Where Good Chemistry Means Great Water

Cover Story

A highly educated staff and two on-site laboratories help keep quality water flowing at the Barren River Lake Water Treatment Plant.

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Why Retirement Didn’t Work for This Operator

Top Performer - Operator

Operator Jerry Nicholson applies long experience, skills and wisdom to job; winning praise, award and respect at Boulder’s Betasso Water Treatment Plant.

Bosque Farms Keeps 1,460 Grinder Pumps Humming

Top Performer - Plant

Bosque Farms operators win Wastewater Treatment System of the Year award with specialized skills, excellent communication and a strong work ethic.

Operator’s Research Saves Plant Millions of Dollars

Top Performer - Operator

Rick Cantu’s insistence on getting to the bottom of treatment issues served his community well and saved his treatment facility millions of dollars.

Fourth-Graders Compete in Water Ethics Contest

Hearts and Minds

A contest for fourth-graders in northern Arizona encourages kids to express their idea of a water ethic in artwork and essays.

Eau Claire Plant Increases Treatment, Reduces Energy Needs

Sustainable Operations

A Wisconsin plant goes greener with biological phosphorus removal, higher-efficiency equipment, biogas-to-energy and other upgrades.

Blocking Contamination: The Importance of Effective Bearing Protection

Tech Talk

Effective bearing seals are important to long and trouble-free life in a wide range of rotating equipment in water and wastewater treatment plants.

This Plant is Conquering CSOs With a Wet-Weather Clarifier

How We Do It - Wastewater

A high-rate wet weather treatment system enables an Ohio utility to conquer CSOs and meet its compliance deadline.

Santa Clara Water District Keeps Steelhead Trout Moving

Plantscapes

A California water district undertakes a stream improvement project to enable unimpeded annual spawning migrations for steelhead trout.

Q&A: WERF’s John Willis Talks Biogas and Biosolids Solutions

In My Words

Engineer and WERF Research Council member John Willis finds that often the most economical biogas and biosolids solutions are also the most sustainable.

Deep Trekker Portable Crawler Camera Reduces Inspection Expense

Technology Deep Dive

A pipe crawler video inspection system from Deep Trekker provides substantial versatility in a package that can be operated by a single technician.

Flint: As an Operator, What Would You Have Done?

Let's Be Clear

How was the lead contamination of tap water allowed to happen? And as an operator, what would you have done if forced to deal with a similar situation?

Worth Noting - July 2016

Worth Noting

People/Awards; Calendar

Dewatering Box Offers Low-Cost Disposal Alternative

WWETT Spotlight

Dewatering box from AQUA-Zyme Disposal Systems can give municipalities a low-cost alternative.

Pumps, Drives, Valves, Blowers and Distribution Systems

Case Study

Industry News - July 2016

Industry News

Force Flow Scales Safely Monitor Chemical Usage

Product Spotlight

Gorman-Rupp End-Suction Pumps Designed for High Flow, Greater Head

Product Spotlight

Product News - July 2016

Product News

Product Focus - July 2016

Product Focus