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In 2020 when the North Woodstock Wastewater Treatment Plant won a U.S. EPA Regional Excellence Award, it was a career cap of sorts...

WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish Solids retention time (SRT) is an important process control measure. What does it mean? A. How long the flow remains in...

Aries finishes biosolids gasification planAries Clean Technologies announced the completion of its Linden Biosolids Gasification Plant in Linden, New Jersey. The fluidized...

People/Awards The Clayton County (Georgia) Water Authority earned two awards from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals: The W.B. Casey Water Resource Recovery Facility Central Wastewater...

Blower replacement helps plant become more efficient Problem A wastewater treatment facility in the Pacific Northwest had issues with an air-bearing blower. To prevent frequent...

Chopper Pumps Vaughan self-priming Chopper Pump Self-priming Chopper Pumps from Vaughan are designed to be easily accessed outside of the wet well while pumping...

OZ Lifting Products CompOZite davit crane OZ Lifting Products’ patented CompOZite davit crane is made of advanced composite materials making it 40% lighter than...

It’s no secret that municipal water treatment is becoming smarter. Automated monitoring and treatment devices make the process easier and more consistent...

The pump discharge check valve is an essential element in the design of water and wastewater pumping systems. The valves work to...

As I write this column, I am recalling another incidence of lead in drinking water, this time in Benton Harbor, Michigan which,...

Many of us are used to thinking of augmented reality as some kind of gimmick — an exhibit at a county fair or...

In taking measures against climate change, many cities and water and wastewater utilities are far ahead of the federal government. Almost routinely, we...

In 2010 the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District need to make significant upgrades to its wastewater treatment plant to meet strict new...

When the state of Massachusetts prohibited the landfilling of organic material, the Greater Lawrence Sanitary District made plans to use food waste to boost...

Rusty Tournade came to the water industry only nine years ago. He started with the City of Eudora, in Northeast Kansas, in 2012...

The Water Council — an international non-profit committed to freshwater innovation — recently introduced its Water Stewardship Verified (WAVE) program, which aims...

Envirosuite wins 2021 Water Entrepreneurial awardEnvirosuite announced it received an award for entrepreneurial company of the year from Frost & Sullivan for...

Entry 242299An error by operations staff at the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant in Austin, Texas, recently resulted in a citywide boil-water notice...

Here are the answers to the Feb. 10, 2022 edition of TPO's Exam Study Guide: Which method to turn pumps on or off...