Equipment for inspecting pipes, tanks, culverts and other water infrastructure can be a major investment. Truck-mounted systems are extremely powerful but involve...
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Deep Trekker Portable Crawler Camera Reduces Inspection Expense
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Flint: As an Operator, What Would You Have Done?
The fallout from water contamination in Flint will persist for years — in politics, in lawsuits, in monitoring of children’s health, in...
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Worth Noting - July 2016
People/AwardsThe Fayetteville (North Carolina) Public Works Commission received a Wastewater Collection System of the Year award from the North Carolina AWWA-WEA.The City...
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Dewatering Box Offers Low-Cost Disposal Alternative
With biosolids handling costs continuing to rise, municipalities increasingly look to become more efficient. AQUA-Zyme Disposal Systems had plenty of interested attendees...
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Pumps, Drives, Valves, Blowers and Distribution Systems
Valve positioner provides boost to effluent qualityProblem: An Illinois wastewater treatment plant needed to improve valve position on each of its three...
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Force Flow Scales Safely Monitor Chemical Usage
The IBC tote scale and electronic Chem-Scale from Force Flow enable operators to safely track chemical usage and comply with reporting regulations....
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Gorman-Rupp End-Suction Pumps Designed for High Flow, Greater Head
The 6500 Series line of horizontal end-suction centrifugal pumps from Gorman-Rupp Company are based on Prime Aire and Prime Aire Plus technology...
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Operator Bartenders: The Ever-Trendy Tap-Water BarAt the Water Bar in Minneapolis, operators are bartenders and tap water is the beverage of choice....
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How a Political Science Degree Applies to Wastewater Treatment
Some might claim that by working in the wastewater industry, Josh Holton isn’t making use of his college degree in political science...
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Big Cottonwood Plant Knows the Trick to Quality Water
Big Cottonwood Creek flows through the BIG Cottonwood Canyon watershed that supplies Salt Lake City with drinking water.The canyon offers fishing, hunting,...
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Virginia Plant Tackles Tightening Nutrient Permit Limits With Gusto
Thirty-five years ago, the wastewater treatment plant serving the east half of Virginia’s Prince William County lay mostly isolated, surrounded by woods.Today,...
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The Race is On! Operations Challenge Sharpens Skills at Trinity River Authority
Supporters whoop and holler as teams race through a safety rescue operation or repair a pump. The tension mounts as contestants check...
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Sprinkler Spruce Up! Orange County and Home Depot Help Conserve Water
According to the U.S. EPA, just one broken irrigation sprinkler head can waste up to 25,000 gallons of water and more than...
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Tri-Fuel Cogeneration System Mixes Digester, Landfill and Natural Gas
It’s one thing to expand a cogeneration system. It’s another to do it on a fast track without taking the existing system...
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What the Heck is Activated Carbon?
Many municipal drinking water and wastewater plants use activated carbons to purify water and air leaving the plant. Activated carbon is not...
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Nebraska Plant Installs Advanced Grit Management System
As a critical part of a $21.5 million upgrade to its wastewater treatment facilities, the Nebraska city of Grand Island installed a...
