Alabama Articles

Online Exclusives News Briefs: New York Proposes Nation's Strictest PFAS Standards

Entry 244258New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced $350 million in funding through the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act and Intermunicipal Water Infrastructure...

July 17, 2019

Online Exclusives News Briefs: Report Finds 43 States Affected by PFAS

Entry 244333A recent report by the Environmental Working Group and Northeastern University finds that 610 locations in 43 states are contaminated with...

May 15, 2019

Online Exclusives News Briefs: Tornado Causes Serious Damage to Alabama WWTP

Entry 244381A wastewater treatment facility in Phenix City, Alabama, lost power and suffered significant damage in its offices and lab during a...

April 17, 2019

Online Exclusives Treatment Plant Chemical Spill Hospitalizes 55 People

A chemical spill at a Birmingham (Alabama) Water Works water treatment facility recently hospitalized 55 people. According to the company, the accidental mixing...

March 07, 2019

Videos Take a Video Tour of This Alabama MBR Plant

The Harvest-Monrovia (Alabama) Water and Sewer Authority serves 45,000 people using a biological nutrient-removal system. Join lead operator Eric Edwards as he...

August 21, 2018

Editorial Chris Patterson Leads by Serving. It's His Ticket to a Successful Water and Wastewater Career

Chris Patterson is right where he’s meant to be: gas, water and wastewater manager for the city of Jacksonville, Alabama. His job is...

August 21, 2018

Editorial Wheel and Spokes

Think of the Harvest-Monrovia (Alabama) Water and Sewer Authority infrastructure as a big wheel. The Burwell Road and Jeff Road wastewater treatment plants...

August 21, 2018

Online Exclusives Trainloads of Stranded Biosolids Causing a Stink in Alabama

A train full of biosolids is causing a big stink in a small Alabama town. As many as 250 containers, or around...

April 17, 2018

Editorial Meticulous Care From an Experienced Operator Family Keeps These Alabama Plants Spotless and Effluent Sparkling

The effluent from SouthWest Water’s two main wastewater treatment plants in Alabama consistently meets permits that include a 0.2 mg/L phosphorus limit. That’s...

April 10, 2018

Editorial James Dean Constantly Infuses Team Members With a Passion for Continuous Improvement

James Dean may be the Mr. Efficiency of wastewater treatment. As manager of wastewater treatment facilities for North Baldwin Utilities in Bay...

March 20, 2018

Online Exclusives News Briefs: Water Plant Under Probe After Dead Rats Were Found in Processes

Federal environmental officials have their eye on Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California, after finding rats and a frog in water treatment processes...

October 04, 2017

Online Exclusives November 2016 Project Roundup: Groundbreaking Ceremonies, Construction and More

Editor’s Note: Each month, we’ll bring you a roundup of new water and wastewater projects from across the country. If you would like...

November 29, 2016