Editorial Articles

WASTEWATERBy Rick LallishWhat is the most common type of lagoon in use to treat municipal wastewater?A. Anaerobic lagoonB. Aerated lagoonC. Polishing lagoonD. Facultative lagoonAnswer: D. The...

Studies show that some people fear speaking in public more than they fear dying. For many water and wastewater operators, licensing exams...

Any clean-water plant operator knows the challenges posed by wipes and other nondispersible items coming in through the collections system.These solids can...

Not far from Mesa’s Northwest Water Reclamation Plant in Arizona is the 2,100-acre Riverview Park. More than 200 years ago, a series...

Walt Marlowe came aboard as the Water Environment Federation’s executive director on Sept. 9, 2019.A few weeks later, he was in Chicago...

In 2012, the City of Lebanon (Pennsylvania) Authority wastewater treatment plant was upgraded with a smart digital control solution to support its...

The Water Resource Centre in Sechelt has a small footprint but a big impact on its British Columbia coastal city, known for...

Aerzen Rental temporary oil-free blowers Aerzen Rental provides temporary oil-free blower packages engineered for aggressive rental environments with onboard variable-frequency drives, remote monitoring and...

What do you do with a guy who fixes old pickup trucks for fun? Send him to engineering school, of course. Eli Jennings,...

Thanks to the energy of management and staff, the Shelbyville (Indiana) Water Resource Recovery Facility has significantly reduced its energy use. “Our people...

The Village of Ludlow is home to about 2,500 Vermonters. Its clean-water plant often treats wastewater from up to 25,000 people. That’s because...

At the end of October, the Greenville (North Carolina) Utilities Commission’s wastewater treatment lab transforms into a spooky venue and a fun...

People/AwardsThe Birmingham (Alabama) Water Works Board had three women engineers on its staff earn doctorate degrees. Engineers April Nabors and Jaquice Boyd,...

ClearSpan Structures expands, now offers rentals ClearSpan Structures now offers commercial building rental offerings. Previously, the company’s structures were only available for purchase,...

Parkson Corp. IGNITE integrated nitrification processParkson Corp. offers a nonactivated sludge lagoon treatment solution, the IGNITE integrated nitrification process, that combines Parkson...

Aerzen Rental temporary oil-free blowers Aerzen Rental provides temporary oil-free blower packages engineered for aggressive rental environments with onboard variable-frequency drives, remote monitoring and...

People/Awards The Palm Springs Wastewater Treatment Facility, operated by Veolia North America, received the 2019 small wastewater plant award for safety from the...

Xylem succeeds in exceeding its GHG target Xylem announced it had succeeded in reducing greenhouse gas emissions intensity, exceeding its planned target. Xylem’s...

LED technology makes UV water treatment more efficientUltraviolet disinfection is a well-established method for achieving adequate disinfection of drinking water. The process...