Editorial Articles

Flomatic welcomes Ray Smith as new sales rep Flomatic Valves announced the hiring of Raymond “Ray” Smith II as its new inside technical salesperson....

Chopper pump reimagined for wastewater conditioning The amount of grease and rags that make it into the wastewater system has made wet wells...

Underdrain offers backwashing feature The use of an underdrain enables utilities to collect filtered water during the filter run, and distribute air and water...

Federal Screen Products strainer baskets Federal Screen Products engineers long-lasting and unique strainer baskets for water application needs. The baskets are fabricated individually...

WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish Membrane bioreactors are becoming a viable option for retrofitted waste treatment facilities or newly built facilities. What two types of...

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...

Alarming is an essential function in water and wastewater treatment plant automation. But how can alarms be directed reliably to the right...

During July 2020, more than 5,000 people visited the wastewater treatment facility in Albany, Oregon. The main attraction was the 40-acre constructed...

Critical infrastructure is not always well equipped to resist rising floodwaters and coastal inundation and erosion, which can cause millions of dollars...

Small communities face the same basic water infrastructure issues as large cities do. The difference is that they are more challenged to...

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...

The timing was right for a solar energy project at the Home Farm Water Plant in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. For one thing, the plant...

Divide and conquer is a phrase usually associated with political or military strategy. It could also describe nutrient removal improvements at the Cookeville...

What started out as just a job to pay the bills turned into a decades-long love and constant source of fascination for...

What does a career spanning more than three decades in one place look like? Ask Michele “Shelly” Higdon, laboratory manager for the Shelbyville (Indiana)...

Conserve. Protect. Use less water. Those are behaviors the Wisconsin Rural Water Association looks to instill in children through its annual poster...

Hybrid system used to alleviate odor concerns ProblemA wastewater treatment plant outside of Charleston, South Carolina, was expanding and the existing headworks facility...

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....

This adage from writer, civil rights activist and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Maya Angelou rings true for me. I wish I...