Editorial Articles

Wastewater operators’ education initiatives usually reach out — to students and adults in their communities. Two Virginia towns recently took a different approach,...

The Eastsound Sewer and Water District operates a small (15,000 gpd) recirculating gravel filter system on Orcas Island, Wash. — one of...

The Ohio city of London brought its new activated sludge wastewater treatment plant online in 2009 and soon encountered issues with solids...

There is more to being a regulator than enforcing regulations. Collaboration was one thing that helped Merrimack (N.H.) industrial wastewater pretreatment manager...

Suomi Joins Gorman-Rupp as District Manager Chris Suomi joined the Gorman-Rupp Co. as central district manager-engineered systems. Based in Wisconsin, he will cover...

One of the toughest things to deal with at work is a boss who doesn’t understand you — or worse, doesn’t understand...

Using rain gardens to educate the community about rainwater runoff is serious business at the 12 mgd (design) activated sludge wastewater treatment...

Hybrid compressor Delta Hybrid oil-free rotary lobe compressor packages from Aerzen USA Corp. combine rotary lobe blowers with screw compressor technologies for flows...

General Monitors Introduces TS4000H Gas Detector The TS4000H gas detector from General Monitors is made to continually monitor for hydrogen and can detect...

The Pakscan P3 modular control system from Rotork Controls provides a wireless network for Rotork valve actuators, eliminating wiring in new installations...

Phil Webster’s to-do list must be a mile long. Find more wood chips for the composting project. Work on a multi-year sewer...

John Lande remembers a time when he AND his staff didn’t enjoy going to work. In the late 1990s, a new permit...

“Be prepared.” That old Boy Scout motto might well be the watchword at the Tappahannock (Va.) Wastewater Treatment Plant. In anticipation of new...

People/Awards Samuel Davis, electronics technician with U.S. Water, working at the Florida Government Utility Authority’s Seven Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant in Holiday, Fla.,...

Dual technology reactor controls odors Problem Odors from two pump stations in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., were aggravating residents and tourists. Lee County Utilities...

From active solar biosolids dryers to an aggressive office-recycling program, the Noblesville (Ind.) Wastewater Treatment Plant has done its part to help...

With Idaho’s Snake River running through her community, Jacque Nation has a keen interest in protecting the resource. As a former teacher...

An upgrade in 2008 reduced the nitrogen discharge of the Town of Huntington (N.Y.) Wastewater Treatment Plant by 90 percent and met...

There was a time when odors from places like manufacturing plants and wastewater treatment facilities were considered simply facts of life. Community...