Most people think as little as possible about the wastewater that is produced daily from their showers, bathtubs, sinks, dishwashers and toilets....
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A Cool Career: Craig Lawniczak Retires After 43 Years at Green Bay WWTP
Craig Lawniczak graduated from high school in 1975 and wasn’t sure what to do next.
He spent the summer “sitting around” until September,...
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How Adding Food Waste Can Double Gas Production
A slate of new legislation in California has spurred a movement to remove all food waste from landfills, and the Sanitation Districts...
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A Green Thumb: This WWTP Operator Strives for a Zero-Carbon Footprint
Can a modern wastewater treatment plant operate with a zero-carbon footprint? Dennis Palmer, executive director and chief engineer of the Landis Sewerage...
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Get an Up-Close Look at a City’s Gasification Process
Scott Mcrae, the project manager for the Lebanon (Tennessee) Gasification Initiative, offers viewers a detailed walkthrough of the city’s gasification process. The...
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Water Utility Energy Challenge Winners Announced
The Great Lakes Protection Fund (GLPF) and American Water Works Association (AWWA) have announced the winners of the inaugural Water Utility Energy...
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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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Providing simplified facility management
As the day-to-day operation of water and wastewater plants becomes more technologically advanced, operating systems need to follow suit while still allowing...
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A Passion for Answers
Brandon Pechin has never shied away from a challenge.For years, he ran his own property maintenance business. He later helped the city...
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Predicting equipment failure
Equipment failure at a water treatment plant often leads to big costs, not to mention stress on the operations staff.Nidec Motor’s FORECYTE...
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Replacing Sulfuric Acid with Carbon Dioxide for pH Control
The iron dynamics facility of Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has an 800 gpm cooling water loop that makes direct contact with flue...
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Get More Life and Better Performance From Your Blowers
For the past decade, high-speed turbo blowers have helped many wastewater treatment facilities significantly increase aeration efficiency and drive down energy costs.At...
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Turning Open Plant Property Into Renewable Energy on the Cheap
The solar power system at the Silver City Wastewater Treatment Plant is not exactly what town officials first envisioned. For one thing,...
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This Is a Step Up for Standby Generators
Diesel standby generator sets are basic equipment in water and wastewater treatment plants. They’re designed to start immediately, ramp up quickly to...
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Carbon Dioxide Injection System Controls pH to Prevent Scaling
The blast furnace (BF) is a critical process unit in the iron and steel industry that converts iron ore into molten iron,...
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Product News: October 2017
Endress+Hauser Micropilot FMR6x radar level instrument
Endress+Hauser’s Micropilot FMR6x 80 GHz free space radar level instrument is suitable for use in tanks and...
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WEFTEC Report: Veolia Offers Aquavista Digital Facility Management Platform
Veolia Water Technologies presented its Aquavista digital service platform for water and wastewater facilities at WEFTEC. The technology is designed to provide...