Flomatic welcomes Ray Smith as new sales rep
Flomatic Valves announced the hiring of Raymond “Ray” Smith II as its new inside technical salesperson....
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Product Spotlight – Wastewater: December 2020
Chopper pump reimagined for wastewater conditioning
The amount of grease and rags that make it into the wastewater system has made wet wells...
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Product Spotlight – Water: December 2020
Underdrain offers backwashing feature
The use of an underdrain enables utilities to collect filtered water during the filter run, and distribute air and water...
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Product News - December 2020
Federal Screen Products strainer baskets
Federal Screen Products engineers long-lasting and unique strainer baskets for water application needs. The baskets are fabricated individually...
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Exam Study Guide - December 2020
WASTEWATER
By Rick Lallish
Membrane bioreactors are becoming a viable option for retrofitted waste treatment facilities or newly built facilities. What two types of...
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New Technology: It's to be welcomed, not faced with trepidation
A couple of years ago I asked my 32-year-old son if he would help me burn a music playlist onto a CD. He...
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Is Compliance a Headache for Your Facility? Here's a Technological Pain Reliever.
Alarming is an essential function in water and wastewater treatment plant automation. But how can alarms be directed reliably to the right...
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Who Knew That a Natural Wastewater Treatment Process Could Help Cold-Water Fishes Thrive?
During July 2020, more than 5,000 people visited the wastewater treatment facility in Albany, Oregon. The main attraction was the 40-acre constructed...
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Floods Are Becoming More Frequent and Severe. Here's a New Approach to Suit Challenging Sites.
Critical infrastructure is not always well equipped to resist rising floodwaters and coastal inundation and erosion, which can cause millions of dollars...
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Learning to Think Small
Small communities face the same basic water infrastructure issues as large cities do. The difference is that they are more challenged to...
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Beyond Meter Replacement: A Small Community Profits From a Forward-Looking Embrace of Technology
The Massachusetts town of Orleans on Cape Cod is a hot spot for vacationers and long-term renters, especially in summer.
Seventy-five percent of...
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A Community Strikes While the Sun Is Hot to Capitalize on Solar Power
The timing was right for a solar energy project at the Home Farm Water Plant in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.
For one thing, the plant...
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Divide and Conquer Describes This Facility's Approach to Reducing Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Divide and conquer is a phrase usually associated with political or military strategy.
It could also describe nutrient removal improvements at the Cookeville...
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This operator's approach is simple: Channel people where they are strong. Understand that every person is different.
What started out as just a job to pay the bills turned into a decades-long love and constant source of fascination for...
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Many people helped Shelly Higdon advance in her career. Now she takes time to pay it forward.
What does a career spanning more than three decades in one place look like? Ask Michele “Shelly” Higdon, laboratory manager for the Shelbyville (Indiana)...
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Operators Turn From the Art of Treatment to Supporting the Art of Education
Conserve. Protect. Use less water. Those are behaviors the Wisconsin Rural Water Association looks to instill in children through its annual poster...
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Case Studies - November 2020
Hybrid system used to alleviate odor concerns
ProblemA wastewater treatment plant outside of Charleston, South Carolina, was expanding and the existing headworks facility...
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Product Focus - November 2020
Aeration Equipment
TRIPLEPOINT ENVIRONMENTAL ARES LAGOON AERATOR
The Ares Lagoon Aerator from Triplepoint Environmental combines aeration efficiency with turbulent mixing in a single, portable unit....
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Here's a Simple Test of Things We Say to Other People
This adage from writer, civil rights activist and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Maya Angelou rings true for me. I wish I...





















