Editorial Articles

Two parameters The Thermo Scientific Orion benchtop pH/conductivity multiparameter meter from Environmental Express displays two parameters plus temperature at once and provides measurements...

The ScrewpactorHD heavy-duty shafted spiral conveyor/compactor from Headworks can bust, crush and tear up materials such as fired clay brick, blocks of...

LMI Chemical Metering Pump ROYTRONIC EXCEL Series AD chemical metering pumps from LMI Milton Roy, a Hamilton Sundstrand company, feature microprocessor control options...

When Kathy Cooper moved to Rochelle, Ill., she had to make a career change: She was a medical technologist, but there were...

Wastewater professionals go by many titles: plant manager, chief operator, environmental coordinator. But “bug farmer”? That’s how Tom Pfiester, wastewater division manager of...

How do operators work after winningconsecutive safety and plant awards from their peers? Harder than they did before, according to Linda Barrier,...

As director of utilities forthe City of East Chicago,Ind., Pete Baranyai keeps an eye on all the happenings around the treatment plant,...

People/Awards The Fiesta Village Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (Lee County, Fla.) received the Florida Water Environment Association’s 2011 Earle B. Phelps Award in...

Rotary lobe compressor cuts costs Problem Personnel at the Town of Huntington (N.Y.) Wastewater Treatment Plant were troubled by the energy requirements of three...

The Charles River Pollution Control District (CRPCD) in Medway, Mass., identified a need for improved efficiency, then found a way to fill...

When not studying for an environmental engineering degree at the University of Utah, Steve Myers spent much of his time working on...

The Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency in Big Bear City, Calif., generated 5,800 tons of Class B biosolids per year. The...

Every month, operators at the West Jackson County Regional Land Treatment Facility in Ocean Springs, Miss., launched a boat into the 20-acre...

There’s a lot of talk in the water/wastewater industry about conserving energy and conserving water. But in the bigger picture, the two...

Assmann Tanks Receive NSF Certification Assmann Corp.’s high-density crosslink resin tanks received NSF 61 certification for chemical storage. The tanks are available in...

Another set of bad effluent fecal coliform results. This makes four times since the new chlorine system was installed. The plant superintendent...

My first job in community relations was helping a metropolitan clean-water agency win public acceptance for its biosolids (then called sewage sludge)...

Electric boiler The Acme-Slim electric hot water boiler from Acme Engineering Products offers the precise amount of kilowatts for reduced demand. With minor...

The auger conveyor from Duperon offers increased site flexibility with the ability to navigate up to 90-degree turns within 90 inches over...