Editorial Articles

The real work of treatment gets done in the aeration basins and clarifiers, but there’s no discounting the importance of the laboratory....

Q2 Technologies Acquires Adapco Environmental Odor control company Q2 Technologies LLC has acquired the assets of Adapco Environmental Solutions (AES), manufacturer of...

As eastern Iowa regional manager for PeopleServicEInc., Dennis White sums up his job with just one word: Advocacy.“I’m responsible for hiring operators...

The Dane-Iowa Wastewater Treatment Facility in Mazomanie, Wis., is turning biosolids into a valuable commodity using a process that’s relatively new to...

Direct steam injection (DSI) is an emerging technology for municipal biosolids heating, especially in processes that use anaerobic digestion. DSI has a...

Where space and time are a concern, the WX-D belt filter press from Phoenix Process Equipment Co. of Louisville, Ky., can process...

With evergreens lining the road and daylilies adding color, the grounds of the Mishawaka (Ind.) Wastewater Treatment Plant complement the facility’s limestone...

In an old novel I read years ago, Adam Bede, the title character conveys an attitude toward work that has always stayed...

It has always been challenging for wastewater treatment agencies to run sound biosolids management programs. The regulations are strict, the processing technologies...

Sludge was winning the battle at the Front Royal (Va.) Wastewater Treatment Plant outside Washington, D.C. An outdated belt press was inefficient,...

No wastewater treatment plant has the perfect formula for saving energy, but the Gloversville-Johnstown Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility has a strategy that...

Makedown System The explosion-proof polymer makedown system from Fluid Dynamics Inc. prepares, activates and injects liquid polymers in wastewater treatment applications. At...

CST Industries Acquires ConservatekCST Industries Inc., designer, manufacturer and distributor of coated metal storage tanks and silos, has acquired Conservatek Industries Inc.,...

AssociationsAssistance With Hot IssuesThe Michigan WEA Board of Directors created a new task force to help members deal with hot issues on...

It might rank as one of the most advanced facilities of its kind, but the Lincoln (Calif.) Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Facility...

As the regional grease trap waste acceptance facility for its growing population, Derry Township Municipal Authority (DTMA) was looking for a way...

I’ve been involved with wastewater treatment in some way for almost 25 years. My main observation is that it’s an industry filled...

The Series 110 Omni-Valve represents the latest upgrade for Hydro Instruments of Perkasie, Pa., says general manager Andrew Morgan. On the market...

Planning for the FutureThe Iowa Water Pollution Control Association established an ad hoc committee to advance the return of the water/wastewater curriculum...