Entry 244997Welcome 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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RotaCut Outperforms Grinders for Digester and Heat Exchanger Efficiency
Digesters and heat exchangers rely on properly conditioned organic waste or feedstock for proper operation. As part of the conditioning, the particle...
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News Briefs: Motor Failure Starts Fire in Chemicals Building at Water Treatment Facility
Entry 245011The failure of an electric motor at a water treatment plant in Elgin, Illinois, started a fire in a building that...
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Effluent-Raised Salmon Gets Community Involved in Wastewater Treatment
Bangor, Maine, is experiencing a spike of tour requests and public interest due to its salmon release program.
Since 2007, the...
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The Shape of Water Towers: An Engineering History
For the most part, you don’t see too many automobiles that are more than 20 years old unless you come across a...
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True Stories of Unique Chopper Pump Applications
Vaughan Company has been creating reliable chopper pumps for over 60 years. During this time, many field engineers have asked about the...
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Chop and Mix – The Basics of a Conditioning Pump
A conditioning pump is designed to be used in several different scenarios to save on costly clean out cycles and maintenance. The...
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News Briefs: Lime Dust Explosion Injures Two Operators in Kansas City
Entry 245029A lime dust explosion at a Kansas City water treatment plant injured two workers July 15. The workers reportedly had chemical...
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Oostburg Sees Long-Term Value in Rotamat RoK4 Vertical Fine Screen
Oostburg Wastewater Treatment Plant found HUBER’s RoK4 Vertical Fine Screen when seeking out a new headworks screening solution. The WWTP’s engineers were...
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Versatile, Efficient, Reliable: Triton Screw Centrifugal Pumps
The Triton screw centrifugal pump from Vaughan Company combines the benefits of unmatched reliability with the advantages of highly efficient, non-clog pump...
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EPA Announces PFAS Community Engagement Events
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the next three community engagement events on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The EPA’s...
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Diaphragm Metering Pumps for Tough Applications
The Chem-Pro MC-2 and MC-3 diaphragm metering and dosing pumps are designed to meet the rigorous demands of municipal water and wastewater...
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Exam Study Guide: UV Disinfection; and Calcium Saturation
Entry 245032Welcome 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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Scott Pruitt Resigns From EPA Amidst Ethics Scandals
Scott Pruitt resigned July 5 from his post as administrator of the U.S. EPA, in a move initially announced via tweet from...
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News Briefs: Secondary Digester Catches Fire at Billings WWTP
Entry 245035A secondary digester tank recently caught fire at a wastewater treatment facility in Billings, Montana, causing about $15,000 in damage and...
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Prevent Pump Clogs with the RoK 4
Pumps in lift stations require a lot of maintenance. Pumps with a large clear passage are used to prevent frequent clogging. However,...
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Water Quality Is a Central Focus for Michigan’s Genesee County Communities
A dozen communities in Genesee County, Michigan, recently began receiving potable water from a new multimillion-dollar water treatment plant in neighboring Lapeer...
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Philadelphia Is Using Mussels as Mini Treatment Plants
Living organisms have always been a part of water treatment, but a first-of-its-kind facility in Philadelphia is advancing that concept from microscopic...
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The Science of Chopper Pump Reliability
The design principles behind chopper pumps have evolved over almost 60 years. New ideas and enhanced design concepts have come to fruition...


















