General Wastewater Equipment

At Mount Vernon, Ind., the raw water intake pipe was held together with (literally) bubble gum and duct tape, the filtration backwash...

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The Charles River Pollution Control District (CRPCD) in Medway, Mass., identified a need for improved efficiency, then found a way to fill...

Another set of bad effluent fecal coliform results. This makes four times since the new chlorine system was installed. The plant superintendent...

When the weather heats up, electric utilities face pressure to meet the demand on their systems. Utilities can only make or buy...

Several years ago, managers at the City of Fort Worth’s Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility saw a looming challenge: Many employees were...

In fall 2007, operators at the Marengo (Ill.) Wastewater Treatment Plant were experiencing challenges with the liquid-polymer feed system, a key part...

Perhaps no issue is more important in the clean-water profession than replacing experienced operators who will soon retire. Cities and agencies are...

The handwriting on the wall is clear: Many experienced wastewater operators will retire soon, and there aren’t enough new people coming up...

SJE-Rhombus Introduces Master Pump Switch The Double Float Master mechanical pump switch from SJE-Rhombus has an enhanced pumping range of 3 to 48...

When Heyburn, Idaho, needed a large sewer rate increase,Ralph Martini went door-to-door in the city of 2,900 people to explain why. In...

Two-stage digestion upgrade Problem A major expansion at the London (Ohio) Wastewater Treatment Plant would raise the design capacity to 5.8 mgd and include...

The expression “running lean” can have negative connotations — of operating on a starvation budget, overworking staff, cutting corners on maintenance. But...

The United States faces a huge shortfall in funding for renewal of water and wastewater infrastructure — while at the same time...

Rapid application development Problem Managing data at the 1.8 mgd Plover (Wis.) Wastewater Treatment Facility involved entering information into multiple files in different formats....

Many wastewater treatment plants use biogas for energy. Most haven’t won EPA awards for their work. And it’s a good bet to...

The AquaCritox sustainable sludge destruction and wastewater treatment system from SCFI uses super-critical water oxidation (SCWO) to destroy organic waste. The odorless...