Editorial Articles

The mention of rain gardens may conjure up an image of little areas of shrubs and flowers that mitigate small amounts of...

ECD Introduces AC10 Air Blast Spray Cleaner The AC10 air blast spray cleaner from Electro-Chemical Devices is an automatic sensor cleaning system designed...

The VIBNODE online condition monitoring system from Ludeca warns of potential defects in blowers, pumps, motors and other equipment. By providing ongoing...

In 2001, the Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant began design of its Phase 2 expansion from 36 mgd to 50 mgd. At the...

It is the summer of 2008. From a small boat, a SCUBA diver descends 20 feet to the bottom of Lake Ontario,...

The Madison (Ala.) Wastewater Treatment Plant went through a major upgrade just six years after the original activated sludge plant was built....

In barely 10 years, the Tarpon Springs (Fla.) Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility has gone from “the little plant that couldn’t” to “...

People/Awards American Water, a U.S. water and wastewater utility company, received a Project Merit Award in the 2010 Environmental Business Journal Business Achievement...

Magmeters resolve wastewater overflow Problem During high-water events, the main wastewater treatment plant of the Greater Pottsville (Pa.) Area Sewer Authority flooded, causing combined...

Mike Turley considers treating wastewater one of the most valuable services municipalities provide to their residents. Turley, 58, is supervisor of Waste Water...

Like a hand in a glove, wastewater treatment has matched the rapid growth of housing in Huntley, Ill. Developments like Sun City,...

Anyone would rather receive a check than a bill from the power company every month. That is a real possibility for the...

The Warwick (R.I.) Sewer Authority is addressing a long-standing problem with an innovative solution. The agency has teamed up with Sherman Elementary...

In April 2005, the Fairplay (Colo.) Sanitation District’s permit limit for effluent ammonia dropped from 25 mg/l to 10 mg/l. The three-cell,...

As certified operators at a wastewater treatment plant in Littlerock, Wash., Derek Williams and Anthony Nitsch are looking for new opportunities anywhere...

Backman Appointed Managing Director for Vacon Canada Douglas K. Backman has joined Vacon Inc. as managing director for Vacon Canada. Backman, fluent in...

I was a senior in high school at the time of the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. In observance, I...

Pride runs deep at the wastewater treatment plant in the City of Geneva, Ill., and a 20-foot-diameter fish and wildlife pond reflects...

Electromagnetic flowmeters FMG600 Series electromagnetic flowmeters from Omega Engineering measure conductive liquids. The meters have no moving parts and a PTFE lining. Standard...