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Sponges are nonmoving invertebrates that have specialized cells for filtering water for food. Freshwater sponges filter out food such as bioplankton and...

Analytical Instrumentation HORIBA Scientific Aqualog A-TEEM The Aqualog A-TEEM from HORIBA Scientific is a fluorometer that simultaneously scans for absorbance and fluorescence excitation and emission...

WASTEWATER By Rick LallishWhen using membrane bioreactors, what is typically required for upstream screening?A. Stringent pretreatment standards for all industrial usersB. Primary clarification followed by...

We have come a long way since 1970. As I was entering college, an ad running frequently on TV touted a frozen...

Effective maintenance is critical to reliable water and wastewater treatment. An unplanned breakdown of a critical piece of equipment can lead to...

Hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters in the news highlight the importance of reliable emergency power for water and wastewater treatment facilities. Besides...

In late of 2017 the City of Marysville in north-central Ohio experienced its first harmful algae bloom in its surface water reservoir.After...

Greg Wright has found that the path to energy self-sufficiency has many obstacles for rural clean-water plants. That hasn’t discouraged him from continuing...

In my first newspaper jobs I covered a wide range of municipal organizations, including water and sewer utilities. One water utility had...

The EchoWater Project in Sacramento took seven years to construct, costing nearly $1.8 billion. It is touted as the biggest public works...

Jeffrey Dorsey had the same level of knowledge as most people when he applied for a job in the water industry. “I knew...

When Jeff LeMay got the call that he’d been named 2021 Regional Wastewater Operator of the Year by the U.S. EPA, “I...

The Chino Basin Water Conservation District’s fall festival is back after a two-year hiatus due to COVID. Based in Montclair, California, the district...

Asahi/America welcomes Steve Landry as district sales managerAsahi/America announced the addition of Steve Landry to its outside sales team. Landry joined Asahi/America...

PEOPLE/AWARDS Dale Bennett, a water treatment operator with the city of Siloam Springs, won a Northwest Arkansas Water Equality Assistance Award from the...

Reclamation facility uses online THM analyzerProblem: The upgraded Tres Rios Water Reclamation Facility, operated by the Pima County (Arizona) Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department...

WASTEWATER Aerobic granular biosolids key to treatment technology One of the most expensive processes in wastewater treatment is initial pollutant and nutrient removal. The industry...