Double disc pumps solve problems at treatment plant
Problem: In April 2010, the staff in Moline, Illinois, needed to replace a piston (plunger) pump...
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Worth Noting - March 2018
People/Awards
Dawn McGrath, a Canim Lake Band member, received a Women in Technology Award from Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of British Columbia....
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A Hectic Schedule Is a Way of Life for High-Energy Operator Dustin Coles
Don’t blink. You might miss Dustin C. Coles, lead operator at the North Topeka (Kansas) Wastewater Treatment Plant.
In his 21-year career handling...
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This Award-Winning Virginia Water Plant Excels at Treatment Performance and Operator Training
Each year from 2013-16, the water filtration plant in Salem, Virginia, has earned a Gold Award from the Office of Drinking Water...
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Automate your metering infrastructure
Some say that predictability is boring. However, in the water industry, operators are constantly on the search for any tool that can...
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Meter with ultra-accuracy
No one can argue that purifying wastewater isn’t an exact science. It requires the precision metering of fluids, which typically pose unique...
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Anaheim, California, Develops a Unique Way to Showcase Water Treatment and Its Importance
Just off a busy downtown street, the California city of Anaheim operates a wastewater treatment plant. It’s a small plant, but along...
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Here's How a Florida Treatment Plant Team Deals With Hurricanes and Other Storm Events
Please excuse the staff at the Palm Coast Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 1 for complaining about lousy weather.Hurricane Irma was just the...
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Life Is Full of Second Chances. Cliff Church Provides a Sterling Example
Sorry, F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are second acts in America. Just ask Cliff Church and his colleagues at the Myrtle Creek Sewage...
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Constantly Changing Source Water Is No Problem for This Award-Winning Water Treatment Plant
When the Superstition Area Water Plant began operation in June 2016, customers got to choose the name. “The plant sits at the...
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A Love of Science Led to a Rewarding Career for Laboratory Specialist Suzanne Potts
Studying to be a dentist didn’t light a fire of enthusiasm for Suzanne Potts, but it did ignite her love of chemistry...
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A Small Utility Lives up to the 'Green' Reputation of Its Scenic Lake Superior Community
A clean environment means everything to the city of Bayfield, located on a peninsula in Lake Superior at the northern tip of...
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A Pennsylvania Clean-Water Plant Masquerades as a Red Barn to Blend in With Its Scenic Surroundings
When it comes to hiding a wastewater treatment plant in plain sight, the Hilltown Township Water & Sewer Authority has done it...
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A Couple of Paddlers Traverse Big Rivers to Help Provide Water for Those in Need
Gary and Linda De Kock have paddled more than 3,800 river miles and raised some $39,000 for their favorite charity, Water For...
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New Technology Helps Treatment Plants Deal Efficiently With Wipes and Other Tough Solids
No one in clean-water operations needs to be told that wipes are a problem. Utilities try to educate residents to keep wipes...
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An Ohio City Uses the Sun to Revive a Brownfield and Power Its Treatment Plant
The wastewater treatment plant in the Ohio city of Newark played a key role in putting a contaminated former industrial site to...
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Here's How You and Your Agency Can Have an Impact in the Public Policy Arena
In my father’s bathroom, there’s a cartoon picture of a two-story outhouse. The door on the upper unit is labeled “Government”; the...
