The answer varies, as it depends on factors such as system complexity, treatment levels, and investment in infrastructure. However, based on research,...
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Employee Input Improves Utilities
Back in 2013, employees in the planning and analysis division in the Hampton Roads Sanitation District came up with a bold idea:...
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For Brandon Huston, It’s Not Just a Career. It’s a Calling.
Brandon Huston looks at wastewater treatment as more than a career. It’s fair to say he considers it a calling.
“I always had...
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At This Illinois Clean-Water Plant, It’s All About the Team
In the movie Hoosiers, coach Norman Dale preached a team approach. Every player contributed to the effort that led to the Indiana...
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For This Lead Plant Operator, It’s All About Helping People
When Manuel Dos Santos entered the Air Force, he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do with his life.
He only knew it...
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Zen and the Art of WWTP Maintenance
Balance is key to maintaining the health of humans and ecosystems but is an often overlooked aspect of wastewater treatment. When the...
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Guess How Much This Plant Had to Invest for Permit-Compliant Nutrient Reduction
Everything was running fine at the Lake Stevens Sewer District. Then the Washington Department of Ecology imposed a new permit limiting total...
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Good Asset Management. Long Life. Clean Effluent.
Some might consider the relentless maintenance regime at a treatment plant in Kansas to be almost too proactive.
But the longevity and reliability...
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Reduce Project Execution Time with Field-Erected Treatment Systems
Contract-to-completion timelines for site-built concrete treatment plants can be exceedingly long, often ranging from several months to years. For facilities with rapidly...
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Evoqua to Provide a Turnkey Wastewater Treatment Solution
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Evoqua Water Technologies (part of Xylem) has been selected by Carolina Water Service Inc. of North Carolina, through its sales partner Premier...
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Need Treatment Capacity On a Tight Budget?
Evoqua’s DAVCO field-erected treatment plants (FETP) are ideal for expanding existing or new greenfield plants, providing a solution for treating flows from...
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Blazing the Trail Ground in Co-Digestion and Renewable Natural Gas
It starts with biosolids and food waste fed to digesters at the Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority. It ends with hydrogen and...
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Grouting Deeper to Fight I&I
A major lift station was under construction to replace an older station in the wastewater collection system in Sarasota, Florida.
The new station...
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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...
