Entries Tagged Regulations

WASTEWATERBy Rick LallishWhat is the process of bacteria integrating more phosphorus than needed for growth?A. PhotosynthesisB. Luxury uptakeC. NitrificationD. DephospicationAnswer: B. Luxury uptake is the process...

Submersible mixers in water tanks and reservoirs play a key role in helping water system operators ensure consistent chlorine residuals, prevent disinfection...

After the Clean Water Act, the Colorado cities of Littleton and Englewood abandoned their wastewater treatment plants and joined to build a...

WASTEWATERBy Rick LallishWhat are the two methods or operational modes of membrane biologic reactor treatment units?A. Inner-OuterB. Serial-ParallelC. Over-UnderD. Internal-SidestreamAnswer: D. In areas where space is...

Biosolids, the treated byproduct of wastewater, play a big role in agriculture, helping fertilize millions of acres worldwide. Packed with nutrients like...

Denver Water began addressing lead in drinking water long before the crisis in Flint hit the news in late 2015. Today the water...

A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency survey found that over 70% of water systems have critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities. This means they are...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a proposal to strengthen its Lead and Copper Rule that would require water systems across...

Nearly 90% of water and wastewater utilities still collect their operations data on paper and then store it across multiple, static files. That’s...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed a trio of bills to prevent lead contamination of water in Michigan's schools and child care...

The Environmental Protection Agency has retracted its earlier guidance on bolstering cybersecurity measures within the country's water system infrastructure. This means that...

Every wastewater professional in western Massachusetts knew the U.S. EPA and state regulators were looking at the Montague Clean Water Facility. When the...

In today’s economic and social climate, federal and state agencies are tightening wastewater discharge permits and pushing clean-water facilities to adopt more...

Jennie Woods is a cheerleader for water management careers. It’s what she teaches students in her beginner water lab course for the Oklahoma...