The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made a preliminary decision to regulate strontium — a naturally occurring element — in the nation’s...
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WEFTEC 2014 Innovation: Dewatering Process Runs at Net Zero Energy
Editor's Note: Innovation was a big theme at WEFTEC 2014. We'll be featuring a few of the new and better technologies found...
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Advanced Dewatering Technology Provides High-Efficiency Batch Processing For Residuals
There are many ways to dewater residuals from drinking water treatment and wastewater treatment. Infilco Degremont offers one of the newer approaches...
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Calgary's New Treatment Plant Puts Advanced Technology In A LEED Gold Package
From green roofs to new odor control technology, one of Canada’s most technologically advanced clean-water plants is in Calgary, Alberta.The Pine Creek...
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WEFTEC 2014 Innovation: Ostara Technology Boosts Nutrient Recovery
Editor's Note: Innovation was a big theme at WEFTEC 2014. We'll be featuring a few of the new and better technologies found...
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Geothermal Heating And Cooling Save Energy At A Maine Composting Site
As the largest municipal biosolids composting operation in New England, the Hawk Ridge Compost Facility’s main purpose is the beneficial reuse of...
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A Texas Biosolids Program Earns Honors For Clean Operation And Customer Satisfaction
An excellent biosolids beneficial use program in Texas is about to get even better.The Trinity River Authority’s Central Regional Wastewater System, which...
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More Clean-Water Plants Fulfill Their Potential As Resource Recovery Centers
Not long ago, a couple of TPO colleagues and I toured the clean-water plant in Stevens Point, Wis. What we saw there...
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UK Environment Agency Recommends Jerome Gold Film Analyzer
The Environment Agency is the leading public body for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales. The agency's work includes...
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Small-Town Treatment Plant Uses Biosolids To Create A High-Demand Product
Nearly 20 years ago the tiny town of La Conner faced a biosolids dilemma. Located in Washington’s Skagit Valley, about 70 miles...
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News Briefs: Biosolids Spill Shuts Down Highway
Drivers on U.S.-126 outside of Lansing, Mich., were held up in traffic after a truck carrying processed biosolids tipped over, emptying its...
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News Briefs: White House Announces $10 Billion Rural Infrastructure Fund
Rural infrastructure will receive a financial shot in the arm, thanks to a $10 billion private fund aimed at creating jobs and...
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What’s All the Fuss?
Biosolids have been put to beneficial use for decades, in fact for centuries. Across North America, excellent recycling programs have thrived for...
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Green Insurance
In the western Oregon cities of Springfield and Eugene, a successful program provides land-applied biosolids to local farmers, mainly for growing grasses. But...


















