The Waterworks Bureau regularly organizes meetings and publishes a technical journal to ensure that employees are well informed about the latest technical trends and other related knowledge, and encourage sharing of technical information among them.

Technical meeting

The Waterworks Bureau’s technical meeting aims to report research results internally. Held from time to time since March 20, 1950, the meeting serves as a venue to make presentations of various research findings and technical achievements to enhance employees Etechnical knowledge. The 186th meeting was held in April 2006. In recent years, waterworks personnel in neighboring cities have also been invited to participate in the meeting.

The 185th technical meeting held on August 6, 2005
[A manufacturer reports on the results of an R&D program
and e-Water project conducted in the test ground provided by the Bureau.]

Contribution to Water Service Journal

“Water Service Journal, Ean internal magazine published by the Waterworks Bureau, encourages exchanges of technical information and knowledge among employees. Since 1949 when the first issue was published, this journal has been effectively used to promote research on water service management and technologies and to provide employees with guidance for enhanced service and work efficiency. The 149th issue was published in February 2006.

• Contents of the 149th issue of Water Service Journal

• Report of research on renewal of granular activated carbons in advanced water treatment processes
  Water purification technology R&D program: Kunijima Purification Plant and Water Examination Laboratory
• Activities to support victims of the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake
  Support team sent to the area hit by the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake
• Emergency water supply to Miyazu City, Kyoto, hit by Typhoon No. 23
  Emergency water supply team of Osaka City Waterworks Bureau
• A method to determine priorities for improvement of small-size aged water pipes to prevent of distribution pipe accidents
  Designing Department.
• Construction of Nagai and Sakishima distribution plants (water flow)
  Water Distribution Department.
• Investment effects of dividing the water supply area into blocks based on the results of an assessment of the earthquake-resistance of the water pipe network
  Water Distribution Department
• Sending a support team to the area hit by Typhoon No. 23
  Secretariat of Kansai Regional Branch of the Japan Water Works Association, General Affairs Department, General Management Division, Osaka City Waterworks Bureau

[Page Promotion of Technical Exchanges within the Waterworks Bureau under Technical Information under Guide to Waterworks on the Osaka City Waterworks Bureau Website ends here.]