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We all know it: The industry needs bright, young operators to replace those retiring. Approaches to recruitment are many: internships, apprenticeships, military...

Barbara Jackson, Vernia Hawthorne and Jewel Minor entered the wastewater profession from different areas, but they had one thing in common: determination...

They don’t hire licensed operators when there’s an opening at the Island Water Treatment Plant in Sanibel, Florida. “We take new people and...

Chris Patterson is right where he’s meant to be: gas, water and wastewater manager for the city of Jacksonville, Alabama. His job is...

The Fort Worth, Texas, Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility is big — it is rated at 166 mgd. So to be meaningful, an...

Co-digestion of food waste with wastewater residuals holds substantial promise as a way to increase renewable energy, reduce costs and create environmental...

By their nature, wastewater treatment plants that service coastal communities are vulnerable to storm surges and floods. The town of Hull, Massachusetts, on...

Making a formerly invisible wastewater treatment operation highly visible is an unspoken theme of construction projects at Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew).  ...

Proper mixing is a key to high-quality wastewater treatment and consistent permit compliance. Mixers of different designs deployed in aeration basins, sludge storage...

Looking for a complete skid system? Blue-White engineers have done the planning for you with the efficient, prefabricated small-footprint design of Chem-Feed...

Ametek Arizona Instrument’s line of Jerome toxic gas analyzers is designed to provide accurate and reliable data in compact, rugged and easy-to-use...

On a recent visit with my grandsons, 6-year-old Tucker out of the blue began talking about the “water wasting treatment plant.” Apparently he...

An accurate turbidity measurement often provides nearly immediate results on whether potable or wastewater treatment is effective. The more accurate the turbidimeter...

The treatment of raw water entering a water treatment plant through a rectangular channel can seem like a daunting task. That is...

People/Awards The Williston (North Dakota) Water Resource Recovery Facility was dedicated to Monte Meiers, a longtime city employee and former director of public...

WASTEWATER Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter bacteria perform what function in the activated sludge process? A. They are responsible for denitrification. B. They are required for restoring...