Ten years ago officials with the City of Carmel, Ind., and staff at the wastewater treatment plant decided to change the solids...
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Life's Work
Hardly anyone noticed the Waterville (N.Y.) Wastewater Treatment Plant until head operator Louie Langone started offering free compost. “I had people say...
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Coming Out On Top
The Town of Bristol Wastewater Treatment Plant has often found itself between a rock and a hard spot, yet it has come...
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Worth Noting - May 2009
peopleAaron Nelson of Virginia Beach, Va., is the new president of the Chesapeake Water Environment Association and Water and Waste Operators Association...
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Megatron UV System Provides Chemical-Free Disinfection
The Megatron ultraviolet water disinfection system from Atlantic Ultraviolet Corp. is made to treat wastewater without heat or chemicals. Available in four...
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Weighing Redundancy
Before considering how to best implement automation redundancy in a wastewater treatment plant, the first step is to ask whether it is...
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Industry News - April 2009
Altra Industrial Offers Couplings Brochure
The eight-page couplings brochure from Altra Industrial Motion offers engineers a reference guide to the company’s lineup of...
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The Right Chemistry
In a plant that uses no chemicals, it’s “chemistry” that matters most in award-winning performance. The Kalispell (Mont.) Wastewater Treatment Plant ranks...
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Grace Under Pressure
The Susquehanna River is the Mississippi of the Northeast.Stretching nearly 450 miles, it’s the region’s longest waterway and among its most significant...
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A Natural Step
The City of Lawrence (Kan.) WastewaterTreatment Plant already had a good rapport with neighbors, especially the farmers who benefit from the plant’s...
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Worth Noting - April 2009
PeopleElliott Garay is the newest certified wastewater treatment plant operator in Lake Placid, Fla. Employed as the town’s meter reader since October...
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A Walk in the Park
People don’t typically think of wastewater treatment plants as local attractions, but they do in Escambia County, Fla. There, a 1.5-mile boardwalk...
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A Delicate Subject
I have never worked in a wastewater treatment plant, but I have worked in and around the wastewater industry for a fair...
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Building for the Future
Wastewater operators were hired by the thousands in the early 1970s after passage of the Clean Water Act. Now, many of those...
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The Daily Grind
Odors from the open wet well at the Las Vegas Street Wastewater Treatment Plant septage receiving station in Colorado Springs, Colo., were...
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Working Together
It’s all about working together to protect the environment in Sacramento County. The Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (SRWTP) does virtually everything...
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Better Processes
Process automation helps wastewater treatment operators keep treatment systems functioning and in compliance with permit requirements. Here are some of the latest...
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It's an Investment
The Southern Ute Indian Tribe in southwestern Colorado sees wastewater treatment as an investment rather than an expense. That approach results in...






