Entries Tagged Activated Sludge Process

Much like humans, wastewater treatment plants can get sick, due to viral attacks. Now, new research from Chalmers University of Technology in...

The Village of Hinckley needed to upgrade its rotating biological contactor plant to activated sludge to meet a consent decree. Looking to minimize impact...

In this case appearances are not deceiving. The Rockfish Creek Water Reclamation Facility looks sharp, from the landscaping outside to the walls, floors,...

When the City of Prattville, Alabama, decided to upgrade its Pine Creek Clean Water Facility, it spared no effort. While the city had...

WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish What process control measure has the most influence on sludge quality and determines the sludge age in an activated...

Entry 245085Welcome 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,...

Utility Superintendent Jim Boyer of the Spring Hill (Kansas) Wastewater Treatment Plant takes viewers on a detailed tour of the facility. This...

Jim Boyer learned about empathy at an early age. After his father became disabled from a serious accident, his mother ran the...

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...

Look around any workplace and the safety materials are hard to miss. There are safety posters, videos, course announcements, booklets, stickers, tip...

When faced with a licensing exam, don't struggle with test anxiety! Use the question below and others from our Exam Study Guide series to properly...

I have seen many changes during my wastewater career, now extending beyond 30 years.SCADA systems and associated instrumentation have really taken hold...

Activated sludge process control is a daily consideration for producing high-quality effluent. Typically, a plant superintendent or chief operator makes decisions for...

R2E2 might sound like a Star Wars malapropism, but it’s actually the name of the new wastewater recovery and reuse system under...