Editorial Articles

WASTEWATER By Rick LallishAeration reactors using buoyant free-floating biofilm carriers in an activated sludge process are known as what sort of treatment?A. Rotating...

A sportswriter once asked the great Oakland A’s and New York Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson about the secret to winning. His reply: “Don’t...

Small communities need simple, cost-effective wastewater treatment processes. The ideal system delivers reliably compliant effluent in a package that requires minimal on-site...

For years the Paducah McCracken County Joint Sewer Agency dealt with too much or not enough air supply in its clean-water plant’s...

KC Water has turned to landscaping to help cope with combined sewer overflows. The water utility that serves Kansas City, Missouri, operates under...

Midwestern utilities arguably land-apply more biosolids than those in any other region of the country. So it only makes sense that the...

Passion for the work, respect for team members, and open communication add up to a winning workplace. Just ask Steven Matuska, lead operator...

RPS Composites grooved adapterRPS Composites’ newly engineered RPS grooved adapter is designed to be used in conjunction with RPS FRP piping systems and...

Analytical Instrumentation HORIBA Scientific Aqualog A-TEEM The Aqualog A-TEEM from HORIBA Scientific is a fluorometer that simultaneously scans for absorbance and fluorescence excitation and emission...

WASTEWATER By Rick LallishWhen using membrane bioreactors, what is typically required for upstream screening?A. Stringent pretreatment standards for all industrial usersB. Primary clarification followed by...

We have come a long way since 1970. As I was entering college, an ad running frequently on TV touted a frozen...

Effective maintenance is critical to reliable water and wastewater treatment. An unplanned breakdown of a critical piece of equipment can lead to...

Hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters in the news highlight the importance of reliable emergency power for water and wastewater treatment facilities. Besides...

In late of 2017 the City of Marysville in north-central Ohio experienced its first harmful algae bloom in its surface water reservoir.After...

Greg Wright has found that the path to energy self-sufficiency has many obstacles for rural clean-water plants. That hasn’t discouraged him from continuing...

In my first newspaper jobs I covered a wide range of municipal organizations, including water and sewer utilities. One water utility had...

The EchoWater Project in Sacramento took seven years to construct, costing nearly $1.8 billion. It is touted as the biggest public works...

Jeffrey Dorsey had the same level of knowledge as most people when he applied for a job in the water industry. “I knew...

When Jeff LeMay got the call that he’d been named 2021 Regional Wastewater Operator of the Year by the U.S. EPA, “I...