The job nobody wanted was a dream come true for Gilbert Sanchez. “I had just graduated from high school,” he recalls. “I...
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Worth Noting - January 2011
People/Awards Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi of the Eau Terre Environnement Research Center won the International Water Association’s 2010 Global Honour Award for Applied...
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Partnerships that Make Sense
As environmental pressures increase and water resources come under greater stress, wastewater dischargers across North Carolina have joined as coalitions to conduct...
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System Uses the Sun for Biosolids Drying
The THERMO-SYSTEM active solar biosolids dryer from Parkson Corp. uses 95 percent solar energy and ambient air to remove water from biosolids,...
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Pulling Together
As chief operator at the City of Fairfield (Ohio) Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jason Hunold conducts many tours. When he does, he always...
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In Case of the Unthinkable
This month’s “In My Words” column tells how two Rhode Island wastewater treatment plants handled the aftermath of unprecedented floods that left...
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Underwater
In 2010, many parts of the United States saw severe flooding. In late March, Rhode Island received storms that in some areas...
Blogs
WEF announces new executive director
The Water Environment Federation Board of Trustees has named Jeff Eger as its new executive director. Eger comes to WEF from Sanitation...
Blogs
Utility Management Conference registration opens
Online registration is now open for the 2011 Utility Management Conference Feb. 8-11in Denver. Sponsored jointly by the American Water Works Association...
Blogs
WEF holds nutrient management conference
The Water Environment Federation Nutrient Recovery and Management 2011 conference will be held Jan. 9-12 at the Hilton Miami (Fal.) Downtown. The...
Blogs
WEF salutes U.S. EPA for 40 years of service
The Water Environment Federation today congratulate the U.S. EPA on reaching its 40th anniversary and recognized the agency’s leadership and support in...
Editorial
Making a Good Thing Better
Microturbines are nothing new to the Albert Lea (Minn.) Waste-water Treatment Facility on the banks of the Shell Rock River.
With more than...
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Product News - December 2010
B&B Introduces Zlinx I/O Modules, Modems
Zlinx Xtreme IP67 outdoor-rated radio modems and I/O modules from B&B Electronics Manufacturing Co. Inc. feature...
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Closer to Home
When the citizens of Kern and Ventura Countiesspoke up, clean-water professionals LISTENED. Until 2009, biosolids produced in Ventura County were hauled 150...
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Smooth Solution
During a product installation demonstration for the rehabilitation of some aging brick manholes and a concrete lift station, Mack McDonald saw what...
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Solar-Powered Mixers Save Energy, Reduce Algae
Solar-powered mixers from SolarBee are designed to solve municipal wastewater quality problems including odor control, discharge permit violations, and high energy costs....
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A Lot of Ingenuity
For years, operators at the Suffield Water Pollution Control AUTHORITY wastewater treatment plant tried in vain to meet increasingly stringent total nitrogen...
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Industry News - December 2010
Sure Seal Butterfly Valves Receive Patent
The tapered-seat design of Sure Seal’s LBF Series lined butterfly valves has received patent No. 7,758,017....






