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News Briefs: Proposed Clean Water Act Changes Could Fast-Track Gas Pipelines
Entry 244229The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed regulatory changes aimed at streamlining the approval process under the Clean Water Act’s...
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How to Unsettle Floor Debris
Many chopper pumps are equipped to remove solids and sludge from the surface of a tank. However, more often than not, solids...
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Illinois Researchers Examine Link Between Ecosystem and Resource Recovery
Human waste might be an unpleasant public health burden, but scientists at the University of Illinois see sanitation as a valuable facet...
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Exam Study Guide: Flow Velocity; and Confined Space Protocol
Entry 244232Welcome back to TPO magazine's Exam Study Guide Series, which offers a pair of water/wastewater study questions with in-depth explanations of the answers. Last time,...
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Eco-Focused Winery Selects the Sustainable TITAN MBR
Recognized as authorities of biodynamic farming techniques and sustainable winemaking in France, family owners of a particular Sonoma County winery sought to...
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Package Treatment Systems Provide County With Solutions While Planning Upgrade
When the Town of Marana, Arizona, experienced rapid growth, quick but effective treatment solutions to its existing municipal lagoons were sought. The...
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Get A Ph.D in pH Shift Odor Control
The pH level of your wastewater determines whether or not the neighbors can tolerate the smell of your pump station. This webinar...
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Who Are You Going to Call? Foambusters
When your mixing tank develops a thick layer of foam, who are you going to call? To keep foam low during mixing,...
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Water & Wastewater Education Listing: August 2019
AlaskaThe Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is offering:Aug. 7-8 — Electrical Troubleshooting & Preventative Maintenance, AnchorageAug. 21-22 — Arc Flash Electrical Safety, AnchorageAug. 26-27...
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News Briefs: Teen Invents Microplastic Removal Technique
Entry 244235An Irish teenager has come up with an idea to remove microplastic pollution from the world’s waterways as part of the...
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Grit Removal System Allows WWTP Work-Around While Significantly Upgrading Grit Removal Performance
The City of Longview’s wastewater treatment plant is designed and permitted to treat an annual average flow of 21 million gallons per...
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Maximizing Mixing and Energy Savings
Pit mixing is a dirty job, but someone — or something — has to do it. As treatment plant operators know, the...
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Small Wisconsin Town Balances on Razor's Edge With Utility Rates
Things were looking great for the Three Lakes (Wisconsin) Sanitary District (TLSD) after it was approved for a federal program that allowed...
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Wisconsin Agency Asks Wastewater Plants to Test for PFAS
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking its largest municipal wastewater treatment plants to test for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
The department...
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How to Manage Workplace Conflicts More Effectively
Workplace conflicts are inevitable. In fact, a survey conducted by the American Management Association found that managers spend almost a quarter of...
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Researchers Find Nanoporous Material That Captures PFAS
Barely visible material that looks like tiny grains of sand may hold the key to removing an invisible health threat that has contaminated...
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News Briefs: Protesters Block Route of Biosolids Delivery Trucks
Entry 244241Protesters in Chase, British Columbia, are blocking the routes of trucks transporting biosolids to a bison ranch.
The protesters represent the Secwepmc...
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American Society of Civil Engineers to Grade Stormwater for First Time
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and its Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI), National Municipal Stormwater Alliance (NMSA) and the Water...















