A failure of the dechlorination process at the St. Albans (Vt.) City Wastewater Treatment Plant led to the release of half a...
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Fall from ladder injures a worker at a treatment plant
A 57-year-old man was seriously injured July 24 when he fell from a ladder while working at the Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant...
Blogs
Water Environment Federation Announces Winners of the 2012 WEF Excellence Awards
The Water Environment Federation announced the winners of the 2012 WEF Excellence Awards. The awards will be presented in October at the...
Blogs
Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant turns 75
The DCist website reports that D.C. Water on July 18 celebrated the 75th anniversary of its Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant....
Editorial
Headworks and Biosolids
Collector chain resists corrosion
Problem
A microbiological attack on the 403 stainless steel collector chains at the Deer Island Sewage Treatment Plant in Winthrop,...
Editorial
Shifting Gear
When the New York Town of Riverhead needed to expand one of its 12 pump stations, local officials decided on a brand...
Editorial
Stars of the Show
Plant operators are integral to the education program at Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) in Rhode Island on multiple levels — and one...
Editorial
Lighting the Way
An upgrade to the Mandeville (La.) Wastewater Treatment Plant from 2 to 4 mgd included replacement of an aging UV disinfection system...
Editorial
Driving Down P
State regulatory agencies are ratcheting down nutrient limits for wastewater treatment plants, notably limits on phosphorus. Reaching extremely low phosphorus limits is...
Editorial
August Industry News
Peerless Electronics launches eCommerce stores
Peerless Electronics, distributor of electromechanical and interconnect products, launched six vertical market eCommerce stores. Accessed from www.peerlesselectronics.com, the...
Editorial
It’s All Connected
Wastewater operators encounter a wide range of conditions that affect their plants on a weekly or even daily basis. Flow surges from...
Editorial
It’s Everyone’s Job
Back in the late 1980s when I was working on an assignment with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, the executive director went...
Editorial
Nothing But Benefit
Officials in the Texas gulf coast City of Port Aransas will tell you that locating an avian center adjacent to the wastewater...
Editorial
Headworks and Biosolids
Biofiltration system
The Monafil biofiltration system from Anua uses peat media as a capture and support medium that offers high removal efficiencies for...
Editorial
August Product News
FLIR T-Series infrared cameras
T420 and T440 thermal imagers from FLIR Systems feature a thermal resolution of 76,800 pixels (320 x 240) for...
Editorial
Simplex, duplex control panels provide total pump protection
Single- and three-phase WS Series wastewater/sewage simplex and duplex control panels from SEEwater include Smart Board pump protection for longer pump life...
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Stirring the Pot
For tanks at wastewater treatment plants that contain solids slurries, either for anaerobic digestion or sludge storage, mixing is a key factor...
Editorial
Waste Stream to Revenue Stream
The City of Killeen, Texas, and the Bell CountyWater Control & Improvement District No. 1 have turned biosolids from three wastewater treatment...


















