Entries Tagged Wastewater

Hydrogen sulfide is a problematic gas in wastewater collection systems and in some areas of wastewater treatment plants. H2S has an odor of rotten...

WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish In fixed-film processes, what must be reduced before nitrification can occur? A. Organic loading rate B. Hydraulic loading rate C. AOB and NOB...

Restraining techniques ensure that piping stays connected and helps prevent breaks that can shut down wastewater systems. Mechanical joint piping connections such as...

Many of you remember author Tom Wolfe’s book and the movie titled The Right Stuff.  The story chronicles the original Mercury Seven astronauts and...

The Michigan city of Jonesville didn’t have to look far to find a top-notch team to operate its water and wastewater systems. Superintendent...

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s comprehensive youth outreach program started out with career-day visits. That led to a water festival. Now multiple...

WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish When defining confined spaces in your facility, who makes the determination whether the space is nonpermit confined space or permit-required confined...

People/Awards The Maine City of Rockland has renamed its wastewater treatment plant the Terrance G. Pinto Wastewater Treatment Facility and Campus in honor of its...

There’s a scene in the old Tom Hanks/Shelley Long movie, The Money Pit that relates to the status of America’s infrastructure. The Hanks character calls...

A city leader looking at a resume from Paul Burris might easily have said: No, too many jobs in too short a time. Leaders...

When facing what seemed insurmountable odds to meet aggressive new effluent nutrient limits, the Murfreesboro Water Resources Department team members banded together. They...

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...

WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish While performing the daily walk-through at an aerated lagoon treatment plant, you notice surface bubbling throughout the primary lagoon, except...

Wastewater treatment has become an issue in the chemical and petroleum industry. As a result it is imperative to find solutions for...