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SSPMA scholarship application open for 2025/2026 programThe Sump and Sewage Pump Manufacturers Association announced the opening of its 2025/2026 SSPMA Scholarship Program....

The designation of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act has placed...

Many small Iowa towns face costly upgrades to their wastewater treatment systems to reduce ammonia levels, potentially requiring millions of dollars for...

Valve stations play an indispensable role across various sectors, serving as essential elements for regulating the movement of fluids through pipelines and...

The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department was looking to strengthen connections with customers. The team found those connections lay in each person’s...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have useful properties including durability and waterproofing, so they’re commonly used in consumer products like food packaging...

Inventory management isn’t only for retailers and manufacturers. It’s also key for municipal utilities to carefully track and manage their stock. Whether it’s...

The CHEM-FEED engineered skid system is ideal for small spaces, with its condensed design and compact footprint. The skid is constructed of...

Employees in the water and sewer industry are sometimes asked to perform certain hazardous tasks. These tasks, like trenching, confined-space entry, lockout/tagout...

Worcester (Massachusetts) Polytechnic Institute researchers recently developed a wastewater treatment process to remove PFAS and potentially generate renewable fuel, reducing carbon emissions. Collaborating...

Many types of flowmeters are available, including variable area, positive displacement, ultrasonic, and mass flowmeters. Variable area flowmeters offer several advantages over...

The World Health Organization has launched new guidance and pathogen-specific summaries for Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance. WES is defined as disease surveillance using...

Mammoth Lakes Water District obtains the town’s drinking water from nine wells and freshwater from Lake Mary. Arsenic is present in the...

El Paso Water, joined by local, state and federal leaders, recently broke ground on the Pure Water Center, formerly known as the Advanced...

The short-term effects of vapor locking are often immediately noticeable. When vapor lock occurs, the pump stops injecting fluid entirely or fails...

HUBER Technology is a manufacturer who has the proven experience with complete systems to create a combined process, sets the wastewater treatment...

Problem: One plant treats all wastewater from Fond du Lac’s and neighboring Wisconsin communities before discharge to Lake Winnebago. The plant needed...

Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered that brewing tea naturally removes heavy metals like lead and cadmium from water.  The tea leaves...

Welcome 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, we...