White Papers
Over the years, ADS has had the unique opportunity to observe some of the most challenging flow conditions in history and record our observations in white papers. Visit this section often to find new papers. If you have an idea for a paper, please contact us. Please review the links below for currently released technical papers:
- Estimating Groundwater Infiltration in Sewers
- Determining Base Infiltration in Sewers – A Comparison of Empirical Methods and Verification Results
- The Seduction of Depth-only Measurement for I/I Work (He Who Forgets the Past is Doomed to Repeat It)
- Elements to Successful Rainfall Monitoring – Rain Gauge Equipment Selection for the Urban Sewer Environment
- Elements to Successful Rainfall Monitoring – Rain Gauge Equipment Selection for the Urban Sewer Environment (Metric)
- Elements to Successful Rainfall Monitoring – Rain Gauge Siting Principles for the Urban Sewer Environment
- Elements to Successful Rainfall Monitoring – Rain Gauge Siting Principles for the Urban Sewer Environment (Metric)
- The Seductive Lure of Level-Only Meters for Measuring I/I | The Battle Between Theory and Reality
- Depth Perception | Tracking Sewer Performance Using Design Guidelines & Regulatory Expectations
- Depth Perception | Tracking Sewer Performance Using Design Guidelines & Regulatory Expectations (Metric)
- The Myth of Measuring Ground Water | Ground Water Measurements in Inflow & Infiltration Studies
- Inflow and Infiltration | Determining Base Infiltration in Sewers
- Inflow and Infiltration | Executing a Large Flow Metering Project
- Measurement Strategies and Technologies | Evaluation of Gauge Adjusted Radar for Rainfall Measurement in RDII Programs
- Measurement Strategies and Technologies | Peeling the Onion of Meter Accuracy
- Measurement Strategies and Technologies | Getting More From Flow Monitoring
- Scattergraph Papers |A Comparison of Various Applications of the Manning Equation
- Scattergraph Papers |A Comparison of Various Applications of the Manning Equation (Metric)
- Scattergraph Papers |Camp’s Varying Roughness Coefficient Applied to the Manning Equation
- Scattergraph Papers |Camp’s Varying Roughness Coefficient Applied to the Manning Equation (Metric)
- Scattergraph Papers |Practical Application of the Froude Number to Flow Monitor Data
- Scattergraph Papers |Practical Application of the Froude Number to Flow Monitor Data (Metric)
- Scattergraph Papers |Characterization of Sanitary Sewer and Combined Sewer Overflows
- Scattergraph Papers | Evaluating Self-Cleansing in Existing Sewers Using the Tractive Force Method
- Scattergraph Papers | Boston’s Pilot Project to Measure CSOs Relies on New Technology and Scattergraphs to Detect Overflows
- Sewer Sociology | The Days of Our (Sewer) Lives
- Sewer Sociology | San Diego 2013
- SSOs and CSOs | SSO Leaves Telltale Signs
- SSOs and CSOs | Recognizing the Scattergraph Signature of an SSO
- SSOs and CSOs | Characterization of Sanitary Sewer and Combined Sewer Overflows
- Wastewater Hydraulics | Be Wary of Weally Wough Waves
- Basin Size | The Magic Knob for Controlling Costs of RDII Reduction
- Falling Into An Aeration Tank |Do You Sink or Swim?
- If I Had This To Do Over | A Twelve Step Program to Successfully Measure Sewer Rehabilitation
- Working with Combined Sewers: Geometric and Hydraulic Elements of Egg-Shaped Sewers
- Working with Combined Sewers: Geometric and Hydraulic Elements of Egg-Shaped Sewers (Metric)
| White Paper Title | Units of Measure | |
|---|---|---|
| Inflow and Infiltration | Determining Base Infiltration in Sewers | U.S. Customary | |
| Inflow and Infiltration | Executing a Large Flow Metering Project | U.S. Customary | |
| The Myth of Measuring Ground Water | Ground Water Measurements in Inflow & Infiltration Studies | U.S. Customary | |
| Basin Size | The Magic Knob for Controlling Costs of RDII Reduction | U.S. Customary | |
| Estimating Groundwater Infiltration in Sewers | U.S. Customary | |
| If I Had This To Do Over | A Twelve Step Program to Successfully Measure Sewer Rehabilitation | U.S. Customary | |
| Determining Base Infiltration in Sewers - A Comparison of Empirical Methods and Verification Results | U.S. Customary | |
| Depth Perception | Tracking Sewer Performance Using Design Guidelines & Regulatory Expectations | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Wastewater Hydraulics | Be Wary of Weally Wough Waves | U.S. Customary | |
| Falling Into An Aeration Tank |Do You Sink or Swim? | U.S. Customary | |
| Measurement Strategies and Technologies | Evaluation of Gauge Adjusted Radar for Rainfall Measurement in RDII Programs | U.S. Customary | |
| Measurement Strategies and Technologies | Peeling the Onion of Meter Accuracy | U.S. Customary | |
| Measurement Strategies and Technologies | Getting More From Flow Monitoring | U.S. Customary | |
| SSOs and CSOs | SSO Leaves Telltale Signs | U.S. Customary | |
| SSOs and CSOs | Recognizing the Scattergraph Signature of an SSO | U.S. Customary | |
