When Joe Bates became superintendent of the Yellow Springs (Ohio) Water Reclamation Facility eight years ago, he knew he had a lot of...
Entries Tagged Evoqua Water Technologies (part of Xylem)
Editorial
A Kentucky Plant Achieves An Award-Winning Run Without A Lost-Time Accident
Operators at the West Side Wastewater Treatment Plant have always put safety first, from the time the plant started up in 1996....
Editorial
Biosolids Management And Headworks
Vertical screening system installed in challenging headworksProblem: Four years ago the Mendocino (Calif.) City Community Services District needed to make a change at...
Online Exclusives
Flight Path: 5 Beautiful Wastewater Treatment Plant Aerials
About 12 years ago, Marcel Tremblay earned his pilot’s license and began a hobby that combined two of his passions: wastewater treatment...
Editorial
The Lawton Team's Ingenuity Conquers Raw-Water Issues And Operating Challenges
Treating water with low turbidity with marginal seasonal fluctuations in iron and manganese keeps operators busy at the Lawton (Okla.) Water Treatment...
Editorial
Asset Management Gets Big Attention At The Newly Upgraded Plant Bucklin Point, R.I.
Tom Ciolfi is proud of the $38 million upgrade completed last July at the Bucklin Point Wastewater Treatment Facility. He’s proud of...
Editorial
A New Hampshire Team Wins Honors For I&I Control And Excellent Maintenance
Inflow and infiltration, aging equipment and more stringent laboratory standards are just a few of the challenges met by the staff at...
Editorial
A Settling Process Using Magnetite Ballast Helps A Massachusetts Plant Meet Strict Phosphorus Limits
From April through October (in-season), effluent from the Billerica (Mass.) Wastewater Treatment Plant averaged 0.80 mg/L total phosphorus. From November through March...
Editorial
A California Agency Creates A Brand For Its Recycled Water, Biogas Energy And Pelletized Biosolids
Many clean-water plants create brand names for their biosolids. The Encina Wastewater Authority takes the concept further.Its Class A biosolids pellets go to...
Editorial
A Colorado Plant Produces Sparkling Effluent With A Process Combining Liquor With Fixed-Film Media
Deep in the Rocky Mountains, Randy Sack and his three operators quietly treat wastewater and septage and discharge sparkling effluent to the Arkansas...
Editorial
The Asheboro Team Meets New Nitrogen Limits Without A Costly Plant Upgrade
Mike Wiseman and his operations team knew they would face a total nitrogen limit in their new permit, due in 2016.So, instead...
Editorial
An Iowa Team Masters A New Plant's Biological Nutrient Removal Process
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since this article was written, Clinton’s water quality superintendent Dan Riney has retired from that community and has taken a...
Editorial
Water Management And Energy Savings Drive Down Costs In West Virginia
The Western Virginia Water Authority hasn’t been around all that long, but you’d never know it upon first review.Formed in 2004 from the...
Editorial
Reverse Osmosis, SCADA, Automation Drive Excellence For A South Dakota Plant
The Clay Rural Water System in southeast South Dakota covers 735 square miles and has a population of around 5,100 — less...



















