Editorial Articles

What safety concerns may be present in the preliminary treatment process? A. Hydrogen sulfideB. Waterborne diseasesC. Physical accidents/hazardsD. Explosive mixtures/gasesAnswer: A, B, C and D. The preliminary...

Of all the things we take for granted amid our comfortable lifestyle, sanitation is possibly the biggest. This could not be more...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have come under a harsh spotlight as a new threat to environmental health. These substances — found most...

It’s easy to get depressed about the world’s water environment. There’s water scarcity, drought, overfished oceans with declining coral and vast masses...

A $92 million upgrade at the Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment Facility has created an ideal location for Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Public Works to...

Water quality monitoring is an important function at the St. Johns River Water Management District, one of five water management districts in...

The Park City (Utah) Public Utilities Department invested in leak detection in 2018 and 2019, and it is paying off in a...

With all his experience, Peter Krolczyk could have become a supervisor or a top-level technician for a large clean-water plant or for...

At the ripe old age of 19, Bob Davis answered a help wanted newspaper ad from the International Paper research center in...

Birmingham and its Alabama surroundings are home to more than half a million people. One of the plants supplying them with water...

Wastewater process diagrams from the 1990s typically showed an arrow in the lower right corner pointing off the page into space, typically...

The Kenosha (Wisconsin) Water Utility created a Traveling Tap water wagon for use at local events to remind citizens of the water’s...

Earth Day is an ideal time for drinking water and clean-water agencies to call attention to the work they do every day...

When the City of Leesburg in Florida took over a water plant serving a large subdivision, it inherited a facility that did...

Saving energy in clean-water plants often starts with the efficient use of air. Dale Clark and his team at the lagoon-based clean-water facility...

Tim Wilkey started his work life as a welder. Now toward the end of it, he’s superintendent of the Wastewater Division in...

The newest of the Great Lakes Water Authority’s five water treatment plants operates in the oldest building. It is also the latest...

An equipment failure led the staff at the Somersworth (New Hampshire) Wastewater Treatment Facility to make what they thought was a temporary...

Grease and related odors from a trickling filter wet well were so bad at the Silicon Valley Clean Water treatment plant that...