| SSOs and CSOs | Characterization of Sanitary Sewer and Combined Sewer Overflows | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Working with Combined Sewers: Geometric and Hydraulic Elements of Egg-Shaped Sewers | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Working with Combined Sewers: Geometric and Hydraulic Elements of Cleveland Egg-Shaped Sewers – Part 1 | U.S. Customary | |
| Working with Combined Sewers: Geometric and Hydraulic Elements of Cleveland Egg-Shaped Sewers – Part 2 | U.S. Customary |
| Elements to Successful Rainfall Monitoring | Rain Gauge Equipment Selection for the Urban Sewer Environment | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Elements to Successful Rainfall Monitoring | Rain Gauge Siting Principles for the Urban Sewer Environment | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Scattergraph White Papers | Units of Measure | |
|---|---|---|
| A Comparison of Various Applications of the Manning Equation | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Camp's Varying Roughness Coefficient Applied to the Manning Equation | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Practical Application of the Froude Number to Flow Monitor Data | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Characterization of Sanitary Sewer and Combined Sewer Overflows | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Evaluating Self-Cleansing in Existing Sewers Using the Tractive Force Method | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Boston's Pilot Project to Measure CSOs Relies on New Technology and Scattergraphs to Detect Overflows | U.S. Customary | |
| Sewer Sociology White Papers | Units of Measure | |
|---|---|---|
| Sewer Sociology | The Days of Our (Sewer) Lives | U.S. Customary | |
| Sewer Sociology | San Diego 2013 | U.S. Customary | |
| Paper Title | Units of Measure | |
|---|---|---|
| Depth Perception | Tracking Sewer Performance Using Design Guidelines & Regulatory Expectations | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Wastewater Hydraulics | Be Wary of Weally Wough Waves | U.S. Customary | |
| Basin Size | The Magic Knob for Controlling Costs of RDII Reduction | U.S. Customary | |
| Falling Into An Aeration Tank |Do You Sink or Swim? | U.S. Customary | |
| If I Had This To Do Over | A Twelve Step Program to Successfully Measure Sewer Rehabilitation | U.S. Customary | |
| SSOs and CSOs | Units of Measure | |
|---|---|---|
| SSOs and CSOs | SSO Leaves Telltale Signs | U.S. Customary | |
| SSOs and CSOs | Recognizing the Scattergraph Signature of an SSO | U.S. Customary | |
| SSOs and CSOs | Characterization of Sanitary Sewer and Combined Sewer Overflows | U.S. Customary | |
| Elements to Successful Rainfall Monitoring | Units of Measure | |
|---|---|---|
| Elements to Successful Rainfall Monitoring | Rain Gauge Equipment Selection for the Urban Sewer Environment | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Elements to Successful Rainfall Monitoring | Rain Gauge Siting Principles for the Urban Sewer Environment | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Inflow and Infiltration | Units of Measure | |
|---|---|---|
| Inflow and Infiltration | Determining Base Infiltration in Sewers | U.S. Customary | |
| Inflow and Infiltration | Executing a Large Flow Metering Project | U.S. Customary | |
| The Seduction of Depth-only Measurement for I/I Work (He Who Forgets the Past is Doomed to Repeat It) | U.S. Customary | |
| The Seductive Lure of Level-Only Meters for Measuring I/I | The Battle Between Theory and Reality | U.S. Customary | |
| The Myth of Measuring Ground Water | Ground Water Measurements in Inflow & Infiltration Studies | U.S. Customary | |
| Measurement Strategies and Technologies | Units of Measure | |
|---|---|---|
| Measurement Strategies and Technologies | Evaluation of Gauge Adjusted Radar for Rainfall Measurement in RDII Programs | U.S. Customary | |
| Measurement Strategies and Technologies | Peeling the Onion of Meter Accuracy | U.S. Customary | |
| Measurement Strategies and Technologies | Getting More From Flow Monitoring | U.S. Customary | |
| Scattergraph Papers | Units of Measure | |
|---|---|---|
| A Comparison of Various Applications of the Manning Equation | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Camp's Varying Roughness Coefficient Applied to the Manning Equation | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Practical Application of the Froude Number to Flow Monitor Data | U.S. Customary | Metric |
| Characterization of Sanitary Sewer and Combined Sewer Overflows | U.S. Customary | |
| Evaluating Self-Cleansing in Existing Sewers Using the Tractive Force Method | U.S. Customary | |
| Boston's Pilot Project to Measure CSOs Relies on New Technology and Scattergraphs to Detect Overflows | U.S. Customary | |
| Sewer Sociology | Units of Measure | |
|---|---|---|
| Sewer Sociology | The Days of Our (Sewer) Lives | U.S. Customary | |
| Sewer Sociology | San Diego 2013 | U.S. Customary | |