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When officials in Huntington Beach, California, became concerned whether enough ventilators would be available to treat an anticipated surge in COVID-19 patients,...

Treatment Plant Operator’s Bug of the Month is an ongoing series that spotlights the organisms present in wastewater microbiology. Each month a...

Water is the lifeblood of community and industry in the picturesque seacoast towns of Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Wells, Maine, where tourism, farming...

Entry 243404Wastewater treatment plant operators at the Liberty Lake (Washington) Sewer and Water District are speculating that all the hand-washing and sanitizing...

No industry is more essential than the waster and wastewater sector, but relatively few everyday citizens truly recognize and appreciate the services...

Treatment Plant Operator is teaming up with Xylem Inc. to present a webinar Wednesday, May 20, at 11 a.m. (EST) on the topic...

BiofiltrationAdEdge Water Technologies biottta The biottta biological filtration system from AdEdge Water Technologies leverages nature to offer a sustainable solution for wellhead treatment of...

WASTEWATER By Rick LallishWhat is the most common type of lagoon currently in use to treat municipal wastewater?A. AnaerobicB. AeratedC. PolishingD. FacultativeAnswer: D. The most common lagoon treatment system...

I had waited months for a March trip to Florida to meet my brother for some fishing on the Gulf of Mexico....

Water main breaks are a costly problem for water utilities and a major annoyance to customers. And yet, many water utilities still...

Few acronyms raise as much consternation these days as PFAS. The acronym stands for poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances, and they’ve become a...

Despite receiving just 15 inches of precipitation each year, the Colorado city of Greeley has found a way to promote gardening to...

Since 1990, toilets in new construction projects have been required to use no more than 1.6 gallons of water per flush —...

When the Idaho city of Caldwell replaced two old digesters with a new and larger one, Salvador Arreola had to make a...

Millions flock to the Sunshine State each year for exactly that: the plentiful sunshine. But those sun rays are not so popular at...

A lot of people dream of retirement days spent fishing, hunting and traveling. Doug Heistand did, too — until he grew bored. After four...

You’d be hard-pressed to find a more humble water treatment professional than Terence Byrd. As operations supervisor at the J.H. Fewell Water Treatment...

As the coronavirus pandemic and worker layoffs have challenged small businesses, the federal government is offering assistance to keep workers on the...

For more than 20 years, the Portland (Maine) Water District has had an in-school education program delivering lessons to about 1,000 middle...