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Alarming is an essential function in water and wastewater treatment plant automation. But how can alarms be directed reliably to the right...

A couple of years ago I asked my 32-year-old son if he would help me burn a music playlist onto a CD. He...

WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish Membrane bioreactors are becoming a viable option for retrofitted waste treatment facilities or newly built facilities. What two types of...

Federal Screen Products strainer baskets Federal Screen Products engineers long-lasting and unique strainer baskets for water application needs. The baskets are fabricated individually...

Underdrain offers backwashing feature The use of an underdrain enables utilities to collect filtered water during the filter run, and distribute air and water...

Chopper pump reimagined for wastewater conditioning The amount of grease and rags that make it into the wastewater system has made wet wells...

Flomatic welcomes Ray Smith as new sales rep Flomatic Valves announced the hiring of Raymond “Ray” Smith II as its new inside technical salesperson....

People/Awards Improvements to the Loveland (Colorado) Water Reclamation Facility, including a new collections system and digester facility and step-screen technology were recognized by the American...

During July 2020, more than 5,000 people visited the wastewater treatment facility in Albany, Oregon. The main attraction was the 40-acre constructed...

Entry 243201A federal judge has sentenced the former supervisor of Sioux City, Iowa’s wastewater treatment facility to two years of probation, including...

Recent trial programs looking at the efficacy of testing wastewater to detect COVID-19 outbreaks have yielded important insights about how this method...

Treatment Plant Operator magazine is teaming up with Veolia Water Technologies to offer a webinar titled “Evaluating Alternative Treatment Options to Eliminate the Need for...

A municipal water tank in Destin, Florida, is this year’s winner of the Tank of the Year competition sponsored by Tnemec Company,...

The Star System complete metering system has the features that make it a great choice in many applications. The Star Systems has an...

Here are the answers to the Nov. 5, 2020 edition of TPO's Exam Study Guide:1. What type of sampling is used to gather samples at...

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...

Entry 243204A man in Bradford, Pennsylvania, led police on a high-speed chase that ended with a crash into the Bradford City Water...

COVID-19 hasn’t stopped the flow of wastewater into treatment plants, and it shouldn’t stop the stream of water education either. The Prince William...

Treatment Plant Operator magazine is teaming up with CAS DataLoggers to offer a webinar titled “The Benefits of Monitoring Toxic and Corrosive...