Solving costly clogging issues
Problem: Household items clogged the pump impellers in the Inkster (Mich.) lift station every 28 hours and, in some...
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Doing It With Data
In 1994, the Bonnybrook Wastewater Treatment Plant in Calgary, Alta., completed the first phase of an upgrade to biological nutrient removal (BNR)...
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Industry News - February 2011
Accutech Wireless Doubles Manufacturing Capacity
Control Microsystems, a Schneider Electric company, has expanded the manufacturing capacity of its Accutech wireless instrumentation facility....
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Case Studies
Bar screen lowers maintenance costs
Problem
The Camrosa Water Reclamation Facility in Camarillo, Calif., recycles 1.5 mgd for irrigation, but the mechanical bar screen...
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Breath of Fresh Air
The 400,000 gpd wastewater lagoon in Parsons, W.Va., had dissolved oxygen, BOD5, TSS, ammonia, and significant algae problems, resulting in more than...
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Product News - February 2011
Neptune Offers Electric, Air-Driven HGL Mixers
HGL mixers from Neptune Mixer Co. are available in electric and air-driven models. Designed for IBC...
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Late Bloomer
When you talk with Roger Gervais at the wastewater treatment plant in Redding, Conn., you could easily believe there is nothing he...
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Only the Best
The City of Kelowna learned a critical lesson about composting: It pays to do things right. A newly upgraded composting facility now...
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Center of Attention
A museum, public plaza, hotel, and mixed-use development are sprouting around the East Bay area of the Port of Olympia, Wash. The...
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The Praise They Deserve
Do wastewater operators and wastewater workers in general get enough credit for the work they do? Leaders of the Denver (Colo.) Metro...
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Monitoring System Automates the Dewatering Process
The Octopus biosolids dewatering centrifuge autopilot from Alfa Laval is custom designed to monitor, control and optimize all aspects of the dewatering...
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Out With Pharmaceuticals
Residents of Wyoming, Mich., are learning the proper way to dispose of pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter medicines, and personal care products. WYMED (Wyoming Medicinal...
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Could This Happen to You?
So, I was working away one Wednesday afternoon not long ago when one of our TPO correspondents sent me links to three...
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In the Swim
In Orrville, Ohio, it’s never business as usual at the wastewater treatment plant. Visitors to the plant’s administration building are treated to...
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Worth Noting - February 2011
People/Awards The Design-Build Institute of America awarded the 2010 Water/Wastewater Over $25 Million Design-Build Merit Award to PCL Construction as the contracting...
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Headworks and Biosolids
Removes small inorganics
The JDV Grit Classifier from JDV Equipment is a low-maintenance system with high-efficiency features to handle flows up to...
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A Little Help from Nature
When the city of El Dorado, Kan., needed to upgrade its trickling filter/rotating biological contactor plant to meet ammonia limits and deal...
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Product News - January 2011
Aerzen Introduces Delta Hybrid Compressor
The Delta Hybrid rotary lobe compressor from Aerzen combines blower and compressor technology to generate positive pressure...
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Right In the Mix
Microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC) was a persistent maintenance issue for Miami-Dade (Fla.) Water and Sewer Department (MDWASD).
“We spend a lot of money...






