At its WEFTEC exhibit, Nidec Corp. presented the FORECYTE stand-alone remote monitoring platform, which that uses battery powered wireless sensors to measure...
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Editorial
Water Distribution Done by the Numbers
The water distribution system in Centerville, Utah, has been recognized for its accomplishments, and it’s because Randy Randall thinks about harmony.That isn’t...
Editorial
Dialing Down Power Bills With New Outdoor Lighting
Workers at the Santa Cruz (California) Wastewater Treatment Plant haven’t just seen the light, they’ve measured what it costs to operate.After energy-efficient...
Editorial
Total Control in Tough Environments
The SEL-2411P pump automation controller from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories is a preconfigured SCADA-ready device built for unforgiving water and wastewater environments.“It can...
Online Exclusives
WE&RF and WRF Announce Integration into One Organization
The Boards of Directors for the Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) and Water Research Foundation (WRF) have voted unanimously to integrate...
Editorial
Batteries Are Included for This Energy Efficient California WWTP
Sustainable energy is a high priority for the Napa (California) Sanitation District. That leads the operators of the district’s 15.4 mgd wastewater...
Editorial
How Modern Batteries Make Solar and Wind Power Viable for Treatment Plants
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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Product News: September 2017
World Motor enclosed-fan-controlled motors from Nidec Motor Corporation
Nidec Motor Corporation’s World Motors are horizontal, cast iron, enclosed, fan-cooled motors that offer global...
Editorial
Digital Technology
Software allows for full-featured SCADA at small utilityProblem: The water and wastewater utility in Jack, Alabama, faced pressure to reduce costs while...
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Ohio Plant Floods After Lightning Hits Switchgear
Although water/wastewater treatment facilities take great care to safeguard against storms and power outages, a recent lightning strike in Lima, Ohio, proves...
Editorial
Robust New System Turns Around a Wisconsin City's Treatment Process
Driven by a passion for innovation, the Kenosha Wastewater Treatment Plant team has converted a messy, inefficient biosolids process into a state-of-the-art...
Editorial
Albuquerque Plant Works on Planning Its Next Chapter
As the Southside Water Reclamation Plant taps biogas and solar resources, operators are looking for ways to make it even more sustainable.The...
Editorial
See How This WWTP Hides in Its City Surroundings
It’s not easy to hide a wastewater treatment plant in the middle of a city. Just ask Dave Peters, assistant director of...
Online Exclusives
Product News: July 2017
De Nora Capital Controls MicroChem 3
De Nora’s Capital Controls MicroChem 3 is a multi-parameter water analysis system offering both measurement and control...
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University Pilot Plant Converting Treatment Byproducts Into Biodiesel
Scientists from the University of Minnesota are piloting a plant capable of converting wastewater treatment byproducts into biodiesel fuel.While wastewater scum is...
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Water & Wastewater Product News: June 2017
Endress+Hauser upgrades level transmitters
Endress+Hauser added Heartbeat Technology to its Micropilot FMR5X free-space radar and FMP5X Levelflex guided radar level transmitters. Heartbeat is...
Editorial
Wastewater Treatment Is the Family Business for This Superintendent
When Melinda Ward was 5 years old, she would climb a grassy hill to the digesters at the local clean-water plant, and...













