Seasonal cooling towers across the nation are started up each Spring. It is crucial that cooling towers are cleaned and sanitized every year for both operation efficiency and for public health protection. Cooling Towers produce ideal conditions for Legionella bacteria growth and…

The beginning of spring brings the beginning of cooling tower season. There are guidelines and even local regulations1 that must be followed to ensure proper cooling tower start-up and water treatment practices to maintain not only a tower’s physical integrity but…

Per the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), spreads via respiratory droplets from person-to-person in close contact. 1 However, evidence has shown that SARS-CoV-2 can remain viable in various surfaces from…

Maintaining the physical operation of a building’s utility water systems remains a vital function during times of low occupancy. Employees and contractors that service these water systems are essential workforce and continue to be responsible for controlling scale, corrosion and microbiological…

Cooling Tower Systems may have periods of time when they are in low-to-no use. Reasons may include change of seasons, scheduled or unscheduled maintenance, and low load. During these standby or idle conditions, cooling systems should ideally be free of…

By: Spenser Johnson, Lead Environmental Group Manager Many industries see variations in building occupancy including but not limited to hotels, offices, condominiums, hospitals, and universities. In the US, the average hotel occupancy is about 66%. However, this can fluctuate between…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated what causes Legionnaires’ disease cases and discovered that a strong majority of reported cases are due to process failures including not having an effective Legionella bacteria Water Management Program1 . Does your facility have…

In April 2019, the New York City Council passed a new local law that affects all owners of buildings with a cooling tower. This new law requires the building’s dedicated qualified person to formally report each cooling tower Legionella sampling date. The…

Barclay Water Management, Inc. has announced the promotion of Pavel Milke to Vice President of Engineering effective immediately. In this new role, Pavel will continue to lead our iChlor Service Team but will now also manage iChlor production and participate…

Barclay Water Management, Inc. has announced the promotion of Nora Rothschild to Vice President of the Environmental Group effective immediately. Under Nora’s leadership, the Environmental Group has grown to upwards of 60+ employees, both full and part-time. In only a…