Entries Tagged U.S. EPA

Editorial An Older Plant Delivers Modern Performance in New Port Richey

Dedication comes naturally for the team at the William C. Maytum Water Treatment Plant in New Port Richey. Serving 35,000 residents in the...

October 14, 2024

Editorial Money Talks: Grants to Residents to Help Boost Water Savings

Leaders at the Metropolitan Council in the Twin Cities knew that area aquifers were not infinite and needed to be conserved to...

September 12, 2024

Editorial An Underrated Key to Success in Nutrient Reduction: Communication

A new total nitrogen permit limit was coming for the town of Newmarket. That meant upgrading an outmoded clean-water plant to the...

September 12, 2024

Editorial Industry News - October 2024

Nidec/US MOTORS announces two senior staff promotions Nidec’s US MOTORS division promoted two longtime staffers to senior roles. Cory Kniepp is now director, strategic...

September 12, 2024

Online Exclusives News Briefs: Balloon Hits Power Line and Triggers Boil-Water Advisory in New Orleans

A boil-water advisory was issued for the East Bank of New Orleans and Algiers Point after a foil balloon struck a power line,...

August 15, 2024

Online Exclusives News About Kurita America, SIMFLO, Blackline Safety and More

Kurita America and Solugen announce partnershipKurita America, part of the Kurita Group, announced a collaboration with Solugen, a bio-based chemical manufacturer, to...

August 12, 2024

Editorial What’s That Valuable Gas Escaping From Your Clean-Water Plant?

For years digester methane has been a valuable renewable fuel that can be burned to supply heat and electricity for wastewater treatment...

May 09, 2024

Editorial Award-Winning Biosolids Program Is Built on Relationships

It’s more than product quality that makes for an exemplary biosolids program at the Central Davis Sewer District in Utah. The key ingredient,...

January 14, 2024

Editorial Wondering About the Value of Industry Associations? Ask Melanie Vines.

Melanie Vines entered college with her sights set on an engineering career focused on solving water problems and improving water quality in...

November 16, 2023

Editorial A Tough Situation Didn’t Stop Chelsey Little From Stepping In

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

September 18, 2023

Editorial Learning From the Godfather: This Operator and Superintendent Got His Start as a Child

William “Tucker” Randles got his introduction to wastewater from his godfather, who was a plant superintendent. After starting his career as an operator,...

July 19, 2023

Editorial Here's Some Advice on Navigating the Murky Waters of PFAS Measurement

Drinking water professionals are familiar with PFAS, but in many cases these synthetic chemicals have not been on wastewater treatment operators’ radar. That...

May 15, 2023