Entries Tagged U.S. EPA

Editorial Replacement of Gorman-Rupp Pumps with Higher-Performance Units From the Same Company Is Key to Reducing Bypasses

The Ohio city of Shelby recently upgraded its activated sludge wastewater treatment plant to double its capacity to 5 mgd while expanding capability...

November 16, 2021

Editorial Von Eggers Is Always Ready for a Tough Task — But No One Asks Him on April 1

There’s a joke going around the Richland Department of Public Works: Von Eggers is not allowed to work on April 1 because...

November 16, 2021

Editorial Rhode Island Teacher Transitions Into Long-Term Clean Water Career

An economic downturn gave Paul Desrosiers his start in wastewater. At the time, a few decades ago, he thought his detour away from teaching...

October 19, 2021

Editorial Andrew Wendell's Meticulous Nature Helped Him Win a 2020 Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award

Andrew Wendell loves to keep track of data. That includes data about his own laboratory. Wendell is the senior chemist and quality assurance/quality...

October 19, 2021

Editorial An Operator Finds a Thrill of the Hunt in Seeking a Year-Round Way to Limit Effluent Ammonia

There’s nothing Dan Van Langen enjoys more than a day of bird hunting with his German shorthair pointer Andie. But these days Van...

September 15, 2021

Editorial Data From Multiple Sensors Helps South Bend Set Sewer Maintenance Priorities and Minimize CSOs

Richard Radcliff loves his numbers. “As a civil engineer, I’m all about measurement,” says Radcliff, combined sewer overflow operations manager for the South...

September 15, 2021

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Editorial This New Hampshire Operator Took a Challenging New Job Eyes Wide Open and Made it a Success

Jim Pouliot always liked a challenge. That’s a big reason he signed on four years ago as water and sewer superintendent in the...

September 15, 2021

Editorial Instruments Can Hold the Key to More Cost-Effective and Permit-Compliant Plant Performance

Entry 223305Stricter effluent limits for wastewater plants place a growing importance on the accurate measurement of parameters in the treatment process. Today’s operators...

August 17, 2021

Editorial Hardin County (Kentucky) Water District 2 Has Tackled and Overcome a Variety of Big Challenges

Karst topography can present water utilities with unique challenges. Hardin County (Kentucky) Water District 2 has found ways to overcome its biggest challenges...

August 11, 2021

Editorial Worth Noting - July 2020

People/AwardsBartow County, Georgia, earned a WaterFirst designation. The program is a voluntary partnership between local governments, state agencies and other organizations that...

June 11, 2020

Editorial Worth Noting - June 2020

People/AwardsThe Newport (Rhode Island) Wastewater Treatment Facility, Cranston (Rhode Island) Wastewater Treatment Facility, and Presque Isle (Maine) Utilities District received 2019 Regional...

May 13, 2020