Editorial Articles

Popular check valve now available in larger size Water wells require heavy-duty infrastructure components designed to operate in high-stress situations for long periods of...

Ultrasonic technology helps control algae Algae and biofilm often cause headaches for water and wastewater facility operators. They can cause issues such as increased...

Kaeser EBS 410 rotary screw blowers Kaeser Compressor’s energy efficient EBS 410 series rotary screw blowers come in 30 to 100 hp models and provide...

Septage receiving unit contributes to green energy plan Problem The Silicon Valley Clean Water facility in Redwood City, California, serves more than 220,000 people...

Belt Filter/Rotary Presses Alfa Laval AS-H KPZ belt press The Alfa Laval AS-H KPZ belt press is designed to allow high solids loading while...

WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish Typically, for an activated sludge process to maintain its operating parameters, what two variables impact the performance process and must...

There’s a scene in the old Tom Hanks/Shelley Long movie, The Money Pit that relates to the status of America’s infrastructure. The Hanks character calls...

Microbiological analysis can be a powerful tool for managing biological treatment and diagnosing and resolving process issues. Now there’s an online technology that...

Two acres of land next to the 42 mgd Tollefson Water Treatment Plant in Colorado Springs are the showpiece of water conservation. The...

With global water shortages looming, industries and municipalities increasingly seek solutions to avoid a water crisis. The combination of continuous water analysis...

Water agencies today can’t afford not to communicate with their publics. The issues are diverse: COVID-19. PFAS. Odors. Lead. Sewer overflows. Water main...

The Mendocino Wastewater Treatment Plant sits on a jutted-out piece of land on California’s north coast, overlooking Mendocino Bay to the south...

Suppose that during a new construction project your operators could actually see the spaces where they would be working. The design process for...

The City of Broken Arrow partnered with high school students to build a floating wetland in the shape of the school district’s...

In middle school, Elisabeth Werth did science experiments and built rockets. Science was a natural fit: “I’ve always been curious and scientific,” says...

Perry Smith still doesn’t know who nominated him for his awards. He certainly wasn’t pleased about standing up in front of a...

For proof that there’s no keeping a good plant down, look to Ashland, Kentucky. In February, a truck loaded with landfill leachate broke...

The City of Clermont is lucky because its source water is so clean. But that doesn’t mean the water plants are free...

A city leader looking at a resume from Paul Burris might easily have said: No, too many jobs in too short a time. Leaders...