Tom Myers has reaped many rewards from a 43-year career in the clean-water profession. He’ll be the first to tell you he...
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Problem: An Overloaded Treatment Plant. Solution: A New Facility With Water Reuse
It was a case of turning a problem into an opportunity.
The Zion Crossroads Wastewater Treatment Plant was organically and hydraulically overloaded. At...
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Diligent Care for the Water System Earned an Illinois Village a Utility Water Saver Award
The Illinois village of Mount Prospect has not had its own water plant for decades. It does have plenty of challenges to...
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Operators in a Virginia Water Plant Thrive Using Standard Operating Procedures They Wrote Themselves
If the operators at the Percy D. Miller Water Treatment Plant are experts at operating their systems, it’s because they wrote the...
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For Years, Spartanburg Water Has Been on Top of Its Game in Sustainability
When a water utility has won as many awards as Spartanburg Water, for sustainable management and consecutive years of 100% permit compliance...
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Here's a Novel Way to Monitor Biological Conditions in Clean-Water Plants
Periodic foaming in an aerated digester and a drop in dissolved oxygen were affecting the performance of the Montague Wastewater Treatment Facility...
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Comparing VOC Removal Technologies
Various treatment technologies are available for removing volatile organic compounds from water before it is used or discharged. Each one has its...
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A Splash Park on a Water Plant Site Demonstrates a City's Commitment to Its Citizens
Two ribbon-cutting ceremonies, exactly two years apart, marked major changes at the City of Danville, Kentucky, 12 mgd Coldiron-Watkins Memorial Water Treatment...
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New Hampshire Operators Drive Energy Costs Down With Audits and Incentives
Entry 225672Energy takes up a large share of clean-water plant operating costs. Operators in New Hampshire are finding ways to drive energy...
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Identifying Filamentous Bacteria? There's an App for That.
Excessive filamentous bacteria can cause severe disruption in clean-water plants, most notably poor settling in final clarifiers.
When a filament issue arises, it’s...
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As in Any Industry, There Is Strength in Diversity in the Water Sector Workforce
Together we stand, divided we fall
Come on now people, let’s get on the ball and work together
Come on, come on, let’s work together,...
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Exam Study Guide - January 2020
WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish
What condition occurs when the sludge age advances and there is less food available per bacteria?
A. Flocculation
B. Nocardia filaments
C. Excessive...
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Case Studies - January 2020
Ceramic membrane system solves disinfection byproduct challenge
Problem:
In 2010, a pine beetle infestation killed most of the trees surrounding the Basin Creek Reservoir in...
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Product Focus - January 2020
Asset Management
Flottweg Separation Technology Xelletor
Xelletor series separators from Flottweg Separation Technology include a rotor and scroll designed to reduce the consumption...
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Product Spotlight - December 2019
Check valves are an important component of every submersible pump water system. Why are they important? First, they allow your water system...
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Product Spotlight - December 2019
As smart technology continues to be implemented into the wastewater treatment stream, Godwin Pumps, a Xylem brand, had introduced the NC100S and...
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A Laredo Museum Helps Educate Children From Schools, Scout Troops and Other Organizations
Just as in any community, the waterlines in Laredo, Texas, run underground, at least for the most part.
In one new city facility,...
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You Know About Struvite. Now Meet Brushite — From a New Phosphorus Recovery Process
Nutrient recovery is a growing component of clean-water plant operations. Most often the target is phosphorus.
The various motivations to isolate phosphorus include...
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Setting Goals Reachable Through Hard Work. That's Lori Stenzel's Formula for Success.
Wanting more has dominated Lori Stenzel’s professional life.
As senior water quality and environmental compliance specialist for Illinois American Water in Belleville, she...
















