Editorial Articles

Not many clean-water operators can watch orca and humpback whales while doing plant rounds.That privilege belongs to Mark Descoteaux and his five-member...

WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish What operational parameters are able to be controlled by the operator in an activated sludge treatment process? A. BOD load, hydraulic...

People/Awards Steve Faber was named communications and marketing manager for the Kent County (Michigan) Department of Public Works. Howard University civil and environmental engineering...

Ed Fritz named WEF’s Chair of Solids Separation Subcommittee Operators Unlimited Wastewater Process Engineer and Project Manager Ed Fritz was named the Water Environment...

Patterson Davit Crane lifts large loads in tight spacesWith a boom that can be adjusted to nearly 45 degrees, the Patterson Davit...

Chlorine is an ideal disinfectant. But while proper residual chlorine levels ensure that water is safe, too much can cause environmental harm...

Throughout history, sedimentation has served as a tried-and-true method for water and wastewater treatment. That doesn’t mean the technology can’t be upgraded,...

A good college friend earned part of his yearly tuition by working summers for his home city’s public works department, specifically on...

Biosolids management has become more challenging with tight emission regulation for incinerators and concern over PFAS placing structures even on land application.Ecoremedy...

Innovative technologies and skilled operators make an unbeatable combination in water and wastewater treatment plants. Explore the possibilities in this special section.

Pumps are critical components in wastewater treatment facilities. The Sanford (Maine) Sewerage District experienced just how critical when the pumps feeding biosolids...

In drought conditions the city of Westminster sometimes has to impose lawn watering or other restrictions. But that’s not the reason the...

Few would claim that clean-water and drinking water operators receive the credit they deserve or are held in the same esteem as...

When it came time to build a SCADA system for the Allenstown Wastewater Treatment Facility, the plant team didn’t have to look...

It wasn’t enough for Robert “Rob” Magee to master one of the two treatment plants in Denver Water’s South System.Variety was part...

Universities and the water profession have long collaborated to bring innovative and effective treatment technologies to the field.But it’s not often that...

A severe drought in 2015 led the California city of Davis to educate the public on how to help conserve water.The city...

People/Awards The Water Environment Federation announces its 2022 WEF Published Papers and Education Awards and recipients of 2022 WEF Operator Scholarships, which...

UV disinfection system assists building in achieving green project award ProblemArchitects of the skyscraper at One Bryant Park in New York City sought to...