The real work of treatment gets done in the aeration basins and clarifiers, but there’s no discounting the importance of the laboratory. Here’s a look at an assortment of tools and technologies that help treatment plant teams keep a handle on their processes and keep their effluent in compliance with NPDES permit requirements.One-hand MeterThe portable Ultrameter II from Myron L Co. simplifies and streamlines testing in the lab or in the field. Technicians merely fill the cell cup, push a parameter key, and take the reading. The unit monitors conductivity, TDS, resistivity, ORP (REDOX), pH and temperature in wastewater. The







