Widespread research efforts have focused on ways to desalinate seawater or brackish water using just solar heat. Many such efforts have run...
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Product News: February 2022
OZ Lifting Products Tele-Pro davit craneOZ Lifting Products’ patented Tele-Pro davit crane features an industry-first telescoping boom adjustment that can be moved...
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News Briefs: Desalination Decision Approaches for Orange County
Entry 242282Next month, the California Coastal Commission is set to decide whether to allow Poseidon Water to build a $1.4 billion seawater...
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Bug of the Month: Gastrotrich, an Occasional WWTP Visitor
Gastrotrich are invertebrates occasionally found in wastewater treatment systems. Generally their presence indicates good overall health, and they tend to occur in...
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Students Compete for Cash Prizes in Global Innovation Challenge to Solve Water Issues
Secondary and tertiary students worldwide are called on to expand water access and resilience, through signing up to join Xylem’s Global Student Innovation...
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Nature’s Remedy and Science Deliver Fix for Critical Treatment Issues
The desert town of Jal, New Mexico, recently discovered a surprisingly affordable and effective new technology to remedy its failing treatment plant...
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News Briefs: Austin Water Director Resigns After Citywide Boil-Water Notice
Entry 242290Austin (Texas) Water Director Greg Meszaros has resigned and three employees have been placed on leave following a citywide boil-water notice...
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USGS Finds PFAS in Untreated Well Water Across Delaware
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were found to be widely distributed in untreated well water throughout Delaware, according to a new report by the...
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The Water Council Launches WAVE To Accelerate Water Stewardship
The Water Council — an international non-profit committed to freshwater innovation — recently introduced its Water Stewardship Verified (WAVE) program, which aims...
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Industry News: February 2022
Envirosuite wins 2021 Water Entrepreneurial awardEnvirosuite announced it received an award for entrepreneurial company of the year from Frost & Sullivan for...
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Exam Study Guide: Pump Switches and Pump Shaft Rotation
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...
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Study Guide Answer Key
Here are the answers to the Feb. 10, 2022 edition of TPO's Exam Study Guide:
Which method to turn pumps on or off...
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News Briefs: Austin Residents Undergo Citywide Boil-Water Advisory
Entry 242299An error by operations staff at the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant in Austin, Texas, recently resulted in a citywide boil-water notice...
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Grit King: Designed for Performance and Built to Last
The Grit King is only matched by the HeadCell in grit separation performance. Using structured flow patterns and extended retention time, the...
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Advanced Mass Spectrometer Being Used to Discover PFAS Compounds
A team of researchers, including Colorado State University's Jens Blotevogel, is using one of the most powerful chemical analysis tools in the...
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Variable Area Flowmeters Provide a Cost-Effective Solution
The variable area flowmeter can be the most cost-effective solution for many flow measurement applications. The variable area flowmeter is a meter...
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Water & Wastewater Education Listing: February 2022
AlaskaThe Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is offering:Feb. 14-18 — Water Treatment Level 2, SoldotnaFeb. 15-18 — Financial Management for Rural Utilities, FairbanksFeb. 22...
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Process Removes Biofuel Contaminants From Wastewater and Generates Hydrogen to Fuel Its Own Operation
The holy grail of biofuel researchers is to develop a self-sustaining process that converts waste from sewage, food crops, algae and other...
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Hydro-Sludge Screen Reduces Maintenance and Improves Performance of Solids Treatment Processes
Processing wastewater solids is a critical part of operating a successful wastewater treatment plant. Digesters, sludge pumps, centrifuges, handling and driers all...


















