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Editorial
Reverse Osmosis Is Costly. Here's a Cost-Effective Way to Make Water for Direct Portable Reuse.
As various regions of the country struggle with stressed drinking water supplies, direct potable reuse of wastewater is gaining acceptance.
Various hurdles stand...
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Redirecting Water to Create a Sustainable Plant Environment
There are huge benefits to the rain gardens at the two wastewater treatment plants in Fayetteville, Arkansas, says Tim Luther, operations manager...
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Schwing Bioset Process Helps a Community Maximize Beneficial Use of Resources
Innovative solutions in wastewater are not limited to treatment plants in big cities. Small or midsized operations can be progressive as well.
The...
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Keeping the Climate Commitment
Sustainability was being practiced in Boulder, Colorado’s water system long before sustainability was a trendy concept. There has been hydroelectric generation on...
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Factory-Built Membrane Bioreactor Packages Suited for Small Flows
Membrane bioreactors are designed with an all-in-one process to yield high-quality effluent that meets strict discharge requirements or can be reused for...
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The Operators at the End of Nowhere: Treating Antarctica's Wastewater
Jeanne Sabin always liked the idea of going to Mars. When an opportunity arose to operate a wastewater treatment facility at the...
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Wastewater Treatment Plants Could Become Sustainable Biorefineries
In the future, wastewater treatment plants can have a broader function by being converted into biorefineries.
All of the world's wastewater treatment plants treat...
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News Briefs: Former WWTP Supervisor to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges for False Reports
Entry 244508A former supervisor of a wastewater treatment plant in Sioux City, Iowa, plans to plead guilty to federal charges that accuse...
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A Metering Pump for Large Treatment Applications
With feed/output rates from 0.002 to 158.5 gph, the ProSeries-M M-4 peristaltic chemical metering pump is well-suited to large municipal water and...
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Infrastructure Corrosion Is a Major Threat to Public Health, Says Study
A recent report based on input from more than 1,300 corrosion professionals identifies aging water infrastructure as a pressing, costly yet fixable...
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WRF Releases RFPs/RFQ for Four Potable Reuse Projects
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) announces that Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) are available for four new...
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Exam Study Guide: Trickling Filter Conditions; and Pumping Conditions
Entry 244511Welcome 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,...
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News Briefs: New Estimates Show Extent of Hurricane Florence's Wastewater Discharges
Entry 244514A joint report by the The Charlotte Observer, The News & Observer and The Herald Sun recently sought to answer a...
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U.S. Water Use Declines to Levels Not Seen Since 1970
Water use across the country reached its lowest recorded level in 45 years. According to a report earlier this year from the U.S....
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Industry News: December 2018
The Water Research Foundation names new CEOThe Water Research Foundation named Dr. Peter Grevatt as chief executive officer. He has over 30...
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Product News: January 2019
Entry 244522Goulds Water Technology, a Xylem brand, AGS Series axial grinder pumpsThe new AGS Series axial grinder pumps from Goulds Water Technology,...















