Most Recent

The energy demand for the water and wastewater industry is approximately 75 billion kWh per year, or about 3% of the electricity...

The Willamette River Water Treatment Plant was built as a long series of buildings in a row, each joined by sections of...

Municipal and industrial clean-water operators are brothers and sisters in arms, facing different treatment processes but many of the same basic challenges...

It’s hard to imagine operating a water or wastewater plant without a modern SCADA system. But what SCADA characteristics help operators keep...

Water has always been a vital resource. Only recently are businesses and government entities treating it as such. The latest evidence of this...

WASTEWATER - By Rick Lallish Where do the bacteria obtain the necessary oxygen to survive in an anoxic zone? A. Remaining dissolved oxygen B. Nitrite...

Entry 225223In my exploration of books about water and wastewater treatment, I usually find two extremes: highly technical tomes that are the...

Decanter centrifuge reduces biosolids disposal costs Problem Hollandia Dairy in Southern California was paying to transport 25,000 pounds of wastewater biosolids a day. ...

Without proper detection, trace metals in a water system can lead to human and environmental health risks. To combat this issue, Aqua...

Flomatic Valves Model 5400 Flo-E-Centric plug valve Flomatic Valves’ Flo-E-Centric Model 5400 is an energy-efficient round-port eccentric plug valve designed in compliance with...

Conventional wastewater disinfection using chlorine could facilitate the spread of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria, and treating some types of wastewater with UV...

Entry 243595From Feb. 17-20, the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show will take over the Indiana Convention Center in...

A recent study of seven wastewater treatment plants in the Eastern U.S. reveals a mixed record when it comes to removing medicines...

Paddlewheel flowmeters are easy to install and operate, resulting in a very low overall cost of ownership. Relatively low-cost paddlewheel style electronic...

Entry 243598Welcome 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,...

Entry 243601The Lewes (Delaware) Wastewater Treatment Plant so far has replaced two of its filter units after a plant malfunction led to...

AlaskaThe Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is offering:Jan. 8-9 — Electrical Troubleshooting and Preventive Maintenance, Anchorage British ColumbiaStay tuned for updates from the British Columbia...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently took another key step in implementing the agency’s PFAS Action Plan by announcing a new...

Blue-White’s DIGI-METER F-2000 Series of electronic insertion-style flowmeters, monitor flow in a broad range of applications. These units will measure flow from...