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HeadCell Grit System Upgrade Protects Plant from Extreme Grit Loading Event
As cities grow across the U.S., the population often increases much faster than the wastewater infrastructure capacity of the local community. As...
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This Illinois Operator and Leader Thrives on Solid and Diverse Experience and a Record of Accomplishment
A city leader looking at a resume from Paul Burris might easily have said: No, too many jobs in too short a time.
Leaders...
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Through a Decade of Effort, Murfreesboro Wins Dramatic Effluent Nitrogen and Phosphorus Reductions
When facing what seemed insurmountable odds to meet aggressive new effluent nutrient limits, the Murfreesboro Water Resources Department team members banded together.
They...
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Product Focus - January 2021
Automation/Optimization
AdEdge Water Technologies InGenius
InGenius control panels from AdEdge Water Technologies are custom-engineered programmable logic control panels designed to meet site specifications for...
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Case Studies - January 2021
Finnish wastewater treatment plant gets quick reduction in operating costs
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The wastewater treatment plant in Turku, Finland, processes wastewater from the region’s industries and...
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A Weed Patch in this Ontario City Turned Out to Be a Magnet for a Treasured Species
During summer, hundreds of migrating monarch butterflies are attracted to the Greater Sudbury Wastewater Treatment Plant.
A nearly half-acre milkweed patch on the...
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Small Footprint Protection for Potable Water Treatment Plants Increases Efficiency
Water treatment plants with surface water intake systems can face a wide variety of operating conditions. Changes in flow volumes or turbidity...
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Improving Biological Treatment Processes with Sludge Degritting and Screening
Biological processes have evolved to become more efficient and produce a cleaner effluent in smaller areas. Biosolids management processes are advancing to increase...
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Is Compliance a Headache for Your Facility? Here's a Technological Pain Reliever.
Alarming is an essential function in water and wastewater treatment plant automation. But how can alarms be directed reliably to the right...
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Who Knew That a Natural Wastewater Treatment Process Could Help Cold-Water Fishes Thrive?
During July 2020, more than 5,000 people visited the wastewater treatment facility in Albany, Oregon. The main attraction was the 40-acre constructed...
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Learning to Think Small
Small communities face the same basic water infrastructure issues as large cities do. The difference is that they are more challenged to...
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Divide and Conquer Describes This Facility's Approach to Reducing Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Divide and conquer is a phrase usually associated with political or military strategy.
It could also describe nutrient removal improvements at the Cookeville...
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Fine Screening System: The More Intelligent Primary Clarifier
In the discussion about limited resources and energy saving in wastewater treatment plants, innovative sewage treatment methods are increasingly becoming a focal...
