General Wastewater Equipment

The Iron Bridge Wastewater Reclamation Facility can claim several firsts. It was one of the world’s largest treatment plants to use rotating...

Some people who live in older neighborhoods in Madison, Wis., are surprised to find Kevin Miller at their door, asking to look for...

You improved a process, created a new tool, fixed a problem. You found a better way to draw samples. You created a...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a request for applications, soliciting proposals from states, municipalities, tribes, universities and nonprofit organizations for...

The San Antonio Water System and Texas state regulators are debating ownership rights to treated wastewater once it’s released into a public...

Imagine a job market in which a water or wastewater operator can earn just one credential that’s recognized in any state or...

A New York Court of Appeals ruling on fracking could have repercussions for biosolids application, according to State Sen. George D. Maziarz....

Anyone working in treatment, processing or industrial manufacturing has heard catchphrases such as: “Safety starts with me!” or “Everyone is a safety...

Triclosan, the active ingredient in antibacterial soaps, is facing a new round of criticism. A report in the Journal of Environment Science...

Elementary and high school students in Maine participated in a poster contest during the state’s Clean Water Week, which was celebrated June...

So you have a local operators’ group whose members can’t get time off to attend a two- or three-day state or regional...

Heavy rains and excess water from homeowner sump pumps nearly caused disaster at a treatment plant in Sioux Falls, S.D., last week.“Our...

Although a set of standard operating procedures might be available, the safe and successful response to an emergency depends on maintenance performed...

Last weekend, as families across the nation enjoyed boating, water skiing, swimming and all matter of water-related summer fun, a clean-water anniversary...

This past weekend, Deepika Kurup of Nashua (N.H.) High School received the prestigious U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize for her project “A...

Trees, trees and more trees proved to be a natural solution for meeting tightened effluent ammonia limits at the City of Woodburn...

COLE Publishing launched Treatment Plant Operator magazine in 2009 to serve the operations side of the wastewater treatment profession. We started Water...