One of the tried and true process control tests of the activated sludge treatment method, the settleability test has become an operator’s...
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Modified Settleability Test for Activated Sludge Treatment
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Worth Noting - June 2013
PEOPLE/AWARDSThe Chandler, Ind. Water Treatment Plant was recognized with an Engineering Excellence Merit Award by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)...
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School of Water
Officials in the fast-growing Phoenix suburb of Peoria have a water conservation philosophy they care enough about to have trademarked: Peoria has...
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Keeping it Local
Located in the Chihuahuan Desert of Texas and facing a multi-year drought, the City of El Paso knows its local water sources...
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Home Grown
David Ricker sees water treatment as more than a job — it’s who he is and what he does. Ricker, a 36-year...
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The Conservation Paradox
This issue of Water System Operator features a water school in Peoria, Ariz., that teaches people how to conserve water with xeriscaping...
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Industry News - June 2013
Vortab Co. offers flow conditioning brochureThe Vortab Co. offers a brochure for plant, process and instrumentation engineers on flow conditioning devices that...
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Membrane Technology
Treatment package for surface waterProblem
The 0.5 mgd Hardy County (W.Va.) Public Service District Water Treatment Plant opened in 2012 to supply water...
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Nearly $400 Billion Needed for Water Infrastructure
The results of a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency survey should come as no surprise, but the numbers are still alarming.
EPA’s fifth...
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Convert an iPhone Into a pH Meter With No Charging Required
On-the-go consultants and others working in the field now have a mobile option for measuring pH wherever they sample. The pH module...
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The Business Journal Applauds Company’s Innovations in Water and Industrial Markets
Badger Meter was recognized with The (Milwaukee) Business Journal’s Eureka Award in the manufacturing category for its new product development in water...
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Maine Wastewater Association Awards Students for Poster Contest
In 1983 the Maine Legislature made provisions to designate the first full week of June as Maine Clean Water Week. Maine Clean...
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$16,000 Water Bill Causes Uproar in California
When a woman in Escondido, Calif., received a $16,000 water bill for roughly 30 days worth of service from December 2012 to...
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Human Side of Water Treatment Seen In 3 Washington State Award Winners
Water treatment can be an anonymous profession and one largely taken for granted: customers turn on their taps and safe, good tasting...
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Aspiring Water Scientists Attend U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize National Competition
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced the 2013 state winners of the U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) — the most prestigious...
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Aspiring Water Scientists Attend U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize National Competition
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced the 2013 state winners of the U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) — the most prestigious...
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Operator Ingenuity Pays Off at Illinois Wastewater Treatment Plant
When the Village of New Lenox, Ill., wastewater treatment facility recently faced a plant expansion, operators quickly realized that it was not...