Listening to operators discuss their experiences with nitrogen control at the 2012 WEFTEC Conference convinced manager Michael Lunn of the Grand Rapids...
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Up From Under
Much is written about fracking fluid and whether wastewater treatment plants can and should accept it. But another kind of water from...
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Hitting The Curveballs
“Doing what they need to do, with what they have.” That would be an appropriate tagline for the Attleboro (Mass.) Wastewater Treatment...
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Treatment With Trees
Trees, trees and more trees proved to be a natural solution for meeting tightened effluent ammonia limits at the City of Woodburn...
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Sustainable Operations: Three For One
Cogeneration is nothing new to the clean-water industry, but in southern California, the Orange County Sanitation District has taken it one step...
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Chance Of A Lifetime
On one hand it wasn’t easy switching from an old, familiar conventional water treatment plant to brand-new technology. On the other hand, it...
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Winning With Winnie
You might have seen the photo by now: a large Winnie the Pooh plush toy blocking a sewer drain in East Kilbride,...
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Upgrades On The Fly
The atypical design of the Cohasset (Mass.) Wastewater Treatment Plant confuses visiting operators and challenges those who run it. Mark Cataldo, project...
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BOD Test: The Good, the Bad and the UglyThe BOD test made sense many years ago because of its simple, direct correlation to...
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Letters - July 2014
Hiring former convictsThe decision to engage in a criminal act carries many repercussions and having to acknowledge a prior conviction on a...
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Being A Great Host
Many operators cringe at the thought of conducting plant tours. Images of 100 third-graders running amok around dangerous equipment race through their...
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Toward A Closer Community
COLE Publishing launched Treatment Plant Operator magazine in 2009 to serve the operations side of the wastewater treatment profession. We started Water...
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Worth Noting - June 2014
PEOPLE/AWARDSMichael Hwang was named the Membrane Young Professional of the Year at the AWWA and American Membrane Technology Association 2014 Membrane Technology...
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Industry News - June 2014
Xylem opens dewatering branch in FloridaXylem opened a dewatering branch in Pompano Beach, Fla. Managed by Mike Sturgill, the 12,000-square-foot facility is...
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On-Site Chemical Generator Produces Disinfectant On Demand
On-site chemical generators from MIOX Corp. are designed for safe, lower-cost water disinfection (when compared to sodium hypochlorite or chlorine gas). Mixed...
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Product News - June 2014
Blue-White diaphragm metering pumpThe Chempro-M diaphragm metering pump from Blue-White Industries is designed for the injection of aggressive and/or viscous chemicals. The...
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Treatment, Filtration And Desalination
Filter cartridges reduce contaminants in desalination systemProblem: A private club on the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island relied on desalination for drinking...
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Treatment, Filtration And Desalination
Clarifiers/ComponentsSedimentation basin floor cleanerThe SedVac sedimentation removal system for drinking water plants from Brentwood Industries cleans the sedimentation basin floor, removing solids...
