Integrated security system installed across all county facilitiesProblem: The Department of Facilities Management in Collier County, Fla., maintains and repairs more than...
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News Briefs: Gas Blast Destroys Digester Cover, Sends Smoke Billowing
An explosion at a problematic biodigester near Waunakee, Wis., destroyed a $250,000 nylon inflatable cover early Wednesday morning. The digester, owned and...
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The Treatment Plant Toolbox for Emergency Maintenance
Although a set of standard operating procedures might be available, the safe and successful response to an emergency depends on maintenance performed...
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Portable Multi Gas Detector Developed for Confined Space Entry
The new Multi Gas Clip Pump (MGC Pump) portable multi gas detector is perfect for attendant applications in confined space entry. Twice...
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Can Municipal Treatment Plants Handle Fracking Wastewater?
A discussion about drilling wastewater has stalled in Auburn, N.Y. after an engineering firm determined the city’s wastewater treatment plant cannot handle...
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9 Tips for Creating Effective SOPs
A standard operating procedure (SOP) is a guide that specifies the exact steps to follow to complete a task – from a...
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9 Tips for Creating Effective SOPs
A standard operating procedure (SOP) is a guide that specifies the exact steps to follow to complete a task – from a...
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Avon Solves Frazil Ice Event with Teamwork, Social Media
For two days in early January, it looked as if customers of Avon Lake (Ohio) Regional Water could be without water, thanks...
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Inspire 2014 Conference Covers Process Safety
ACM Facility Safety and the Institute of Hazard Prevention present the Inspire 2014 Conference May 6-8, 2014, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The...
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Tanks, Structures and Components
Plant infrastructure, including buildings and shelters, clarifiers, covers and domes, and tanks, form the storage side of most potable water treatment systems....
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Dust Mask or Disposable Respirator?
Respirators protect workers from inhaling dangerous material that can cause acute or chronic respiratory problems. Acute conditions occur suddenly and usually involve...
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Dust Mask or Disposable Respirator?
Respirators protect workers from inhaling dangerous material that can cause acute or chronic respiratory problems. Acute conditions occur suddenly and usually involve...
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How Do Hazardous Chemical Classifications Affect Clean-Water Plants?
The Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals is a logical, comprehensive and international approach to:
Defining the three hazards of...
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Chemical Leak Threatens 300,000 Water Customers
As of last night, nine counties in West Virginia were still under a state of emergency after a chemical company spill leaked...
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Prepare Your Plant for Emergencies
Customers expect 24/7/365 from water and wastewater infrastructure, and that’s why treatment systems need to be prepared to deal with emergencies that...
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Prepare Your Plant for Emergencies
Customers expect 24/7/365 from water and wastewater infrastructure, and that’s why treatment systems need to be prepared to deal with emergencies that...
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Cold-Weather Operations Require Foresight and Special Precautions
Maybe it’s because so many water and wastewater treatment plants are located in sunny climes, but cold-weather operation doesn’t seem to get...










