Editorial Articles

Belt Filter/Rotary PressesBelt Filter PressThe 1.7-meter trailer-mounted belt filter press from Bright Technologies includes a control room with insulated FRP walls, air...

It’s been obvious for years: The nation’s public infrastructure is decaying and is getting too little attention and investment.That’s especially true of...

Ask Ben Riles why the Moberly (Mo.) Wastewater Treatment Plant won a state award for its biosolids program and he gives part...

Franklin Electric Relocates HeadquartersFranklin Electric relocated to its new World Headquarters and Engineering Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. The 118,800-square-foot facility houses...

Without chemicals and without filtration, the 12 mgd design/8 mgd average wastewater treatment plant in Missoula, Mont., reliably reduces effluent phosphorus to...

A challenge issued by the Snohomish County (Wash.) Public Utility District (PUD) No. 1 to reduce energy consumption by 10 percent in...

Traveling the United States as a technical field service specialist for a wastewater equipment company was a great life for John Leonhard...

The Elk River Wastewater Treatment Plant in Eureka (8.6 mgd design) is a trickling filter-solids contact facility near the mouth of the...

Facing new U.S. EPA air-quality standards thatwould require major upgrades at the city’s biosolids incinerator, leaders in Little Falls, N.Y., in 2012...

Cold, Colder, Coldest: Prepare For Plummeting TempsFrom snowy roofs to ice-covered ladders, winter creates its own mix of problems for water and wastewater...

Wastewater Training On The InsideGreetings from the Department of Corrections in sunny Florida. I am a longtime TPO/WSO reader and subscriber who...

Halloween and wastewater treatment. There doesn’t seem to be much connection — until you think about it a little.For one, all kinds...

Special days come many times a year. Do you find ways to celebrate them in your community? Many clean-water plant teams do. Earth...

The CP 20K-10 activated carbon dual-vessel skid system from TIGG Corp. is designed for short-term water purification projects and compliance monitoring.Units can...

PEOPLE/AWARDSDennis W. Doll, chairman, president and CEO of Middlesex Water Company, has been elected to a one-year term as president of the...

Pittsburgh agency and Veolia Water extend partnershipThe Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority extended its partnership with Veolia Water to continue providing interim executive...

Franklin Electric relocates headquartersFranklin Electric relocated to its new World Headquarters and Engineering Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. The 118,800-square-foot facility houses...

AMETEK point level switchThe Z-tron IV point level switch from AMETEK Drexelbrook features an all-electronic design. Cote-Shield circuitry enables the switch to...

Amperometric chlorine residual analyzer solves iron-clogging issueProblemA military base in North Carolina installed chlorination systems at two well sites. High iron levels...