On May 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued health advisory values that states and utilities can use to protect Americans from elevated...
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EPA Issues Health Advisories for Algal Toxins in Drinking Water
Entries Tagged Nitrogen Removal
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It's a Murky, Murky, Murky Water-Quality World
What do you get when you mix climate change, burgeoning populations and growing economies? According to a new study by the International...
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News Briefs: Beer to the Rescue! Brewing Company To Aid Treatment Plant
A brewing company in Boulder, Colo., could partner with the local wastewater treatment plant as part of the city’s Nitrogen Upgrades Project....
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...
Videos
New Nitrogen Limit? No Problem for These Operators
Plant Manager Mike Wiseman takes you on a tour of the Asheboro (N.C.) Wastewater Treatment Facility. Plus, learn how the operations team...
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...
Videos
In Mebane, N.C., It’s All About the Instrumentation
See how the City of Mebane (N.C.) was able to improve plant process and meet nitrogen and phosphorus limits with increased instrumentation....
Editorial
It’s The Watershed
Editor's Note: The National Association of Clean Water Agencies recently announced a partnership with the National Milk Producers Federation to make watershed-level...
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Weekly News Briefs: Wastewater Nutrients Could Benefit Wetlands
Rerouted wastewater could rejuvenate some of Louisiana’s wetlands. As part of the Wetland Assimilation Project at the South Terrebonne Wastewater Treatment Plant,...
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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...
Editorial
Nitrogen removal system uses less energy, no carbon source
The DEMON nitrogen removal system from World Water Works is designed for municipal and industrial wastewater streams with high ammonia concentrations (greater...
Editorial
Simple Technology, Big Breakthrough
Nitrogen from wastewater treatment plants isn’t a threat to human health, but it can reduce oxygen levels in water bodies and promote...
Editorial
Going Green with Algae
Research at the wastewater treatment plant in Lawrence, Kan., is demonstrating that algae can remove nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater. Now in...
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Deep Bed Biofiltration the Answer to Very Low Nitrate Requirements
Nitrate (NO3) remains a major concern for surface waters. Nitrate (and phosphate) from fertilizers, wastewater treatment facilities and other sources can lead...
