General Wastewater Equipment

Numerous small towns in Colorado are protesting new, stricter wastewater treatment permits. The towns argue that the updated regulations include costly requirements and that...

Aqua-Aerobic Systems announces three promotions Aqua-Aerobic is pleased to announce the following personnel promotions. Joe Tardio was promoted to vice president, sales and...

Proper and optimized chemical metering or dosing at wastewater plants reduces waste and makes more efficient use of expensive treatment chemicals. A...

In water treatment-related applications, peristaltic pumps play an important role because they’re suitable not only with chemical substances used in these treatments,...

OZ Lifting Products wireless hoist options OZ Lifting Products offers wireless control options for its electric chain hoists and electric builder’s hoists with capacities...

WASTEWATER By Rick LallishWhat factor should be considered when calibrating dissolved oxygen instruments?A. Water viscosityB. Barometric pressureC. Effluent BODD. Effluent TSSAnswer: B. When calibrating a dissolved oxygen...

News about PFAS in a community’s drinking water can trigger fear in the public. To no surprise, reports of potential health effects...

Aeration is typically the largest cost for activated sludge treatment plant operation and is a common target for efficiency initiatives. The most common...

The Idaho city of Eagle has stayed with lagoons for wastewater treatment even as growth has exploded. This affluent suburb of Boise has...

An Ohio city’s initiative to reduce fugitive methane emissions at a wastewater treatment plant sprang from environmental concern, but will pay economic...

Barbara Chappell grew up as the youngest of three girls. “Dad figured out he wasn’t going to have a boy, so I was...

It’s a long way from working in an auto parts store to directing the water and wastewater utilities in the northern Alberta...

Most days are pretty smooth in the laboratory where Heidi Birdsell works. But if a test of a wastewater sample plant indicates something...

Problem: With 16 mgd capacity, the Newport (Rhode Island) Water System draws from nine surface reservoirs. When one aboveground tank experienced high...

Utah recently became the first U.S. state to ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water, a decision that will take effect...

A recent article by Consumer Reports investigates the hidden costs of so-called "flushable" wipes, exposing their failure to disintegrate and the resulting environmental and...

The American Society of Civil Engineers recently released its 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. The Report Card assessed U.S. infrastructure with an overall C grade,...