It seems we are regularly bombarded with news about regional droughts around the country and the planet. These droughts have made the...
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With Regional Droughts, It's Time to Move Beyond RIBs
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Forested Land Application System Draws 170 Species of Birds
At least once each year, members of the Audubon Society in northwest Georgia visit a protected forested site to conduct a bird...
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How to Optimize Your Phosphorus Removal Strategy
It’s no secret that effluent nutrient limits are getting stricter: It’s more essential than ever to minimize nitrogen and phosphorus releases that...
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Smart Pumping System Adapts to Environment in Real Time
Wastewater pumping stations can be prone to pump clogging and inefficient energy consumption. They can also require frequent cleaning by way of...
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Does Working Around Water Make You Happier and Healthier?
I’ve often wondered what makes water and wastewater operators, as a general rule, such humble, well grounded, capable, collegial and contented professionals....
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Monitoring and Instrumentation
Mini-analyzers monitor sulfite and chlorine levelsProblem: The wastewater plants in Clarkson and Guelph, Ontario, use chlorine disinfection but have severe chlorine residual...
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A constant-speed pumping solution
Nidec Motor Corporation has released their new line of U.S. MOTORS-brand SINEWAVE OPTIMIZED motors for constant-speed pumping applications. The vertical hollow-shaft motors...
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Universal analyzer designer for hazardous areas
Every wastewater treatment plant contains hazardous areas where explosive or combustible gases could potentially be present. That’s why the X80 universal transmitter...
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Worth Noting - April 2017
People/AwardsNorm Higgins, wastewater commissioner in Key Largo, Florida, passed away on Dec. 21 at age 67.Terry A. Gagnon retired from the Watertown...
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How Getting an Operator's Perspective Helped This WWTP Designer
The two years Mark Knudson spent as a wastewater operator at the Cowlitz County (Oregon) Water Pollution Control Plant made all the...
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Traditional Retirement Not an Option for This Award-Winning Operator
After winning a prestigious award for his contributions to the industry, John Adie retired from a 25-year career at the wastewater treatment...
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Experience Pays Off for Operators at New Facility
When the Florida town of Davie built its new water reclamation facility with a membrane bioreactor, the operators had no experience with...
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Advanced System Ups Quality for San Elijo Plant
As a small wastewater/recycled water agency with just 21 employees, the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority (SEJPA) has accomplished big things.In 2016,...
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Water Festival Rides Pokémon Fad to Increase Attendance
Unless you’ve lived off the grid for the past nine months, you’ve probably heard of the hit game, “Pokémon Go.”Laurie Loftin learned...
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WWTP Energy Audit Leads to Money-Saving Changes
Energy conservation is part of the planning process for the city of Stratford, Ontario. With the wastewater treatment plant consuming more than...
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Choosing Durability: WWTP Team Replaces Mixers' Impeller Blades
Are fiberglass or stainless steel impeller blades better for a wastewater treatment plant’s mixers? At one of the world’s largest research parks,...
