The Eastern Municipal Water District started its Landscapes for Living program during the COVID pandemic, when residents were home more and spending...
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Xeric Landscapes: Water Conservation Made Simple
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Case Studies: Treatment, Filtration and Stormwater, Nutrient Reduction
Plant upgrades treatment system during pandemic
Problem: A local community wastewater treatment plant near the Indian Ocean in South Africa needed to be upgraded...
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Case Studies: Digital Technology, Cybersecurity
Instrument helps facility optimize performance and save money
Problem: The 50 mgd Binney Water Purification Facility in Aurora, Colorado, provides award-winning drinking water. Because floc...
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Upping the Ante
Seacoast Utility Authority was using belt presses to dewater biosolids to 13-15% solids and hauling it to a facility to be composted...
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Employee Input Improves Utilities
Back in 2013, employees in the planning and analysis division in the Hampton Roads Sanitation District came up with a bold idea:...
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Leader and Mentor: Shyness Can’t Stop Jamie Kreller
Jamie Kreller is used to overcoming challenges, professional and personal.As superintendent at the Suffield Water Pollution Control Authority in Connecticut, he has...
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Case Studies: Headworks and Biosolids Management
Modern decanters deliver twice the flow using half the power at water reclamation facility
Problem: A water reclamation facility in the Southeast needed to replace...
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Energy Savings. No Upfront Cost. Guaranteed Results. Sound Good?
In recent years inflation has driven up the cost of almost everything. Energy costs have seen some of the most extreme increases.Since...
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A Small-Town Solution: Large Biological Treatment Surface, Compact Footprint
Small communities need simple, cost-effective wastewater treatment processes. The ideal system delivers reliably compliant effluent in a package that requires minimal on-site...
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A Newly Upgraded MBR Technology Packs More Treatment Power Into the Same Compact Package
Membrane bioreactors can be an attractive wastewater treatment option, delivering high-quality effluent in a relatively compact footprint.MBRs combine conventional activated sludge treatment...
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Completing the Circle: Create Biosolids, Use the Biogas to Dry Them
The Stevens Point Water Department decommissioned the combined heat and power system at its wastewater treatment plant and redirected the biogas to...
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The Magnet Makes the Difference in These High-Efficiency Pump Motors from Franklin Electric
High-efficiency equipment has become a focal point in the clean-water and drinking water sectors as utility leaders strive to be better stewards...
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DEQ Staff and Consultant Help Operators in Big Sky Country With Affordable Nutrient Reductions
It’s a challenge for small clean-water plants to reduce nutrient discharges affordably, especially if they weren’t originally designed for that capability.In 2012,...
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Product Spotlights - Water: HDPE clarifier plates help substantially reduce maintenance costs
Throughout history, sedimentation has served as a tried-and-true method for water and wastewater treatment. That doesn’t mean the technology can’t be upgraded,...
