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Employee Spotlight – July 2020
Steve Andersen Manager | Kirkland, WA The Employee Spotlight for July 2020 is Steve Anderson, out of our EES Consulting Office in Washington. Steve graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He has been a part of EES...
Disinfectant Contact Time is Not Zero!
“Contact time,” as used by the EPA, is “the amount of time the surface should be treated for. The surface should be visibly wet for the duration of the contact time.” In practice, most people spray the countertop or others surface, wipe it off and go about their...
Prepare Your Water Utility for the Next Pandemic
Download PDF In 2008, Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) designated the now 160,000 drinking water systems in the United States as one of 17 “critical infrastructure” sectors. As defined by the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)), critical...
Employee Spotlight – June 2020
Katie Barrett Engineer-Utility Privatization | Marietta, GA The Employee Spotlight June 2020 is Katie Barrett. Ms.Barrett began at GDS as a co-op student in January 2014, during her third year at Georgia Institute of Technology. She was able to transition into...
TransActions Newsletter – Q2 2020
Download PDF Let's Talk Arc Flash - the new IEEE 1584-2018 Many utilities and industries around the world were holding their breath for many years for publication of the new Arc-flash calculation guide. At the end of 2018, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics...
Rate Design in the Face of Emerging Technologies
Ten years ago, if someone told a room full of electric utility personnel that energy sales and the economy were highly correlated and that sales would increase year after year, most people would nod their head in agreement. With steady and predictable energy sales,...
Let’s Talk Arc Flash – The New IEEE 1584-2018
Many utilities and industries around the world were holding their breath for many years for publication of the new Arc-flash calculation guide. At the end of 2018, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) voted and approved a new Arc-Flash...
Critical Infrastructure Security Bulletin: Executive Order on Securing the Bulk Power System
DOWNLOAD ARTICLE BACKGROUND On May 1, 2020 President Trump issued an Executive Order: “Securing the United States Bulk Power System (BPS)”. The executive order declared a National Emergency with respect to the bulk power system. The focus of the executive order is on...
COVID-19 Disinfectant Q&A
Question 1: Is your COVID-19 Disinfectant “EPA-Approved”? The phrase you are looking for is “EPA-registered”. The EPA evaluates manufacturer claims and, if validated, assigns a unique registration number that appears on “List N”, which is currently being updated by...
GDS to Advise on Decontamination Procedures for Air Traffic Control Operations
As part of America’s COVID-19 emergency response, GDS has been retained to advise the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on developing and implementing non-destructive decontamination procedures for all of their air traffic control operations across the country....