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02.16.2026 Municipal wastewater and water treatment facility news for industry leading operators, managers and superintendents

Water Treatment Plant Uses Dual-Diaphragm Pump for Alum Dosing The SUEZ Water treatment plant successfully injected a low alum concentration at high pressures using the CHEM-FEED MD3 dual-diaphragm metering pump without requiring tube replacements. Read more Sponsored by: Blue-White Industries

New Research Questions California's Water Scarcity Narrative A new report is challenging the view that California is running out of water, arguing instead that the state’s crisis is a matter of broken infrastructure and logistics. Read more

Midwest City WRRF Swaps Expensive Waste Management Practices for Class A Compost Sales Now the city sells out of every batch of compost and has a customer waiting list. Read more Sponsored by: BDP Industries, Inc.

AquaSBR Sequencing Batch Reactor The AquaSBR sequencing batch reactor provides true batch reactor technology with all phases of biological treatment accomplished in a single reactor. All components are easily accessible and the advanced decant system ensures optimum quality effluent withdrawal. Read more Sponsored by: Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.

How to Stay Professional During a Bad Day on the Job The operators who move up, earn trust and build strong reputations aren’t the ones who never have bad days. They’re the ones who stay professional during them. Read more

How Henderson Water Utility Reduces Sludge Cake by 67% Kentucky-based Henderson Water Utility reduces its sludge cake weight by 67% with the Electro Osmosis Dehydrator (ELODE), which dehydrates their belt-pressed cake from 15% dry solids to 45%. Watch now Sponsored by: ELODE USA, Inc.

Top Performer - Operator: One Just Isn’t Enough. This Operator Helps Manage Plants Besides His Own. Tony Lastowski shares his expertise in water treatment and distribution far beyond the boundaries of the Massachusetts community where he works full time. Read more

“Funny as it sounds, I thrive on problems like the fires. Whenever somebody’s got something they can’t fix or is having problems with, they call me.” From the article: Performance Under Pressure. That’s a Hallmark of Bob West’s Water Career.

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