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Entries Tagged Water Quality
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Rediscovering Your Impact: The Timeless Value of Being a Wastewater Operator
For those who have dedicated years to the wastewater management industry, it’s easy to overlook the profound impact your work continues to...
Editorial
Mixed Results: Creative Battle Against the Sea
Producing good water is a balancing act on Alabama’s Dauphin Island.
The barrier island a few miles off the state’s coast in the...
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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...
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UBC Engineers Develop New Method to Assess Water Management Strategies
While residents in California are still dealing with damage from last month's floods — after years of devastating droughts — University of...
Editorial
Clean-Water Agencies Earn Praise for Exemplary Success in Protecting Waters From Nutrient Enrichment
Nitrogen and phosphorus from clean-water plant discharges and a variety of other sources are a growing cause for concern, since they can...
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Founded 20 Years Ago, This Southern County's Rivers Alive Program Engages Residents in Resource Protection
It’s amazing what people sometimes find when working on stream cleanup projects. During the Rivers Alive cleanup sponsored by the Clayton County...
Editorial
Rapid-Settling Clarification from Veolia Helps a Canadian Community's River Run Clear
A new residuals management process at a water treatment plant in Alberta is designed to improve the environment for fish and for recreational...
Editorial
An Illinois Plant Deploys the Aero-Mod SEQUOX Process to Provide Biological Treatment With Room to Grow
The Village of Hinckley needed to upgrade its rotating biological contactor plant to activated sludge to meet a consent decree.
Looking to minimize impact...
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Best of 2021: Operators Offer Top Strategies and Advice
One of the best things about the wastewater treatment industry is operators' and lab technicians' willingness to share stories, advice, know-how and new technologies...
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The Basics of Chloramination: From Plant to Distribution System
Explore the challenges that come with initial chloramine creation, common issues in chloraminated distribution systems, and how to mitigate nitrification and water...
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The Rome Water Utility's Shift to Public Ownership Came With an Initiative to Boost Quality and Efficiency
In 2006 Chad Ziegler inherited a small water utility that had just changed from private to public ownership – and one with...
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Jury Awards City of Pomona After 10-Year Legal Battle Over Groundwater Contamination
After a week-long trial, a federal jury awarded the City of Pomona, California, $48 million in damages from SQM North America Corporation — a...
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Water Utility Superintendent Inherited a Mystery. Through Diligence He Solved It — and Others
Paul Haugen had a mystery on his hands. The six wells supplying water to Germantown Waterworks’ customers were supposed to be inspected every...


















