After a career of 40 years, 17 in public water treatment, Robert McVicker still finds satisfaction in new challenges and the chance...
Entries Tagged Water Treatment
Editorial
Toward A Closer Community
COLE Publishing launched Water System Operator magazine 2 1/2 years ago, based on the success of sister publication Treatment Plant Operator, focused...
Blogs
Help Wanted: Industry Speakers Needed for WWETT 2015
Winter 2015 might seem a distant speck on the horizon (After all, summer isn’t even officially here yet. And hey, Lake Superior...
Online Exclusives
Don’t Memorize Answers, Learn Processes
If Ron Trygar could change one thing about wastewater and drinking water treatment training and certifications, it would be replacing exams that...
Online Exclusives
What Are the Top 10 Water Sector Technology Innovations?
The water industry is continually facing difficult issues. Many factors contribute to these difficulties, including failing infrastructure, population growth and climate change,...
Blogs
Rural Alaska Homes Need Your Help
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is stepping up its water and sewer game — literally. The DEC wants to improve the...
Online Exclusives
High-Performance Linings Provide Exceptional Protection in Water Treatment Facilities
Stonhard, a manufacturer and installer of high-performance floor and lining systems, offers seamless lining protection for secondary containment, clarifiers, equalizers, basins, digesters...
Editorial
Worth Noting - June 2013
PEOPLE/AWARDSThe Chandler, Ind. Water Treatment Plant was recognized with an Engineering Excellence Merit Award by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)...
Online Exclusives
American Water Receives 10 Awards for Excellence in Water Quality
American Water Works Company Inc., the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, is proud to announce the achievement of...
Blogs
Old Pipes Reveal Truth About 200-Year-Old Water Distribution System
Municipal workers were in for quite a surprise when a 2006 street excavation in Lower Manhattan in New York exposed wooden pipes...
Online Exclusives
Drought Defeated
You’d think the Harlingen WaterWorks System (HWWS) would be sweating bullets over the severe drought the south Texas city of 80,000 has...
Online Exclusives
Pall Corp. to present at Mine Water Solutions in Extreme Environments Conference
Mine operators are challenged by water contamination due to extreme operating environments coupled with regulatory and cost-control issues. To meet these challenges,...
Online Exclusives
Xylem acquires PIMS Group to enhance service capabilities
Xylem Inc., a global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, announced that it has acquired PIMS...











