decay of Total Residual Chlorine and Reduction of Fecal Coliform in the Plum Island Outfall Pipe

Published:  December 1997

 
 

Estimation of Tidal Marsh Loading Effects in a Complex Estuary

Published:  May 2002

  
 

Discussion of 'Using Complex Permittivity and Artificial Neural Networks for Contaminant Prediction'

Published:  November 2003

 
 

Digging for Solutions


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Safety and Maintenance
   

Maintenance Excellence:

An Effective Cost-Control Tool for Water and Wastewater Utilities


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