Editorial Articles

Even though the City of Fort Myers (Fla.) Central Advanced Wastewater Facility is in a well-developed area, several alligators have shown up...

People/Awards The Water Environment Association of Texas announced these award recipients: • John Bennett, Trinity River Authority, Arthur Sidney Bedell Award • Warren Brewer, Retired...

Two-stage digestion upgrade Problem A major expansion at the London (Ohio) Wastewater Treatment Plant would raise the design capacity to 5.8 mgd and include...

Federal stimulus funds paid the bill and the people of Ogdensburg, N.Y., will reap the rewards from a $1.1 million upgrade to...

When Emily Johnson is out and about, she knows she is succeeding on the job when a local student walks up and...

An upgrade and expansion at the Kurt R. Segler Water Reclamation Facility in Henderson, Nev., included 23 submersible mixers installed in a...

Discharge from a textile plant in Monroeville, Ala., paid 90 percent of operating costs for the Hudson Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant. The...

The expression “running lean” can have negative connotations — of operating on a starvation budget, overworking staff, cutting corners on maintenance. But...

Gorman-Rupp Names Knudsen Eastern District Manager-Engineered Systems The Gorman-Rupp Co., Mansfield Division, named Eric Knudsen eastern district manager-engineered systems. He will cover Maine,...

During my 28 years in wastewater treatment, I’ve worked at treatment plants in positions from utility worker to operations manager. One of...

The “In My Words” column in this month’s TPO is about applying Lean methods to wastewater treatment. Sometimes the temptation when these...

Antioxidant protection The OR-1000 system from Poly Processing deters the oxidation effects of sodium hypochlorite, sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid by adding a...

Conery Mfg. Introduces Base Elbow The BERS-0800 8-inch base elbow from Conery Mfg. is designed for pumps weighing up to 4,000 lbs. Features...

The Sonic-Pro S3c hybrid ultrasonic flowmeter from Blue-White Industries combines selectable Doppler technology and Transit Time in a single device, so that...

The Mount Carmel (Pa.) Municipal Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant serves Mount Carmel Borough, parts of Mount Carmel Township, and Cunningham Township in...

If his dad hadn’t been a wastewater plantsuperintendent, Tony Foster might not have taken the job at the Heyworth (Ill.) Sanitary Treatment...

The City of Leominster (Mass.) Water Pollution Control Facility has gone 25 years without a lost-time accident, which statistically makes it one...

It’s something to be proud of when a plant wins an award. But when it wins that award year after year, that’s...

Peggy Badten got within 20 feet when photographing this great blue heron, hunting for fish in Moccasin Creek, just below the outfall...