Treatment

International Wastewater Systems of Burnaby, British Columbia, is putting its own twist on the recovery of heat from sewage and wastewater. The...

These days, the 100-year flood seems to be happening nearly every year. Cases in point: Tropical Storm Allison in 2001, Hurricane Katrina...

A decades-old fuel spill at the Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque, N.M., is slowly creeping toward municipal water sources. Discovered in...

When operators are faced with licensing exams, they sometimes struggle with test anxiety because they don’t fully understand how to properly study...

ACM Facility Safety and the Institute of Hazard Prevention present the Inspire 2014 Conference May 6-8, 2014, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The...

A water main break in Janesville, Wis., blew a 20-foot-wide hole in a street and created a 30-foot-high water geyser. The 12-inch...

Rerouted wastewater could rejuvenate some of Louisiana’s wetlands. As part of the Wetland Assimilation Project at the South Terrebonne Wastewater Treatment Plant,...

What’s the most dangerous place in your wastewater treatment plant? Headworks. Biosolids area. Electrical panels.Think again. It could be your laboratory. While...

With a little more than five years’ experience, Troy Bemisdarfer has already made a name for himself at the Big Bear (Calif.)...

The wastewater treatment plant in Ketchum, Idaho, treats 1.25 mgd, largely for reuse in irrigation. One of the plant’s most popular features,...

With a little more than five years’ experience, Troy Bemisdarfer has already made a name for himself at the Big Bear (Calif.)...

In north central Utah’s desert climate, water is scarce and sunlight abundant. The Tooele City Water Reclamation Facility helps ease the first condition...

The complexities of the Grass Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant don’t faze supervisor Bob Bobik and his experienced operators. They relish the challenges, never...

A Rice University study of “superbugs” found at two wastewater treatment plants in northern China should alert operators at U.S. wastewater facilities...

New prestressed tank accommodates expected growthProblem The influx of new residents, businesses and recreational users to the City of Pocatello, Idaho, made additional...

When the 25-year-old filters at the Jackson Mills Road water treatment plant began to fail, the Township of Freehold water utility decided...

Plant infrastructure, including buildings and shelters, clarifiers, covers and domes, and tanks, form the storage side of most potable water treatment systems....