When interviewing treatment operators for stories for this magazine, I usually ask, “How did you get involved in this profession?”Surprisingly often, the...
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Turning the Tide
Can a wastewater treatment plant also work as an energy conversion facility? Marine Park Water Reclamation Facility in Vancouver, Wash., provides an...
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Learning New Tricks
If you grew up right-handed, it’s not easy to switch to left-handed. that’s the kindof change the operations staff at the Marco...
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Worth Noting - April 2010
People/AwardsWesley Sydnor was named Kentucky vice president and Tim Kraus was named Kentucky delegate for Kentucky Tennessee Water Environment Association.The Central States...
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A Youthful Perspective
Like most young people, Brandon Johnson never imagined himself in a wastewater treatment career. Now, he’s happily employed as a wastewater operator...
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All about biosolids
Innovation continues in the processing of biosolids for energy production and beneficial reuse as a fertilizer and soil enhancer.The Water Environment Federation’s...
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The struggles over water
In case you’re inclined to plan ahead, the Water Environment Federation has named the keynote speaker for its WEFTEC 2010 conference in...
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Funds for infrastructure
The Clean Water Council (CWC) is encouraging inclusion of the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act (HR 537) in the latest jobs bill...
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No Corners Cut
What do coal mining and wastewater treatmenthave in common? Plenty, says Bernie Kozlovac, manager of the Ebensburg (Pa.) Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Safety was...
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What the Heck Is SVI?
Sludge Volume Index (SVI) is an extremely useful parameter tomeasure in a wastewater treatment process. In simple terms, SVI is the result...
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In Control
With about 1,200 new residents a month, Cape Coral, Fla., is one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities. Only 30 years old, it...
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A Home Run Career
If Tim Woodward weren’t such a hard-charger, he might not be superintendent of the award-winning Turkey Creek (Ind.) Regional Sewer District Wastewater...
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The Old with the New
Over half a century old, it’s no wonder that the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater. Treatment Plant in Portland, Ore., has been upgraded, expanded...
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Mix Mastery
In the early 1990s, the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant in Columbus, Ohio, upgraded its single-stage anaerobic digestion system.
That change, aided by...
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Product News - March 2010
TB Wood’s Offers DuraFlex Couplings DuraFlex couplings from TB Wood’s utilize a polyurethane material formulated for superior weathering, chemical resistance and dynamic...
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Industry News - March 2010
Pump Solutions Names Douglas President Dean E. Douglas has been named president of the Pump Solutions Group by Dover Fluid Management, a...
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Latest Innovations in Pumps
Submersible mixers
Anamix horizontal submersible mixers from KSB Inc. mix, homogenize, and thicken wastewater and sludge. Units have an 8- to 24-inch...
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Getting the Scoop
Milton Bradley has nothing on the City of Tacoma, Wash., and its EnviroChallenger educators. With their custom-made Toxic Toilet board game, educators...
