Editorial Articles

A critical challenge facing today’s clean-water plants is tightening effluent limits on nutrients, most notably phosphorus. Reliable nutrient reduction depends in part on...

Wastewater treatment is a relatively new profession that began in earnest with the Clean Water Act of 1972. This means there are few...

The Ohio city of Shelby recently upgraded its activated sludge wastewater treatment plant to double its capacity to 5 mgd while expanding capability...

It’s an old project winning awards with new technology. Vallecitos Water District in Southern California has supplied reuse water to neighboring communities from...

The Texas city of Midland needed a new clean-water plant. Pioneer Natural Resources needed an alternative to groundwater for its oil and...

There’s a joke going around the Richland Department of Public Works: Von Eggers is not allowed to work on April 1 because...

Do more with less. That’s the philosophy of Pedro Grondin, supervisor of the Newport (Vermont) Wastewater Treatment Plant. Faced with the shortage of qualified...

Irvine Ranch Water District has been a pioneer in recycled water for more than 50 years. Upon finding that many residents did not understand...

Licensing exams can be challenging. Our Exam Study Guide helps you prepare by presenting questions similar to those on an actual exam. You can...

People/Awards The City of Sequim Water Reclamation Facility recently received a 2020 Wastewater Treatment Plant Outstanding Performance Award from the Washington Department of Ecology. The City of...

Ozone and oxygen reduce odor at collection system and lift station Problem A Pacific Northwest regional wastewater authority received multiple odor complaints especially during summer....

Aeration Equipment Brown Bear Series R31 Brown Bear R31 series paddle aerator attachments for sludge drying and aeration of compost windrows attach to high-flow...

Not having the right tool for the job can be a major detriment. Level transmitters can sometimes be too large for the...

Water treatment is technology-driven and heavily regulated. But that doesn’t mean every part needs to be complicated or overly costly. For wastewater plants...

Patterson Davit Cranes Give your operations a lift with Patterson Davit Cranes, available in ½-ton and 1-ton capacities. The low maintenance, easy-to-assemble design...

SUEZ introduces new PFAS testing in Texas SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions announced the expansion of its PFAS service offerings in Tomball, Texas....

“Why are they so angry?” That was my first thought while taking part in a two-day corporate diversity workshop at the electric utility where...

Effective dewatering is important to biosolids management. Drier cake reduces volume and helps cut the cost of hauling to a land application site...

Last August, national news reported a historic low water level in Lake Mead, the source of water for much of the Southwest. As...