Concentrations of hydrogen sulfide at the headworks of the Rancocas Road Treatment Facility in Mount Holly, N.J., reached 100 parts per million...
Treatment
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Process Chemistry/Lab Analysis
Two parameters
The Thermo Scientific Orion benchtop pH/conductivity multiparameter meter from Environmental Express displays two parameters plus temperature at once and provides measurements...
Editorial
Conveyor/Compactor Keeps Screenings from Clogging Plant
The ScrewpactorHD heavy-duty shafted spiral conveyor/compactor from Headworks can bust, crush and tear up materials such as fired clay brick, blocks of...
Editorial
Tireless Devotion
When Kathy Cooper moved to Rochelle, Ill., she had to make a career change: She was a medical technologist, but there were...
Editorial
Bug-Driven Performance
Wastewater professionals go by many titles: plant manager, chief operator, environmental coordinator. But “bug farmer”?
That’s how Tom Pfiester, wastewater division manager of...
Editorial
The Work Is the Reward
How do operators work after winningconsecutive safety and plant awards from their peers? Harder than they did before, according to Linda Barrier,...
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Energy Management and Sustainability
Rotary lobe compressor cuts costs
Problem
Personnel at the Town of Huntington (N.Y.) Wastewater Treatment Plant were troubled by the energy requirements of three...
Editorial
Quick Payback
The Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency in Big Bear City, Calif., generated 5,800 tons of Class B biosolids per year. The...
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Breath of Fresh Air
Every month, operators at the West Jackson County Regional Land Treatment Facility in Ocean Springs, Miss., launched a boat into the 20-acre...
Editorial
Energy Management and Sustainability
Electric boiler
The Acme-Slim electric hot water boiler from Acme Engineering Products offers the precise amount of kilowatts for reduced demand. With minor...
Editorial
December Product News
Wastequip Introduces Compactor
The Super Energy Efficient, 4-yard, self-contained compactor from Wastequip holds up to 24 bags of trash. Powered by the Super...
Editorial
Catching Things Early
When Bob Moore was hired in 2006 as lead operator at the South Coastal Regional Wastewater Facility in Delaware, the first thing...
Editorial
Better With Age
The New Holstein (Wis.) Wastewater Treatment Plant sits humbly at the end of a gravel road on the east edge of town.
From...
Videos
Town of Vernon, Conn. - Treatment Plant Operator Video - Nov 2011
Links mentioned in the video: Hach HQd Meters and Probes 800-227-4224
About the Video: A unique process and an exceptional staff make sure...
Videos
Natchez, Miss. - Treatment Plant Operator Video - Nov 2011
Sponsored by Parkson.
Links mentioned in the video:
Parkson Automatic Bar Screen
Parkson THERMO-SYSTEM Solar Sludge Dryer
Ovivo Carrousel surface aerator
SRS Crisafulli FLUMP dredge
BDP Industries 2VP...
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Wastewater Treatment Systems
Increasing hydraulic capacity
Problem
The traveling bridge sand filters at the 80 mgd Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys, Calif., had...
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Cold-Water Nitrification
The wastewater treatment lagoon at Gresham (Wis.) Municipal Utilities needed a $350,000 upgrade to comply with the state Department of Natural Resources’...














