Entries Tagged COVID-19

Whether it’s biosolids, safety, or overall plant performance, the Northeast Water Reclamation Facility staff gets the job done. Even the COVID pandemic couldn’t...

Bacteria that renders colistin, a “last resort” antibiotic, ineffective are lurking in southern California’s wastewater. While bacteria resistant to colistin have been...

Researchers analyzing wastewater say routine monitoring at wastewater treatment plants could provide a powerful early warning system for the next flu or...

Jeffrey Dorsey had the same level of knowledge as most people when he applied for a job in the water industry. “I knew...

WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish What test is done on influent and effluent samples to determine the volume of solids removed in clarifiers or ponds?...

The need for new operators to replace those retiring has not abated. Drinking water and wastewater utilities nationwide are constantly on the...

History will have a lot to say about 2021, the year when vaccines began to overtake the COVID virus and the world...

Professional actors need not apply. California’s Leucadia Wastewater District produced a video describing its entire treatment process, and did it using field service...

It’s amazing what people sometimes find when working on stream cleanup projects. During the Rivers Alive cleanup sponsored by the Clayton County...

Writing in the journal Nature, scientists at the University of California San Diego and Scripps Research, along with local and federal public health officials, describe how...

Chris Nelson of the Carmichael Water District had no idea when he won a poster calendar contest in middle school that the...

Look up the word “efficient” and you’ll find it defined as “producing desired results without wasting materials, time or energy.” That certainly describes...

For over 40 years the South Platte Renew wastewater treatment plant sent clean effluent to the South Platte River. When the COVID virus...

To call the Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment Facility a success story is an understatement. The plant, recently upgraded to advanced secondary treatment and...