Editorial Articles

Flow monitor provides accurate reports Problem Dry-weather influent at the 4 mgd Sandy Beach Treatment Plant on Oahu, Hawaii, fluctuated from 0.2 to 10...

It is said that problems demand solutions. The corollary to that old rule is that solutions demand information; the deeper the understanding,...

To connect with the public, the King County (Wash.) Wastewater Treatment Division needed a place where people could gather to learn where...

When the Moundsville (W.Va.) Wastewater Treatment Plant experienced a blower failure, the staff naturally assumed they should repair the failed unit to...

Hundreds of agencies and organizations publish information of value to clean-water operators — and much of it comes free over the Internet....

Atlas Copco acquires Houston Service Industries Atlas Copco North America LLC acquired Houston Service Industries Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of low-pressure blowers and...

Wastewater operators face fog in two distinct ways. They might have to drive through thick banks of fog on their way to...

“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around....

Persistence and patience are bringing a payback to an upstate New York wastewater treatment plant, and facility officials say there could be...

Multiple-path flowmeter The Model 7720 Transit-Time flowmeter from Accusonic Technologies addresses difficult installation requirements common to large UV disinfection systems. The maximum 10-path...

Russelectric Circuit Breaker-Type Switches Medium voltage (5-15 kV) circuit breaker-type switches from Russelectric transfer loads between normal and emergency power sources and can...

Flygt 2600 sludge pumps from Xylem (spun off from ITT Corp. in October), are capable of flows to 450 gpm and heads...

Los Angeles looks at $88.6 million upgrade The City of Los Angeles has awarded Honeywell a 15-year, $88.6 million contract to overhaul the...

The U.S. EPA report, Evaluation of Energy Conservation Measures for Wastewater Treatment Facilities, provides performance and cost/benefit information to encourage energy conservation...

The clean-water profession has a family feel to John LaRocca,and not just because his father introduced him to it. The profession feels...

If you’re faced with running a sophisticated treatment plant, it helps if you have your operators involved in the design. That was...

While stormwater can overwhelm treatmentsystems, a project to reduce CSOs didn’t interfere with operations at the Montague (Mass.) Water Pollution Control Facility....

As hunting season ended last January, ducks and geese began making pit stops on their way south at the City of Quincy...

People/Awards The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced the following Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant Award winners for 2011: • City of Clermont, East Wastewater...