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Entries Tagged Industrial Wastewater
Editorial
Aeration Efficiency Project Complete. Next Step: Net-Zero Energy.
The Beaver Dam (Wisconsin) Wastewater Treatment Plant is an extended aeration facility. Its activated sludge process allows the wastewater to spend 24...
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Here's How One State Brings Industrial Operators Out of the Shadows
Municipal and industrial clean-water operators are brothers and sisters in arms, facing different treatment processes but many of the same basic challenges...
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Here's a Novel Way to Monitor Biological Conditions in Clean-Water Plants
Periodic foaming in an aerated digester and a drop in dissolved oxygen were affecting the performance of the Montague Wastewater Treatment Facility...
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Industrial Flows Are a Daily Challenge That the Norfolk Plant Team Meets Consistently
The Nebraska city of Norfolk is home to 24,000 people, but the Water Pollution Control Plant treats a BOD loading typical of...
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Exam Study Guide - July 2019
WASTEWATER - By Rick Lallish
What type of pond is often used to treat strong industrial wastes?
A. Aerobic
B. Anaerobic
C. Facultative
D. Mechanically aerated
Answer: B. Anaerobic...
Online Exclusives
Alvaro Molina Chi Joins Huber Technology as Private Sales Director-Industrial for North America
Huber Technology recently announced Alvaro Molina Chi has joined North American operations as private sales director-industrial. Molina Chi will be responsible for...
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News Briefs: So Much Lead — Flint, Michigan, Declares State of Emergency
A water crisis in Flint, Michigan, hit an alarming level this week as Mayor Karen W. Weaver declared a state of emergency,...
Videos
It Takes a Village: Ohio Plant Focuses on Continuing Education
In Archbold, Ohio, operator training is a top priority. Listen in as Plant Superintendent Frank D’Ambrosia explains how continuing education takes a...
Online Exclusives
EPA Proposes Fracking Wastewater Treatment Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing pretreatment standards for extraction water — the drilling wastewater, produced sand and produced water —...
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News Briefs: Vacuum Truck Explodes at Wastewater Plant
A vacuum truck exploded at the Santa Clara Water Waste Co. near Santa Paula, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 18, spreading 1,200 gallons...
Editorial
Toward A Closer Community
COLE Publishing launched Treatment Plant Operator magazine in 2009 to serve the operations side of the wastewater treatment profession. We started Water...
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Can Municipal Treatment Plants Handle Fracking Wastewater?
A discussion about drilling wastewater has stalled in Auburn, N.Y. after an engineering firm determined the city’s wastewater treatment plant cannot handle...
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Weekly News Briefs: Winter-Weary Town Experiences Increased Water Flow
Deep frost lines in northern Wisconsin, which have plagued municipal water pipes for months, are now affecting wastewater treatment plants. In Eagle...














