Editor's Note: Innovation was a big theme at WEFTEC 2014. We'll be featuring a few of the new and better technologies found...
WEFTEC Articles
Blogs
Can Public Education Keep Wipes Out of Sewers? Here's Proof Positive.
Note: Ted J. Rulseh, editor of TPO magazine, was at WEFTEC in New Orleans this week. If you didn't get a chance...
Blogs
WEF Announces 2014 Operator Ingenuity Winners
Duct tape and cardboard, recycled bottles, toilet bowl floats and other items help solve tricky problems.It’s not always costly engineering solutions that...
Blogs
Wooden Pipe: A Trip Down Underground Memory Lane
While thousands of new and innovative products aimed at improving water and wastewater infrastructure hit the market every year, it’s also important...
Blogs
WEFTEC 2014: Of hot dogs and clean water
Note: Ted J. Rulseh, editor of TPO magazine, is blogging from WEFTEC in New Orleans this week. If you're at the show and...
Online Exclusives
Who — and What — Are the Water Buffaloes?
Their telltale denim vests are hard to miss. So are their motorcycles. Without a doubt, the Water Buffalos — also known as...
Online Exclusives
WEF Announces 2014 Fellows Recipients
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) proudly announces 12 distinguished members as the 2014 WEF Fellows recipients. This prestigious designation recognizes members’ achievements,...
Online Exclusives
Ingenuity Winner: How Yellow Springs Color-Coded a Treatment Plant
Editor’s Note: We will be highlighting the winners of WEF’s Operator Ingenuity Winners in an ongoing series on our website. The winners...
Blogs
What an Idea! Operator Ingenuity Series Showcases You
You improved a process, created a new tool, fixed a problem. You found a better way to draw samples. You created a...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Could Court Ruling Affect Biosolids Application?
A New York Court of Appeals ruling on fracking could have repercussions for biosolids application, according to State Sen. George D. Maziarz....
Online Exclusives
Teamwork Earns Utility 2013 Award for Excellence in Innovation
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) and Brown and Caldwell received the Award for Excellence in Innovation from the Water Environment Research Foundation at...
Online Exclusives
WEFTEC Giveaway: Hach Real-Time Control Sludge System
Hach Company is searching for one U.S. wastewater facility to partner with and give a complete Real-Time Control Sludge Thickening System (RTC-ST)...
Online Exclusives
WEFTEC Giveaway: Hach Real-Time Control Sludge System
Hach Company is searching for one U.S. wastewater facility to partner with and give a complete Real-Time Control Sludge Thickening System (RTC-ST)...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Are we saying clean-water operators should change their personalities?
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