Editorial Articles

Sometimes a clean-water plant that has performed reliably for years simply gets old and needs renewal. That’s the case at the East...

Data increasingly guides water and wastewater treatment operating decisions. Numbers replace sight, sound, smell and dosing-and-retention-time guidance handed down from old-timers. Plants...

It’s been said that making major upgrades to an in-service clean-water plant without incurring violations is a like changing a tire on...

When the City of Ames (Iowa) and its engineering partner were designing a new lime softening water plant, there was no doubt...

The Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority serves the Connecticut communities of New Haven, Hamden, East Haven and Woodbridge. Focused on wastewater...

Supervisory control and data acquisition (or SCADA) systems and connected instruments are vital to many water and wastewater treatment facilities. They perform control...

Community outreach and education take many forms at Winston-Salem/Forsyth County (North Carolina) Utilities. Most prominent is a 50-foot-tall, 290-foot-wide mural of a...

Entry 225727Water scarcity is a growing problem, both in North America and globally. Traditionally, water-scarce areas of the U.S. have been supplied by...

One of the toughest challenges of my professional career came when I was promoted from account executive to account supervisor at the...

WASTEWATER - By Rick Lallish During an afternoon plant walk-through, you notice a thin, light-tan foam covering approximately 10% to 25% of the aeration...

OCV Control Valves implements new global strategy and restructuring In April 2018, OCV Control Valves, a family-owned company, was acquired by and began...

FCI FS10A analyzer flow switch and monitor The Model FS10A from FCI - Fluid Components International - is a universal flow switch and...

People/Awards Cary Naas was hired as superintendent of the Eureka (Illinois) Wastewater Treatment Plant. He replaces Doug Eastman, who retired after 27 years. Jeff...

A Problem. A Magazine. An Expert. A Solution. EDITOR’S NOTE: The writer of this letter has written many articles for Treatment Plant Operator...

Suppose you were shown four jars of water representing stages of water and wastewater treatment. Could you identify them? Perhaps as a water...

Southwest Texas is a dry place and fast-growing place. That’s a double-edged problem that the San Marcos Water Treatment Plant is helping...

When the Bloomington-Normal Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant won a 2018 Plant of the Year award from the Illinois Association of Water Pollution...

Paula Ely was surprised a couple of decades ago when her clean-water plant superintendent took her aside and said, “I want you...