Education/Training Articles

WASTEWATER Effluent quality improves in lagoon systems that are operated in which configuration? A. Parallel arrangement B. Series arrangement C. Anaerobic only D. Aerobic only Answer: B. Lagoons operated in series tend...

People/Awards Dawn McGrath, a Canim Lake Band member, received a Women in Technology Award from Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of British Columbia....

Each year from 2013-16, the water filtration plant in Salem, Virginia, has earned a Gold Award from the Office of Drinking Water...

AlaskaThe Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is offering:Feb. 5-6 — Variable Frequency Drives, AnchorageFeb. 5-9 — Organizational Management for Rural Utilities, AnchorageFeb. 7-9 —...

Welcome back to TPO magazine's Exam Study Guide Series, which offers a pair of water/wastewater study questions with in-depth explanations of the answers. Last time, we...

Parkson Corp. recently announced the release of Parkson University — a new, educational video series, which reviews the basics of wastewater treatment...

WASTEWATERUsing the breakpoint chlorination method of ammonia removal, approximately how many parts of chlorine are needed to remove one part of ammonia?A....

Forming the four-member Poofighters Operations Challenge team was one way the King County Wastewater Treatment Division sought to attract recruits to the...

Not every clean-water plant operator can get paid for purposely upsetting the process or causing an equipment malfunction.Rick Lallish can — and...

WASTEWATERThe plant effluent coliform count fails to meet required standards for disinfection. The chlorine residual is normal. Inspection of the disinfectant supplies...

WASTEWATERThe use of which substance can be very effective for removing soluble organic contaminants if used in conjunction with coagulation, sedimentation, filtration...

There will be a Waste-to-Energy workshop at West Chester University in Pennsylvania Dec. 1 at 10 am. It will focus on the...

WASTEWATERA rotating biological contactor (RBC) wastewater treatment plant experiences a utility power failure and standby power is unavailable. Local emergency management officials...

People/AwardsEd Watt retired from the Hamilton County (Tennessee) Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Board of Commissioners after 24 years.The city of Sandpoint...