In a blind taste test based out of the University of California-Riverside, researchers discovered that recycled water from direct potable reuse systems...
Entries Tagged California
Editorial
How to Maximize On-Site Energy: Save It and Also Produce It
Some clean-water plants become more sustainable by saving energy; others by producing their own. The South County Regional Wastewater Authority in California...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Watertown Cited for Safety Violations in Operator’s Death
The city of Watertown, New York, has been cited by the state for seven safety violations related to the death of wastewater...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Operator Accused of Burying 86 Drums of Waste, Embezzlement
Dennis Falaschi, former manager of the Panoche (California) Water District, was arrested along with four other people on charges of embezzlement and...
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Dedicated Operations Team Keeps Carpinteria WWTP Running Fluidly
Upgrades like turbo blowers by APG-Neuros, a new digester, chemical handling facility and aeration control have helped a team of six operators at...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Operator Gets Settlement After Exposing E. Coli Cover-Up
A former wastewater treatment plant superintendent was awarded a confidential settlement after he sued the city of Maryville, Tennessee, for firing him.
The...
Editorial
Cross-Training and In-House Improvement Projects Help the Carpinteria (California) Sanitary District Keep Quality Up, Costs Down
Cross-training staff in all facets of treatment plant operations, maintenance and laboratory analysis is yielding big dividends at the Carpinteria (California) Sanitary...
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News Briefs: Body of Man Who Fell Into Water Conduit is Found
After several hours of searching, the body of a man who fell into a water conduit in El Dorado County, California, was...
Editorial
Anaheim, California, Develops a Unique Way to Showcase Water Treatment and Its Importance
Just off a busy downtown street, the California city of Anaheim operates a wastewater treatment plant. It’s a small plant, but along...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Neighbors Learn Water Bills Were Swapped for 20 Years
A pair of homeowners in Normal Heights, California, recently discovered their water bills had been swapped for more than 20 years.Homeowner Tim...
Editorial
See How This Plant Solved Its Short-Term Staffing Problem
Everything was running smoothly at the Menlo Park (California) Municipal Water District. Then, the chief operator and water system supervisor left for...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Animal Control Rescues Deer From Water Treatment Tank
Animal control workers in Cobb County. Georgia, rescued a deer that fell into a water treatment tank at the R.L. Sutton Wastewater...
Editorial
Dialing Down Power Bills With New Outdoor Lighting
Workers at the Santa Cruz (California) Wastewater Treatment Plant haven’t just seen the light, they’ve measured what it costs to operate.After energy-efficient...
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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...

















