Editorial Articles

Quick-opening manways Quick-Opening Manways from Chase Associates open into a concrete tank (Model CM-1) or steel tank (Model CM-2) and seal an...

For the past year it has been my privilege to edit magazines for both drinking water system operators and wastewater...

IDEX adds Trebor to Warren Rupp platform, names platform leaders IDEX Corp. added Trebor International to the Warren Rupp platform. Located in...

When a band of tornadoes cut across the Midwest last spring, one of the hardest hit communities was Henryville, Ind....

Mixer eliminates thermal stratification Problem Operators at the Spanaway (Wash.) Water Co. discovered thermal stratification inside a 127-foot steel standpipe after noticing heavy...

A 1,842-foot-deep well provided water to Benton County Water District #1 in Avoca, Ark., until 2000, when the Benton/Washington Regional...

Teamwork is the key to success for the seven wastewater treatment plants serving the Twin Cities area of Minnesota and operated by ...

As Dick Champion's job has expanded over the last 40 years, so has his vision of water. From wastewater operator and plant manager,...

The City of Tampa (Fla.) Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant is a belowground facility that treats more than 96 mgd. Not...

Turbo aerator The Turbo X-Treme aerator from Airmaster Aerator is a high-efficiency, floating/surface unit powered by an energy-saving 25 hp motor....

People/Awards A wastewater treatment design by Timmons Group Inc. (Richmond, Va.) was awarded the System of the Year by the Virginia Rural...

Treatment plants pride themselves on handling whatever comes down the pipe. At Glendale Heights, Ill., however, it's not just what's ...

ABB 600 hp panel drives The DCS800-EP panel drive from ABB is rated at 400, 500 and 600 hp at 460 VAC....

Clarifiers are often the limiting factor in a wastewater treatment plant's capacity, says John Esler, president of Clarifier Performance Evaluations...

In 1986, the Sycamore Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Symmes Township in southwest Ohio installed a coarse sand filtering system for...

When the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed in 2009, officials with the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Water Resources Department were drawn...

Bioaugmentation enhances methane conversion Problem Methane gas production was poor at a 29 mgd (design) water pollution control plant in northern Ontario, providing...

The energy self-sufficient stormwater holding tank from Festo uses solar and wind energy to power a control unit and operate pneumatic...

When the Academy Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Brunswick, Ga., was built in the mid-1960s, it was located far from...