Editorial Articles

In building a new treatment plant, the Sangamon County (Illinois) Water Reclamation District wanted it to be a good neighbor. The Spring Creek...

For 15 years the Springfield (Massachusetts) Water and Sewer Commission has hosted fifth-graders from the Springfield Public Schools at the wastewater treatment...

When Orren West asked his friends at the Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition and Conference what they thought about a job offer...

The Mahomet (Illinois) Wastewater Treatment Plant sits in a tight 5-acre triangle: on one side a railroad track, on another side the...

The Central City (Kentucky) Water Treatment Plant was on the point of filling a major new demand when a change in federal...

From wastewater plant management to the operational staff, Public Works department, and community, pride was busting out all over Waynesboro after the...

The wastewater treatment plant in the Illinois village of Deer Creek is small at 132,000 gpd (design), but not too small to...

Operators at the Two Rivers (Wisconsin) Waterworks noticed flow restrictions in the 24-inch raw water intake pipe in Lake Michigan that limited...

A kinetic sculpture entitled Water Plant functions in a landscaped reflection pool in front of the administration building at the King County’s...

There’s always demand for high-quality wastewater operator training materials. The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is answering the call with a new series...

Removal of color from process streams is important in drinking water treatment and in various industrial applications. To control color, it is first...

On a visit with the grandsons last summer, 6-year-old Tucker out of the blue began talking about the “water wasting treatment plant.”...

WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish What process control measure has the most influence on sludge quality and determines the sludge age in an activated...

Decanter effectively replaces belt press Problem: For the West Central Conservancy District in Hendricks County, Indiana, the dry matter produced by its belt...

People/AwardsThe City of Long Beach received a Wastewater Treatment Plant Outstanding Performance Award from the Washington State Department of Ecology for achieving...

Cleaning out biosolids, sand, grease and other debris from a sump tank is often an unpleasant and costly task. While many pumps...