Editorial Articles

Steve Mosbrucker is always chuckling. He chuckles as he remembers starting out working at a wastewater treatment plant for $250 a month. He...

No local municipal water services or infrastructure existed when the University of Central Florida was constructed in the 1960s as a source...

Even with nearly 40 years of experience under his belt, Roy Hesemann says with some levity: “Don’t ever think you’ll be doing...

County saves on polymer expense by using two-zone emulsion polymer activation system Problem: Aiken County Public Service Authority in South Carolina provides wastewater treatment services...

Artificial intelligence is suddenly everywhere in society. It’s in everything from industrial processes to writing and publishing, from banking to education. The water...

The Mesa Water Resources Department likes to keep its water in the ground. “We consider groundwater nonrenewable, because in most cases, once you...

Nashville Metro Water Services had trouble getting qualified people to apply for operator and wastewater positions.So the utility created an apprenticeship program...

From 2019 to 2022, the average raw water turbidity at the Oshkosh Water Filtration Plant increased from 6 to 7.4 NTU while...

Geographic Information Systems are essential tools for maintaining and managing water and wastewater utility infrastructure. But GIS data can slip out of date...

A company that was a client of mine a decade and a half ago adopted a slogan for its sales force and...

Aftermarket Parts/Service JDV Equipment OEM replacement parts Keep JDV Equipment running with superior genuine OEM replacement parts. Parts are also available for other manufacturer conveyors...

PEOPLE/AWARDS The Klamath Falls (Oregon) Water Division won the Best Tasting Water contest at the quarterly AWWA subsection meeting. The city also was...

Aerzen USA announces new company president AERZEN has appointed Kristen Grunza as the president of Aerzen USA Corp. Grunza brings over 25 years’ experience...

Though some heavy metals are ever present and completely safe in water, many can cause acute or chronic toxicities at excessive levels....

Your water pipeline infrastructure is sometimes “out of sight, out of mind.” But as those systems age, they can present multiple challenges....

OZ Lifting Products stainless steel lever hoist OZ Lifting Products has launched its first stainless steel lever hoist. This reliable solution tackles lifting tasks...

Dustin Preheim spent 10 years as a landscape designer developing backyard environments for homeowners. Now he designs the environments for hardworking bacteria...

The Winooski Wastewater Treatment Facility has come a long way in the past three decades. First commissioned in 1972, it has seen a...

Laura Longa took a tour of the Fiesta Village Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant soon after receiving her college degree in biology. Fascinated by...