Editorial Articles

José Moreno has achieved levels of knowledge and licensure that many with advanced degrees would find daunting. He didn’t have the opportunity to...

If you joined the San Jacinto River Authority as a new clean-water plant operator, the first thing they’d talk to you about...

It’s no doubt that COVID-19 has disrupted lives and brought new challenges to getting things done. That didn’t keep California’s Fairfield-Suisun Sewer...

Stricter effluent nutrient limits pose a dilemma for clean-water plant teams: How to comply with the new permit, and at what cost? Major...

Marlborough is not your average medium-sized city. With the convergence of three major highways in Massachusetts, the city has a prosperous industrial...

In the drought-prone region between Dallas and Austin, the water utility in Round Rock takes water conservation seriously. The utility encourages conservation by...

Rob Michaelson, P.E., water systems manager at the Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Public Utilities, faced some impending retirements and didn’t know where to find...

The clean-water plants at the Clayton County Water Authority have an excellent record for meeting effluent permit requirements. That is thanks to...

Tom Herbert had a career working on large projects, but after that, and after serving in the military, he has found a...

Under an administrative order from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the City of Palm Coast Utility Department faced important decisions in...

The University of Colorado Boulder hosts a hands-on mini wastewater treatment plant activity at its online TeachEngineering Digital Library. It helps high...

Moisio named Jacobs’ global vice president and water market directorJacobs appointed Susan Moisio as global vice president and water market director in the...

People/Awards After 34 years in wastewater, Michael Neal retired. He had served as wastewater superintendent in Nevada, Iowa, since 1993, and for the past nine...

WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish When connecting a pump and a motor, what are the two types of misalignment? A. Polarity and conduction B. Linear and polar C. Parallel...

When infrastructure wears out, it needs to be replaced. But your wastewater treatment duties aren’t going to pause to allow your crew to swap...

To ensure lab safety and regulatory compliance, water and wastewater treatment operators need to accurately track and manage chemicals and hazardous materials...

Flomatic AIS-compliant valves With an extensive offering of American Iron and Steel requirement-compliant valve products, Flomatic is dedicated to engineering and manufacturing lasting...

Somewhere along the line in Washington, an old idea got lost: That when the government spends money, it has to raise revenue. A...

Hydrogen sulfide is a problematic gas in wastewater collection systems and in some areas of wastewater treatment plants. H2S has an odor of rotten...