Filtration

Water treatment media filter performance starts with proper installation. A new low-profile underdrain system from Leopold – a Xylem Brand, is part...

For Greenville Water in South Carolina, effective water management includes applying protective controls to its watersheds, resulting in high-quality source and finished...

New prestressed tank accommodates expected growthProblem The influx of new residents, businesses and recreational users to the City of Pocatello, Idaho, made additional...

When operators are faced with licensing exams, they sometimes struggle with test anxiety because they don’t fully understand how to properly study...

The hilly terrain and rural character of Washington County in far southwest Virginia can be deceiving. Beneath the ground runs a 900-mile-long...

The people of northwest Arkansas can have the utmost confidence in their water supply.That’s because the Beaver Water District (BWD), serving Fayetteville,...

Growth has slowed in Charlotte County, Fla., but when it resumes, the folks at the Burnt Store Water Treatment Plant will be...

The Clifton Forge Water Treatment Plant is one of very few surface water facilities with no population, industry or agriculture upstream from...

The clean-water profession does a pretty good job of helping students and other young people understand the water and wastewater treatment business,...

An impressive solar panel array sits in the field behind the Crooked Spring Water Treatment Plant, one of three plants owned by...

Operators had plenty of input to the design of the new Bradley Avenue Water Treatment Plant in Champaign County, Ill. Their input...

Today’s emphasis on sustainability, together with more stringent discharge limits, has made producing quality effluent a top priority for treatment plant operators....

Municipal water utilities often turn to membrane filtration for fine particle removal and as a physical barrier against pathogens. Among the new technology...

Technology measures liquid level changesProblem After starting up a brackish water reverse osmosis drinking water treatment plant, the South Coast Water District in...

Nitrate (NO3) remains a major concern for surface waters. Nitrate (and phosphate) from fertilizers, wastewater treatment facilities and other sources can lead...

Mike Patton compares the customers’ perception of his water treatment plant to that of a patient entering a hospital. “You wouldn’t feel right...

David Ricker sees water treatment as more than a job — it’s who he is and what he does. Ricker, a 36-year...