Editorial Articles

Omega stainless steel AC motorsWSS stainless steel AC motors from Omega feature windings double-dipped and cured in polyester insulating varnish, anti-rust coated...

Reports on aging infrastructure come out every so often, a few of them each year it seems, from different entities. The latest Report...

Residual chlorine monitorThe Q46H residual chlorine monitor from Analytical Technology uses a polarographic membrane sensor to measure chlorine directly, without chemical reagents....

Water System Operator aims to bring stories that help you and your plant perform better. Now we do more of the same...

Technology measures liquid level changesProblem After starting up a brackish water reverse osmosis drinking water treatment plant, the South Coast Water District in...

Xylem’s Dallas facility receives ISO certificationXylem’s Dallas facility received ISO 9001:2008 certification. The plant designs and manufactures packaged pumping systems, controls and...

A mandate from Manitoba Conservation and Water Steweardship required water treatment plants to use microfiltration or some form of primary disinfection other...

One way to attract people to a clean-water plant tour is to do something a little different. So, here’s a hat tip...

People/awardsThe North American Development Bank awarded a $761,000 grant toward the completion of a new wastewater collection system in Bisbee, Ariz.American Water’s...

Operators at the Southampton Regional Water Reclamation Facility had a lot to learn when their brand new five-stage Bardenpho plant started up...

The village of Harrison Hot Springs in British Columbia is known for its soothing mineral water, the sandy beaches of Harrison Lake,...

Spartanburg Water has been around a long time. A privately owned company when its original water plant was built in 1887, this...

The HVT-DG Halmi Insert Venturi differential flowmeter from Primary Flow Signal provides accurate measurement of biogas from wastewater treatment digesters. The unit...

Precision Digital level meterThe PD6801 ProtEX F&I explosion-proof level meter from Precision Digital Corp. is designed for safe and hazardous environments. The...

Turbo blowerGeneration 5 turbo blowers from Aerzen USA have variable frequency-controlled and oil-free turbos. High energy efficiency and rise-to-surge characteristics result...

The Water Recycling Center in Uvalde, Texas, treats an average of 1.7 mgd (2.5 mgd design) before discharge to the Leona River...

So you’ve completed a plant upgrade. You’ve come into compliance with nitrogen and phosphorus limits — or have plans in place to...

Operators at water and wastewater utilities sometimes forget how connected the two disciplines really are. If you’re licensed as both a drinking...

WesTech names international business unit leaderWesTech Engineering named Philip Lake leader of its international business unit. He has 19 years of experience...