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Welcome back to TPO magazine's Exam Study Guide Series, which offers a pair of water/wastewater study questions with in-depth explanations of the answers. Last time, we...

Here are the answers to the Nov. 18, 2021 edition of TPO's Exam Study Guide: Which type of blower may not be operated against a...

Skilled operators and innovative technologies make an unbeatable combination in water and wastewater treatment plants.Explore the possibilities in this special section.

The IFAS technology has increasingly been employed for incorporating BNR into large conventional activated sludge systems that are constrained by tankage or...

Entry 242402The public works director for Jackson, Mississippi, recently urged the city council to pass an emergency order to pay its staff...

WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish When conducting a sludge settleometer test, what does the first 5 minutes of the test indicate? A. Presence of filaments B. Particle collision...

Atlas Copco OGP+ on-site generator Atlas Copco’s new OGP+ Pressure Swing Adsorption oxygen generator series consumes 30% less feed air at full load to...

An essential step in the headworks of your wastewater treatment plant, screening is the process of separating solids and other debris from...

Municipal water systems can include hundreds or even thousands of measuring devices. Particularly for basic applications, demands for simplicity in commissioning, operation...

Vital Utilities joins EnBiorganic Technologies network EnBiorganic Technologies welcomed Vital Utilities of Lumsden, Saskatchewan, to its licensed network of EBS-Di installers and service...

People/Awards Craig Netwig, founder of King Lee Technologies, was inducted into the American Membrane Technology Association Hall of Fame for his vision to create...

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.” — Robert...

A critical challenge facing today’s clean-water plants is tightening effluent limits on nutrients, most notably phosphorus. Reliable nutrient reduction depends in part on...

Wastewater treatment is a relatively new profession that began in earnest with the Clean Water Act of 1972. This means there are few...

While scientists know that biosolids application can benefit the soil, they are still learning about the best ways to measure this. In...

Irvine Ranch Water District has been a pioneer in recycled water for more than 50 years. Upon finding that many residents did not understand...

Do more with less. That’s the philosophy of Pedro Grondin, supervisor of the Newport (Vermont) Wastewater Treatment Plant. Faced with the shortage of qualified...

There’s a joke going around the Richland Department of Public Works: Von Eggers is not allowed to work on April 1 because...