In 2011, the Texas city of Celeste experienced severe solids accumulation in its wastewater treatment lagoon, causing dramatic loss of retention time...
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Effluent Benefits Wildlife at Barataria-Terrebone Estuary
The Thibodaux Wastewater Treatment Plant is an aerated lagoon system with mechanical bar screens, high-flow trickling filters, and primary and final clarifiers.The...
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Q&A: Melissa Meeker Discusses the WERF/WRRF Merger
Last May, the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and the WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) announced plans for a merger to create the...
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BDP Industries Showcases Efficient Belt Press
Efficiency and energy savings are major priorities for water and wastewater treatment plants.Those attributes were on display in many products exhibited at...
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Combination Truck Offers Downhole Pumping
Combination trucks are reliable workhorses used for years in wastewater tank and pipe cleaning. Still, some big jobs call for more capability...
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Notes From a Field Trip to the Wisconsin Operators Conference
I really should do this more often. Last May, I attended the Southeast Region Meeting of the Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Association, hosted...
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Digital Technology
Testing method helps determine activated carbon remaining serviceProblem: Operators at the drinking water plant in Corvallis, Oregon, were unable to determine the...
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Watts MasterSeries Backflow Prevention Valve Assemblies Meet Latest Lead-Free Standards
FEBCO MasterSeries LF850 and LF870V lead-free double-check valve assemblies from Watts Water Technologies are designed to prevent the backflow of pollutants that...
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Wilden High-Pressure Aluminum Pump Handles Viscous, Solids-Laden Slurries
The HS430S Advanced FIT high-pressure aluminum pump from Wilden, part of PSG, a Dover company, is designed for applications that require high...
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Worth Noting - September 2016
People/AwardsSteve Hoambrecker was named the waste management director for the City of Waterloo, Iowa.Isaac Garcia was named plant director of the Regional...
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Water Environment Federation Announces 2016 WEF Fellows
The Water Environment Federation has announced 15 distinguished members as the 2016 WEF Fellows. This prestigious designation recognizes members’ achievements, stature and contributions to the water...
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How to Optimize Airflows to Aeration Basins
As a result of clean-energy mandates and the rising cost of energy, wastewater treatment facilities around the country are retrofitting their instrumentation...
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SAWS Receiving Station Goes From Homemade to World-Class
When the San Antonio (Texas) Water System wanted to upgrade its septage collections system, the utility faced challenges beyond what's normal at a typical wastewater...
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Water & Wastewater Industry News: August 2016
Proco Products receives ANSI/NSF 61 certification
Proco Products received ANSI/NSF 61 certification on its Proco Series 230, Proco Series 233L/234L, Proco Series 271,...
















