Entries Tagged Bar Screen

Editorial Known for Excellence. Never Satisfied.

The Oxbow Water Reclamation Facility serving the Eastern Idaho Regional Sewer District was named 2025 Plant of the Year by the Idaho...

October 16, 2025

Online Exclusives New Bar Screen Design Targets Heavy Vegetation in Waterways

Keeping loose vegetation out of a waterway is a common purpose for nearly every trashrack. As vegetation accumulates on a screen, it...

October 15, 2025

Online Exclusives Ready for the Storm: Bar Screens That Are at Their Best During Nature’s Worst

Pump stations play a critical role in keeping communities safe from flooding during storms. This is particularly true of those situated near...

October 08, 2025

Online Exclusives Screen Meets Vertical Challenges at WWTP

Problem: The Seneca Wastewater Treatment Plant, operated by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, needed a 90-degree screen configuration due to tight channel...

September 25, 2025

Online Exclusives Bar Screen Installation Saves California WWTP Substantial Costs

Problem: The Ukiah (California) Wastewater Treatment Plant, serving 16,000, faced recurring pump failures from debris such as rocks and gravel entering the...

September 11, 2025

Editorial Retire? No Way. His Colleagues Want Him to Stick Around.

Colleagues applauded when Steve Wilcox announced he wasn’t ready to retire yet. Wilcox, senior operator at the Arlington County (Virginia) Water Pollution Control...

August 14, 2025

White Papers Escanaba WWTP Overcomes Space Constraints with HUBER’s RakeMax CF Bar Screen Upgrade

The Escanaba Wastewater Treatment Plant in Michigan underwent a design upgrade to accommodate increased flows into their treatment plant that included a new headworks screen....

August 06, 2025

Editorial Case Studies: Source Water Intake/Pretreatment, Wastewater Headworks, Biosolids/Residuals Management

Bar screen installation saves wastewater plant substantial costs Problem: The Ukiah (California) Wastewater Treatment Plant, serving 16,000, faced recurring pump failures from debris such...

July 15, 2025

Editorial People, Process and Culture Drive Success at this Utah Clean Water Plant

The Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility has seen multiple upgrades over the years. So have the people who operate the plant. Phil Heck...

July 15, 2025

Editorial He Looked for a Better Career. He Found It in Clean Water.

Todd Sukup was working from sunup to sundown at a food distribution warehouse in his hometown when a friend tipped him off...

July 15, 2025

Online Exclusives So Many Choices: Putting the Right Screen in the Right Place

When applying screening technologies in a wastewater treatment plant, there are a large selection of possible configurations. WWTPs vary significantly around the...

July 03, 2025

Online Exclusives HUBER Equipment Selected for La Crosse Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades

HUBER is pleased to announce that, after a competitive bidding process, the La Crosse wastewater treatment facility selected HUBER for several elements...

June 09, 2025