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Education for All Ages Is the Approach at a Unique Environmental Learning Place in California
The EcoCenter in San Francisco’s Heron’s Head Park holds classes and sponsors activities to teach students and adults about ecosystems and habitat...
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The 2018 Arkansas Water Laboratory Professional of the Year Is Someone Her Supervisor Calls Indispensable
Mindi Dearing never stops pushing the envelope.
Twenty-six years removed from her bachelor’s degree in biological science, she earned an MBA. Several years...
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People-Oriented Eric Osborne Helps Utility Select the Right People and Keep Team Members Trained
Eric Osborne ended up in the water industry because of a call from a prospective employer that didn’t come.Now, after 30 years,...
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Amazement With the Miracle of Treatment Brought Clifford Creeks Jr. Into the Profession
It’s been 23 years since Clifford Creeks Jr. traveled the short distance, just five minutes from where he grew up, to the...
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California Professional Climbs From Warehouse Position to Senior Operator
You won’t find many women senior wastewater operators today. You’ll find even fewer who operate a four-story, 200 wet-ton-per-day multiple-
hearth furnace.
Yet,...
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A Land Reclamation Project in Ontario Involves a City Utility in a Three-Way Partnership
In a mining district of northeastern Ontario, biosolids from wastewater treatment plants are being used to revegetate land that had been covered...
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What's One Way to Prepare for High Flows? Conduct a Simulation.
A series of high-flow simulations conducted last winter by the Prince William County (Virginia) Service Authority will help the utility identify near-...
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The Light’s Fantastic!
Unlike most wastewater lift stations whose owners try to hide or disguise them, the Calgary Forest Lawn Lift Station in southern Alberta...
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Here's an Argument for a More Collaborative and Flexible Approach to Regulating Water Quality
Entry 225943No one questions the importance and success of the Clean Water Act. It has without a doubt led to better technology,...
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An Innovative Approach to Phosphorus Removal Requires No Big Capital Investment
Clean-water plants are challenged to meet ever-stricter limits on effluent phosphorus.
Typically, the remedies include chemical treatment, media filtration and process changes enabling...
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Sometimes the Most Important Part of a Trade Show Is What Happens When You Get Home
So you attended WEFTEC in Chicago. You’re back at home and on the job. What will you do with what you learned?
If...
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Exam Study Guide - October 2019
WASTEWATER- By Rick Lallish
What is the expected or recommended time it should take for the contents in an oxidation ditch to travel the...
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Case Study - October 2019
Turnkey solution eliminates chain and scraper downtime
Problem
The Grass Valley area of California has challenges that include mine drainage and heavy flows...
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Product Spotlight - October 2019
Pumping liquids containing high chloride or extreme pH levels can require specially made equipment. The stainless steel Flygt N3069 from Xylem is...
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Study Highlights Concerns About Microplastics in WWTP Processes
Plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles, potentially causing consequences for human health and our aquatic systems, according...
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MS-6 Flowmeter for Accurate Output Measurement
The all-new ProSeries-M MS-6 chemical feed flowmeter accurately measures output from your metering and dosing pumps.
The paten- pending design has...
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Are PFAS Regulations Going Too Far?
As if the wastewater industry didn’t have enough public perception issues, the conversation around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has reached a...
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Be a Good Neighbor and Keep Odor Away
Evoqua provides a full service offering that’s tailored to your water’s pH and flow rates. Evoqua systems can even automatically adjust chemical dosage based...


















