Remember the adage, “Youth must be served?” At the Montpelier Water Resource Recovery Facility, chief operator Chris Cox and his young staff...
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Young Treatment Plant Staff Winning Awards
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How One Treatment Team Tackled Irregular Turbidity
Team members at the G.C. Smith Treatment Facility and Operations Center have faced wildly fluctuating turbidity from farm runoff into the source...
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Oregon Plant Greases the Wheels with $16.8 Million Upgrade
The Durham Treatment Facility has used cogeneration since 1993, but the 500 kW system was too small and getting old. Serving 250,000...
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New England Program Introduces Students to Wastewater Work
On returning to school in fall, many students get the age-old assignment to write about what they did on their summer vacation....
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A Concrete Cure: Repairing a Deteriorated Lagoon System
Effective aeration is critical to any industrial wastewater lagoon system. Insufficient oxygen and equipment failures may lead to violations and fines, disruption...
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This Plant's Landscape Replicates the Stages of Water Treatment
The story of how a community’s drinking water is collected and processed has been cleverly designed into the landscape and buildings at...
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Biosolids Pioneer Talks About Changes Over 40-Year Career
When the Clean Water Act started a wave of wastewater treatment plant construction and upgrades, one problem facing utilities and regulators was...
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New Software Aims to Help Operators Increase Productivity
SCADA systems and human-machine interfaces help water and wastewater operators keep track of trends around complex facilities and get quick access to...
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New Roll-Off Tank Withstands Heavy Use, Leaves Small Footprint
Wastewater treatment plant products need to work effectively and also save space. Typical roll-off containers require a tractor-trailer-size footprint and can be...
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Wastewater Wrenchers Recognized for Mechanical Skills
Wastewater operators run the “bug factories” that churn out clean effluent day after day. But the processes depend on a host of...
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Worth Noting - January 2017
People/AwardsFor the sixth time in 11 years, the Kansas Water Environment Association honored Gardner’s Kill Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility as Wastewater...
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Flow conditioners improve accuracy of flowmeters in tight quarters
As technological innovations progress, many wastewater plants are becoming increasingly crowded with infrastructure. That’s why VORTAB flow conditioners make sense for operators...
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Plug valve a fit for multiple applications
The Model 54-4MJ Flo-E-Centric plug valve with Mechanical Joint (MJ) connections from Flomatic Corporation is a heavy-duty service valve with a wide...
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Worth Noting - December 2016
People/AwardsFulton County (Georgia) renamed its treatment plant in Johns Creek the Tom Lowe Atlanta-Fulton County Treatment Plant. The late Tom Lowe served...
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Energy Management and Sustainability
Submersible pump a fit for petroleum coke sump serviceProblem: PABTEX, an affiliate of Kansas City Southern Industries in Port Arthur, Texas, is...
