Instrumentation and Monitoring

Nutrients removed from municipal wastewater in Oregon are helping to restore the salmon fishery in British Columbia. It’s a novel arrangement built...

The OPTISENS MAC 100 multiparameter converter from Krohne, based on the long-standing IFC signal converter used for electromagnetic flowmeters, combines flow and...

On graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School, Jim Pynn wanted a career in which he could do something every day for the...

Pump resolves maintenance issues Problem Mechanical seal failures on 6-inch pumps in lift stations were frustrating Jay Roberts, primary operator at the Bradford (Ohio)...

The Eastsound Sewer and Water District operates a small (15,000 gpd) recirculating gravel filter system on Orcas Island, Wash. — one of...

The Pakscan P3 modular control system from Rotork Controls provides a wireless network for Rotork valve actuators, eliminating wiring in new installations...

“Be prepared.” That old Boy Scout motto might well be the watchword at the Tappahannock (Va.) Wastewater Treatment Plant. In anticipation of new...

An upgrade in 2008 reduced the nitrogen discharge of the Town of Huntington (N.Y.) Wastewater Treatment Plant by 90 percent and met...

There was a time when odors from places like manufacturing plants and wastewater treatment facilities were considered simply facts of life. Community...

I live in a beautiful Wisconsin city on Lake Michigan. A few summers ago I attended an annual lakefront/riverfront art festival with...

Shane McCannon knows an opportunity when he sees it. Driving by the local wastewater treatment plant as a teenager, he often thought...

The Coffee Creek Wastewater Treatment plant in Edmond, Okla., has had near-perfect compliance in 38 years and has won several awards, most...

When the Western Racine County (Wis.) Sewerage District upgraded the capacity of its activated sludge extended aeration treatment plant from 1.3 to...

Wastewater treatment in the City of Mankato, Minn., means more than sending clean effluent back into the local watercourse. It means treating...

Duperon Names Aiken Regional Sales Manager Duperon Corp. named Steve Aiken Western Regional Sales Manager. He brings 39 years experience to his position....

Troubleshooting treatment plant problems can be a daunting task — it seems there are so many variables to look at when making...

I used to brag that I intended to be the technology equivalent of Herb in those old Burger King commercials: The last...