The Gallatin (Tenn.) Wastewater Treatment
Facility used to pay farmers 2.5 cents per gallon — up to $25,000 per month — to...
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Savings in the Mix
Entries Tagged SCADA System
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A ‘Wide-Angle’ View
As Dick Champion's job has expanded over the last 40 years, so has his vision of water.
From wastewater operator and plant manager,...
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Always Adaptable
Fred Dale and the Salt Creek Sanitary District
Wastewater Treatment Plant in Villa Park, Ill., have come a long way over the last...
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On a Mission
Utilities superintendent Steven Hardeman says the Norman (Okla.) Water Reclamation Facility runs like a business. In truth, most businesses could learn...
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Digital Technology
SCADA solves pressure spikes
Problem
Pumping conflicts in 16 lift stations on a major force main in Winter Park, Fla., were causing pressure flow...
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Tailor Made
Walk around the new Rock Falls (Ill.) Water Reclamation Facility and you can see and feel that it’s different.
Skylights and windows brighten...
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Worth the Effort
Working through grant and energy rebate programs can get complicated and a bit frustrating. But it’s worth the effort, says Larry Pardee,...
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Keeping SCADA Secure
The general public knows the danger of identity theft or fraud — banking, medical or other personal records falling into the wrong...
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A Total Team Effort
The South Lyon Clean Water Plant is animportant line of defense in what the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) classifies as...
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Monitoring and Instrumentation
Flow monitor provides accurate reports
Problem
Dry-weather influent at the 4 mgd Sandy Beach Treatment Plant on Oahu, Hawaii, fluctuated from 0.2 to 10...
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Keeping Watch
It is said that problems demand solutions. The corollary to that old rule is that solutions demand information; the deeper the understanding,...
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Monitoring and Instrumentation
Multiple-path flowmeter
The Model 7720 Transit-Time flowmeter from Accusonic Technologies addresses difficult installation requirements common to large UV disinfection systems. The maximum 10-path...
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Overflow Control
While stormwater can overwhelm treatmentsystems, a project to reduce CSOs didn’t interfere with operations at the Montague (Mass.) Water Pollution Control Facility....
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Making the Grade
When the requirement for secondary treatment went into effect in 1992,
primary treatment plants in Anacortes, Wash., could not meet the permit limits.
Just...
