Instrumentation and Monitoring

From July through mid-October, wastewater from vegetable and cheese processing facilities caused phosphorus spikes at the Beaver Dam (Wis.) Wastewater Treatment Plant....

The Lab Detective was asked to provide some informal training about nitrogen removal in wastewater treatment plants, including a discussion...

Smith & Loveless release pumping system catalog Smith & Loveless released Pumping SOLUTIONS 4.0. The pumping systems catalog includes specifications, technical drawings...

Odors from wastewater facilities can be a nuisance, not just to neighbors but to the operators who need to identify...

In four short years, Abbotsford has gone from a small Wisconsin town running out of water to the site of...

When the City of Manassas Public Works and Utilities Department received the 2011 Excellence in Water Treatment Plant Performance silver...

ABB low voltage motor control center The MNS-MCC low voltage motor control center from ABB Low Voltage Products is designed to address...

Efficient aerator motor Aqua-Aerobic Systems offers Endura Series Motors for Aqua-Jet surface aerators and AquaDDM direct-drive mixers. The motors are available...

Pepperl+Fuchs receives product certification Pepperl+Fuchs received UL Class I, Division 2, ATEX Zone 2 and IEC-Ex Zone 2 certification for its 15-...

Noninvasive leak detection reduces water loss Problem The Greensboro (N.C.) Water Resources Department used electronic listeners to locate leaks throughout a 1,500-mile service...

Michigan's Waterford Township faced the retirement of multiple Public Works staff members, some with more than three decades of water...

The word cavitation comes from the Latin word “cavus” meaning hole or cavity. Cavitation refers to conditions within the pump, when the...

Severn Trent Services, a leading global supplier of water and wastewater solutions, will present four technical papers at the upcoming New York...

Treating water is more than a profession for Nate Tillis. You could easily say it's a calling. His deep appreciation for...

Nidec vertical pump motors TITAN II 5812 and 5813 frame vertical motors from Nidec Motor Corp. have a cast iron frame and...

While some wastewater facilities adjust their phosphorus-control chemical dose based on flow or by setting a fixed dose rate, the ability...

The plant operator was at his wits' end. The sludge just wouldn't settle, no matter how he tried to control...