Treatment

It’s something to be proud of when a plant wins an award. But when it wins that award year after year, that’s...

The concept of transparency today reminds us that government is always accountable to the people. A brief Internet search reveals a rapid...

Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) in Greenville, S.C., operates nine wastewater treatment plants and provides water reclamation to more than 400,000 people in...

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

The Town of Essex in southwestern Ontario upgraded its facultative lagoon treatment systems with an alternative wastewater treatment plant — a continuous-fill,...

Jeff Rewerts hasn’t always been a wastewater treatment operator,but when he changed careers six years ago by joining the City of Mason...

A 2009 upgrade brings new and different secondary treatment and solids processing systems to a treatment plant in Missouri. Featuring the Grit...

Improved capacity and space savings Problem The 3.15 mgd (design) treatment plant in Marseilles, Ill., averaged 1.25 mgd and produced 55 dry tons of...

Hikers and bikers on the trail past the newly upgraded Washington (Mo.) Wastewater Treatment Facility probably have no idea about the innovative...

The City of Sheboygan, Wis., has received a prestigious award from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (GLSLCI) for nearing energy...

The Ohio city of London brought its new activated sludge wastewater treatment plant online in 2009 and soon encountered issues with solids...

Hybrid compressor Delta Hybrid oil-free rotary lobe compressor packages from Aerzen USA Corp. combine rotary lobe blowers with screw compressor technologies for flows...

John Lande remembers a time when he AND his staff didn’t enjoy going to work. In the late 1990s, a new permit...

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

Dual technology reactor controls odors Problem Odors from two pump stations in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., were aggravating residents and tourists. Lee County Utilities...

From active solar biosolids dryers to an aggressive office-recycling program, the Noblesville (Ind.) Wastewater Treatment Plant has done its part to help...

Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection is now a standard feature in many wastewater treatment plants. It has also been adopted by the drinking water...