This video provides a close-up view of the S-Disc thickener in operation. This technology provides a simple and reliable design that fits...
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Thermal Dryer Can Produce Class A Biosolids from Waste Heat
Thermal drying provides an excellent solution to dramatically lowering the volume of sludge produced by a wastewater treatment plant. Because of the...
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Getting a Solid Soil Response to Biosolids Application
While scientists know that biosolids application can benefit the soil, they are still learning about the best ways to measure this. In...
Editorial
Comprehensive Training Helps a Plant Team Master a Reuse Facility Serving the Petroleum Industry
The Texas city of Midland needed a new clean-water plant. Pioneer Natural Resources needed an alternative to groundwater for its oil and...
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The Risks and Mitigations of Plastics in Wastewater
By now you have probably read or heard stories of the huge floating islands of plastic out in the ocean. Some reports...
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Big Fish Brings in the Monster to Find Clean Water
Local Michigan municipalities were over-loaded with septage disposal issues and it was difficult for private pumpers to off-load after land application of...
Editorial
Nearly Three Dozen Communities Rely on an Award-Winning Facility to Process Their Biosolids
More than 30 municipalities around New England can be sure their wastewater biosolids are put to good use and not just filling up...
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Case Studies - September 2021
Using sludge blanket monitors to automate pump cycles reduces hydraulic loading
Problem
The Punta Gorda (Florida) Water Treatment Plant used a manual system to...
Editorial
Want Higher Solids Content in Biosolids Products? Consider This Alternative to Applying the Heat
Technologies like belt presses, screw presses, rotary fan presses and centrifuges dewater biosolids and water treatment sludges effectively.
But what if circumstances require material...
Editorial
On the Basketball Court or in the Treatment Plant, Damon Forney Has Always Believed in Team Play
In the minds of most people, the “greatest place on earth” might be a hammock on a south sea island or a...
Editorial
Wendy’s Wonderful Water Journey
DC Water’s new children’s book takes Wendy the Water Drop on a wonderful journey from the drain to the wastewater treatment plant. The 32-page...
Editorial
Case Studies - August 2021
Municipality upgrades to decanter centrifuge with greased bearings
Problem
A southern wastewater treatment plant needed to upgrade its 25-year-old decanter centrifuges for efficiency and was...
Editorial
Product Focus: August 2021
Aftermarket Parts/Service
Patterson davit crane
Patterson davit cranes are manufactured with a low maintenance, easy-to-assemble design. They are available in 1/2- and 1-ton capacities...
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Need Biosolids Information? Here's a New Resource with State and Local Facts, Figures and Best Practices
The management of biosolids and other wastewater solids costs billions of dollars per year in the United States. The clean-water profession should...


















