Rapid growth, tighter regulations and aging infrastructure were challenging the wastewater systems in Clackamas County, Ore. In response, two wastewater districts teamed...
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New on the Lakeshore
Most staff members at the Nathaniel “Ned” Ruff Water Treatment Facility in East Chicago (Ind.) had spent 20 or more years working...
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Energy Management and Sustainability
Electric boiler
The Acme-Slim electric hot water boiler from Acme Engineering Products offers the precise amount of kilowatts for reduced demand. With minor...
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One of a Kind
These days, Arnie Bevins is even more focused on ensuring the future well-being of the treatment works and its staff than on...
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Picky, Picky!
If his dad hadn’t been a wastewater plantsuperintendent, Tony Foster might not have taken the job at the Heyworth (Ill.) Sanitary Treatment...
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Forward Thinking
Mike Turley considers treating wastewater one of the most valuable services municipalities provide to their residents.
Turley, 58, is supervisor of Waste Water...
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Working Hand in Hand
Like a hand in a glove, wastewater treatment has matched the rapid growth of housing in Huntley, Ill. Developments like Sun City,...
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Back to the Land
Cliff Morris is like a man with a new car. As chief operator of the three-year-old East Water Reclamation Facility in Bonita...
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Ingenuity Saves
Back in 1861, two surveyors camping in the wilderness of what is now Huron County, Mich., found a badly damaged axe. The...
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Energy Management and Renewable Resources
Hot-water dehumidification
KDS Solar liquid desiccant systems from Kathabar Dehumidification Systems use solar hot water as a heat source for dehumidification of outdoor...
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School to Work
At a treatment plant that has been practicingbiological nutrient removal (BNR) for more than 20 years and enjoys a unique relationship with...
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Always Shipshape
Don Pierce will be the first to admit he’s “a fanaticabout cleanliness.” That explains why the Tomah (Wis.) Wastewater Facility, where he...
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Always Listening
If you’re looking for general manager Steve Douglas at the City of York (Pa.) Wastewater Treatment Plant, you probably won’t find him...













