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Forty years ago, a surge of resources and new recruits flooded the treatment industry due to the Clean Water Act amendment. Now,...

Blue-White Industries manufactures top quality, competitively priced variable-area flowmeters in more than 240 configurations. Units are configured for in-line, panel mount or closed...

An assortment of toxic pollutants in California drinking water could cause more than 15,000 cases of cancer, according to a peer-reviewed EWG study...

Most people think as little as possible about the wastewater that is produced daily from their showers, bathtubs, sinks, dishwashers and toilets....

When the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, committed to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2025, Mike Lunn knew the water utility...

Operators at the Downers Grove (Illinois) Wastewater Treatment Center worked for four years with the vendor to repair the compressor on the...

The City of Silverton, Oregon, was planning a constructed wetland to solve a stream thermal overload problem involving its Schemmel Lane Wastewater...

With the rise of data-driven decision-making, weather monitoring is increasingly important for water and wastewater utilities. The Internet of Things movement is driving...

There are plenty of opportunities for adventurous treatment plant operators, but none so much as the McMurdo Station treatment plant in Antarctica. There...

Clean-water plants increasingly look for higher removal efficiency in headworks equipment, including grit systems. The goal generally is cleaner, drier grit combined with...

Right now, out on the oceans, multimillion-dollar floating rigs are pulling crude oil up from beneath the seafloor, from depths of hundreds...

WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish What type of pump should never be operated or started against a closed valve? A. Centrifugal pump B. Peripheral pump C. Positive...

Biohybrid filters alleviate odor concerns with force main upgrade Problem: Odor control often is not incorporated into plant design and is considered only after residents...

People/Awards The Orange County (California) Sanitation District’s Newhope-Placentia Trunk Sewer Replacement Project was named Wastewater Treatment Project of the Year by the American...

The conversion of wastewater effluent into Class A biosolids is serving as a solution for more and more forward-thinking wastewater treatment facilities....

Entry 226443Pneumatic drives are often utilized in water treatment facilities to support filtration processes. Often in filter basins, they assist the cleaning...