Editorial Articles

Potable water and wastewater treatment demands chemical injection processes that are dependable and accurate. Where space is limited and reliability and convenience...

Lovibond TB 350 WL portage turbidimeter The Lovibond TB 350 WL portable turbidimeter offers simplistic operation combined with intelligent instrument engineering to provide...

Super station chooses biotrickling filter odor-control technology Problem: The Woodberry Super Station in Hillsborough County, Florida, pumps up to 17 mgd to the Falkenburg Advanced...

Activated Carbon Systems Anua AiraCarb Mobile Odor Control System AiraCarb Mobile Odor Control Systems from Anua are identical to standard AirCarb systems, but come mounted to...

WASTEWATER By Rick LallishBy allowing a settleometer sample to set for several hours after the 30-minute settling test, what can be determined?A. Denitrification in...

For years digester methane has been a valuable renewable fuel that can be burned to supply heat and electricity for wastewater treatment...

As concerns continue to grow about PFAS compounds in wastewater streams, treatment plant operators have become responsible for detecting and monitoring those...

Screening management is ever more critical as clean-water plants deal with wipes and other materials that don’t disintegrate in the collection system. An...

Flat topography in the Rhone Island city of Warwick requires multiple lift stations and force mains to deliver wastewater for treatment. Some of...

Finding and fixing leaks in the delivery system has been a high priority since 2007 when the De Pere Water Utility began...

It’s easy to look at Kathy Bates as a woman pioneer. She believes she was among the first 100 women in her home...

In 1982 Doug Armstrong started as an operator trainee at the South Wastewater Treatment Plant in Addison, Illinois. At age 20, he was...

Water infrastructure can last a long time when well maintained. But sooner or later, it wears out and needs replacing.The Village of...

If stereotypes were reliable, one could safely assume that Canada is a land of abundant freshwater and that the First Nations people...

The next generation of rising film stars showcase their originality every year during Solano County’s annual water awareness student video contest.The competition,...

PEOPLE/AWARDS Thomas Kvasnicka retired after 41 years with central Virginia in water and wastewater treatment agencies. He served as chief operator for Hanover,...

The award-winning safety record at the wastewater treatment plant in Hanover Park is partly a result of planning and training. But Chris Rebone,...

Horacio Palacios wasn’t looking to get into the water world right out of high school. “It kind of fell in my lap,” recalls...

California’s West Basin Municipal Water District has created a fun and engaging online detective game to teach children how to conserve water...