There has always been one problem with solar and wind energy. It boils down to two words: darkness and calm.Solar panels are...
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How Modern Batteries Make Solar and Wind Power Viable for Treatment Plants
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Exam Study Guide
WASTEWATER:The operator of an extended-aeration activated sludge treatment facility running at a 10-day solids retention time (SRT) completes a monthly microscopic examination...
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Worth Noting - October 2017
People/AwardsThe Carnation Wastewater Treatment Plant operated by King County (Washington) earned a Platinum Peak Performance Award from the National Association of Clean...
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Tanks, Structures and Components
Sliding-frame silos help plant produce more fertilizerProblem: The Ocean County (New Jersey) Utilities Authority in New Jersey produces OCEANGRO fertilizer with biosolids...
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Providing multiparameter control
You need to keep accurate tabs on the chemical elements added in the water and wastewater treatment process. As regulations and limits...
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A valve and flowmeter in one
In most wastewater treatment plants, space is at a premium. Equipment that can perform multiple duties is valuable. With that idea in...
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Washington Youths Learn the Concept of One Water Firsthand
One drop of water may seem insignificant, but if you trace the path it follows during its infinite lifetime, you see how...
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Operators Discover a 'Toy Store' of Technology at Virginia Plant
An operator joining the team at the Millard H. Robbins Jr. Water Reclamation Plant will find enough processes, learning opportunities and challenges...
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Change Is Good for an Operator Who Thrives on Challenges
Scott Thompson admits that daily life in a clean-water plant can be routine. But over many years, constant change makes for a...
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Automation Isn't the Sole Solution to Drive Down Turbidity
If the water treatment plant team in Greenwood had a nickname, it might be The Turbidity Cops.That’s because they do everything possible to...
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A Slow-Paced Job at the EPA Wasn't Good Enough for This Water Operator
When Brian Steglitz graduated from Yale University, he joined an environmental consulting firm developing regulations for the U.S. EPA.The snail’s pace of...
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Entire Clean-Water Plant Earns LEED Recognition
Dean Walker appreciates the view from his workplace. Numerous windows in the Dryden Wastewater Treatment Plant overlook the Wabigoon River, the plant’s...
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Air on Autopilot: How a Major California Plant Fixed Inefficient Aeration
Aeration was inefficient and dissolved oxygen control time-consuming at a major wastewater treatment plant in the Coachella Valley Water District.The aeration system...
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Anue Water Technologies Helps Tennessee Utility Conquer Hydrogen Sulfide Odors
Brandon Ambrose and his maintenance team have enough to do maintaining 230 miles of gravity sewers, 19 miles of force main and...
