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Twelve years ago, the Johnson County (Kan.) Wastewater (JCW) website fell short of its potential. Serving about 440,000 customers with seven treatment...

The three-cell, 6-acre aerated lagoon at the Remsen (Iowa) Wastewater Treatment Plant could not meet new ammonia permit levels of less than...

The sludge transfer chemical feed system at the Southport Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant serving metro Indianapolis, Ind., needed an overhaul. Three 4,000-gallon fiberglass-reinforced...

Back in the day, there was controversy over thermal pollution from electric power plants (notably nuclear plants) that used lake or river...

Pump Solutions Names Buscher VP-PSG Commercial Pump Solutions Group appointed Karl Buscher to the newly created position of senior vice president-PSG Commercial. Buscher...

We often read about big new clean-water plants surrounded by acres and acres of ponds, pathways and wildlife habitat. Such projects are...

Bugs or Microorganisms? To the Editor: Our wastewater treatment plant staff enjoys your articles on the various plants in the USA. The write-up on...

Growing grapes and developing a vineyard might not be the first thing wastewater operators think of doing to upgrade the landscape of...

Peristaltic metering pump Peristaltic pumps for metering (LPP-M) from Flowrox are designed for pumping diverse slurries and accurately metering a wide range of...

Neptune Quieter Operating Mixers Quieter operating mixers from Neptune Mixer Co. feature steel helical gears, high-quality bearings and high-grade lubricant. The level 9...

The Mectan V induced vortex grit removal system from John Meunier, Inc., a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, is engineered to...

Ultraviolet (UV) light is used to disinfect many types of water, including low-quality water like primary treated wastewater and combined sewer overflows...

There’s an old saying: Make hay while the sun shines. But the West Jackson County Land Treatment Facility, in Ocean Springs, Miss.,...

In the Battle of Zinc, the Appomattox Water Reclamation Facility is winning. In fact, it has already won. Using lime and soda...

When the Newtown (Conn.) Wastewater Treatment Plant had trouble meeting its nitrogen limit, the plant manager, operator and mechanic worked as a...

People/Awards The Town of Provincetown (Mass.) received the 2011 Wastewater Utility Award from the New England Water Environment Association. John Gibson, the City of...

The Water Environment Federation and the International Water Association have relaunched of the World Water Monitoring Day public education and outreach program....

New York City’s Newtown Creek Wastewater treatment plant offers tours regularly, but on Valentine’s Day there will be a little something extra....