Entries Tagged Wisconsin

Tragedy recently struck El Paso, Texas' Roberto R. Bustamante Wastewater Treatment Plant. A 34-year-old senior technician at the plant died after becoming trapped...

A new study suggests a greener approach to wastewater treatment could be a win-win for both the environment and citizens' wallets. Researchers propose...

The administration of President Joe Biden has announced a significant investment of $5.8 billion in federal funds for water infrastructure projects across the...

Problem: Wisconsin-based Meister Cheese treats its wastewater solids using anaerobic digestion. The biogas is converted to electricity to power the plant. The...

A changing workforce requires change in how water and wastewater agencies recruit people to accommodate growth and fill voids left by retirement. Each...

A recent study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has uncovered startlingly high levels of nanoplastics in plastic water...

Tampa, Florida, is taking a significant leap in water purification technology with the introduction of Suspended Ion Exchange (SIX) treatment. Announced at...

Problem: The Waupun, Wisconsin, Wastewater Treatment Plant could not meet new phosphorus permit limits. The city hired a consulting engineer to evaluate...

Reclamation district implements phosphorus removal to achieve strict environmental standardsProblem: The Fox River Water Reclamation District in South Elgin, Illinois, needed to comply...

Researchers in Wisconsin have shown how during the 2022-23 respiratory diseases season, high concentrations of influenza A virus and respiratory syncytial virus...

Marquette University in Wisconsin has received a second two-year, $3.8 million U.S. Department of Defense grant for an ongoing interdisciplinary program titled “In...

In an intense week-long competition, military water treatment specialists gathered at Fort Story, Virginia, for the Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Rodeo. This...

Entry 242033In what Time magazine is calling a “crisis decades in the making,” 180,000 residents in Jackson, Mississippi lack access to reliable...

Entry 242191Joel Brammeier, president of the Alliance for the Great Lakes, recently talked to Wisconsin Public Radio about his concerns about how sewer systems...