Editorial Articles

Did you ever wonder why there are so many names for what is basically the same thing? I did. Our industry is...

The Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant has come a long way since its creation in the 1950s. Back then, its lagoons stored biosolids...

Can jack-o’-lanterns become the face of clean water? It’s a possibility in the town of Keystone, S.D. Pumpkins are becoming an important...

For Gary Hanson, wastewater is more than flows, lift stations and chemicals. Over the last 38 years, it has been his life’s...

When most flow comes from just two industrial sources, a wastewater treatment plant has to be ready to respond to changes in...

The Rose Hill (Kan.) Resource Management Facility does much more than reclaim the city’s wastewater and return it to the environment. It...

Canadian Innovation: Heating System Uses Sewer PowerImagine pumping stations as untapped energy, and you’ll understand how the innovators at International Wastewater Systems...

A better nameAfter spending over 37 years in the water and wastewater industry, I would agree that if we call it sewage...

It’s fairly common for governors to proclaim a special day or week to honor water and wastewater operators. Usually it’s a state...

On a canoe trip down a river near my hometown, my brother and I encountered something that to this day still upsets...

PEOPLE/AWARDSThe City of Norman (Okla.) Water Treatment Plant received the Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the state Department of Health. The award...

5S steel cabinets from Vidmar are designed to fulfill lean and Kaizen storage requirements (sort, straighten/set in order, shine, standardize, sustain) to...

Xylem intelligent pump controllerThe CentriPro brand Aquavar intelligent pump controller from Xylem is designed for submersible and above-ground applications. The controller is...

As rising demand stresses water supplies, and as treatment and distribution costs increase, reducing leakage becomes more important to water utilities.Besides the...

It’s hard to find a silver lining in the dark cloud of a massive tornado that knocks out all power across a...

Grundfos launches online learning for pump professionalsGrundfos launched Ecademy, its online training platform for professionals in the pump industry at www.grundfos.us/ecademy. Training includes...

A quality water supply depends on accurate and reliable treatment plant process control. Instrumentation and monitoring equipment helps utilities monitor total organic...

Water treatment media filter performance starts with proper installation. A new low-profile underdrain system from Leopold – a Xylem Brand, is part...

For Greenville Water in South Carolina, effective water management includes applying protective controls to its watersheds, resulting in high-quality source and finished...