To ensure cost-effective and reliable plant operations, treatment plant operators rely on high-performance chopper pumps. In order to accurately measure the quality...
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Product News: August 2018
Entry 244974Pollardwater MARS Series 100 Meter Test Bench SystemThe MARS Series 100 Meter Test Bench System from Pollardwater is designed to make...
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Time to Apply: USDA Announces $5 Billion in Funding for Rural Water/Wastewater Improvements
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities Service has announced that more than $4 billion in Direct Loan funds and $1...
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News Briefs: 50 Firefighters Respond to Water Treatment Plant Blaze in Quebec
Entry 244989A blaze that required 50 firefighters on scene at a water treatment plant in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, resulted in damages to offices...
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Water & Wastewater Education Listing: August 2018
AlaskaThe Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is offering:Aug. 8-9 — Arc Flash Electrical Safety NFPA 70E, AnchorageAug. 8-10 — Arc Flash Electrical Safety NFPA...
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Industry News: August 2018
Entry 244992Anue Water Technologies appoints vice president of operationsAnue Water Technologies has appointed Gregory Bock as vice president, operations. He brings over...
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Exam Study Guide: Influent Organic Matter Removal; and Chemical Feed Rates
Entry 244997Welcome 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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RotaCut Outperforms Grinders for Digester and Heat Exchanger Efficiency
Digesters and heat exchangers rely on properly conditioned organic waste or feedstock for proper operation. As part of the conditioning, the particle...
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News Briefs: Motor Failure Starts Fire in Chemicals Building at Water Treatment Facility
Entry 245011The failure of an electric motor at a water treatment plant in Elgin, Illinois, started a fire in a building that...
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Effluent-Raised Salmon Gets Community Involved in Wastewater Treatment
Bangor, Maine, is experiencing a spike of tour requests and public interest due to its salmon release program.
Since 2007, the...
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The Shape of Water Towers: An Engineering History
For the most part, you don’t see too many automobiles that are more than 20 years old unless you come across a...
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True Stories of Unique Chopper Pump Applications
Vaughan Company has been creating reliable chopper pumps for over 60 years. During this time, many field engineers have asked about the...
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Get an Up-Close Look at a City’s Gasification Process
Scott Mcrae, the project manager for the Lebanon (Tennessee) Gasification Initiative, offers viewers a detailed walkthrough of the city’s gasification process. The...
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Versatile instrument measures flow in industrial settings
In industrial settings, as in municipal wastewater treatment, measuring flow can sometimes be difficult. Some flowmeters require installation inside piping, which can...
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Boosting the Pressure
Today, forward-thinking municipalities and engineers are specifying packaged pumping systems to improve quality and efficiency and reduce expensive change orders. However, because...
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Worth Noting - August 2018
People/EventsSteve Tarallo was named associate vice president and manager of the water/wastewater unit for Dewberry’s office in Baltimore.
Pleasant Mount Welding of...
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Headworks and Biosolids Management
Washing system helps eliminate FOG problem
Problem: A large north Florida regional wastewater system was battling FOG buildups up to 4 feet thick blanketing...
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Exam Study Guide
WASTEWATER
What are two types of solids effectively removed by primary clarifiers?
A. Floatable and settleable
B. Floatable and dissolved
C. Dissolved and colloidal
D. Suspended and...
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Here's a Chance to Share Your Plant Entrance Sign With Your Peers
Ever since my son was little, we’ve had fun pointing out business signs with letters missing. A big-box store for months advertised...
















