Coagulation, flocculation and clarification are common process steps at drinking water treatment plants. The general purpose of this sequence is to remove solids...
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Texas A&M Technology To Detect Trace Amounts of Fecal Contamination
Researchers at Texas A&M University are developing technology that will detect fecal matter contamination in water that are thousandths and even millionths...
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Stop and Taste the Chocolate: Water Utility Hosts a Sweet Fundraiser
With robin’s egg blue skies and temps in the 70s, Madison, Wis., was a good place to visit this past weekend. And...
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News Briefs: Heavy Rains Send Record Sewage Spill Into Harbor
About 25 million gallons of partially treated wastewater ended up in Stamford Harbor, Conn., after heavy rains inundated the wastewater treatment facility....
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Tank Solutions: Control Odors With Retractable Covers
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I run our city’s wastewater treatment plant and the neighbors are complaining about odors. We have tried managing these odors, but all...
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9 Tips for Creating Effective SOPs
A standard operating procedure (SOP) is a guide that specifies the exact steps to follow to complete a task – from a...
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Good Water Overcomes Bad Press for Texas Project
After a lot of fuss in the press, the system to recycle treated wastewater into the drinking water supply at Big Spring,...
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California Water Goes Behind-the-Scenes For Water Awareness Month
Water operators at California Water Service are enjoying a little stardom as the utility kicks off Water Awareness Month. And actually, it’s...
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The Fire Chief Project: How can you get more ‘mileage’ from a plant tour?
One of the best ways to get your community’s attention is to piggyback a local event on a milestone of wider significance.As...
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Green Bay Phosphorus Reduction Takes Teamwork
NEW Water, the brand of the Green Bay, Wis., Metropolitan Sewerage District, has taken an innovative approach to decreasing phosphorus levels in...
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News Briefs: Oil Train Derailment Threatens Water, Triggers More Questions
Officials in Richmond, Va., took precautionary measures on Wednesday, April 30, to protect the city’s water supply after a train carrying crude...
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Blacoh Fluid Control Launches Learning Website
Blacoh Fluid Control, a manufacturer of pulsation dampeners and fluid control products designed to improve pump system performance and reliability, recently launched...
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9 Tips for Creating Effective SOPs
A standard operating procedure (SOP) is a guide that specifies the exact steps to follow to complete a task – from a...
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GTI Tank Covers Simplify Operations at Vallejo District
The Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District is an independent special district created by the state of California to collect and treat...
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Ohio WWTP Saves Energy With Aeration Systems Upgrade
The city of Newark, Ohio, sought relief from excessive electric bills through significant process upgrades. The Licking River Wastewater Treatment Plant on...
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United by Water: Wisconsin Group Brings Drinking Water to Guatemala Villages
Editor’s Note: This story first ran on the Madison Water Utility website. Wisconsin Water for the World is a nonprofit group of...
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Reduce Maintenance Time with EZstrip Transfer Pump
The EZstrip has revolutionized the way in which PC pumps and associated products are Maintain-In-Place (MIP), which reduces a day-long maintenance operation...
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News Briefs: Portland Diverts 38 Million Gallons, Rescinds Decision to Flush
City officials in Portland, Ore., who originally decided to drain 38 million gallons of water from Mt. Tabor Reservoir No. 5 after...
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Don’t Memorize Answers, Learn Processes
If Ron Trygar could change one thing about wastewater and drinking water treatment training and certifications, it would be replacing exams that...

















