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Cavitation is the formation and implosion of vapor bubbles in a region where the pressure of a liquid falls below its vapor...

People/AwardsJim Clark, vice president of Black & Veatch, received the Water Environment Federation’s Engelbrecht International Achievement Award.Gary Englund received the Vere R....

Intense faces. Spectators shouting encouragement. Team members high-fiving. No, it wasn’t a sporting event, but it was the toughest competition of the...

A monthly magazine is a great place for in-depth articles on topics of interest. It’s not the greatest place to get current...

Building green isn’t a fad – it’s here to stay. And the consensus seems to be that the way to build green...

If you’re looking for general manager Steve Douglas at the City of York (Pa.) Wastewater Treatment Plant, you probably won’t find him...

Energy accounts for 28 percent of wastewater operations and maintenance budgets — the second largest expense for a treatment facility after labor. That...

James R. (Jimmy) Stewart entered the wastewater treatment profession for a simple, practical reason. “The economy was bad in the early 1980s, and...

Biosolids produced at the Moccasin Bend Wastewater Treatment Plant weren’t always considered a resource. Before improvements to the plant in 2005, all...

Grit in biosolids was destroying the dewatering centrifuge at the Council Bluffs (Iowa) Water Pollution Control Plant. Damage to the scroll bowl...

The wastewater treatment operator certification roles in Nebraska list some 900 people. Many, if not most, of them have been trained by...

A year ago, we launched Treatment Plant Operator with a simple statement: “It’s your magazine — tell your story!” A number of...

Moving fluids and solids streams takes energy. High-efficiency pumping systems can help wastewater treatment plants reduce their energy bills and shrink their...

People/AwardsJen Thoreson received the Laboratory Operator Award from the Minne-sota Wastewater Operators Association.Iowa Water Pollution Control Association award recipients include:• Mark McGuire,...

The BioFuelBox mini-refinery from BioFuelBox Corp. converts fats, oils and grease from wastewater treatment plants into ASTM standard, low-sulfur premium B100 biodiesel....

Pure Technologies Acquires Jason ConsultantsPure Technologies Ltd. has purchased the operating subsidiaries of Jason Consultants Group Ltd., specializing in underground infrastructure engineering...

Recycling system Anue Environmental Inc. offers the EP-1320 System, which recycles a small fraction of discharged wastewater back into the pump station,...

A new gasification system at the Sanford South Water Resource Center (WRC) in Sanford, Fla. is far ahead of the curve in...