Power to Take Out the Trash

The Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority (YCUA) is nearing completion of a $10-million pump replacement and capacity upgrade program involving the utility’s four largest lift...

How to turn FOG from crisis to opportunity

People love to dine out, but there’s a dark side to restaurant cooking. Along with refuse from animal product cooking and processing, it forms...

Built in the USA

According to the American Water Works Association, average daily residential water use in the United States is 27.4 billion gallons. This domestic water is...

Versatile Emergency Lighting Vital to Utility Crews

When natural disasters occur, linemen and work crews must have sufficient lighting to clear debris, fix power lines, construct new towers, and restore electric...

Switching gears

For decades, farmers across the United States have relied on biosolids to help increase yields and supply nutrients critical to their crops. A 2018...

Tankless Water Heaters Ensure Unfailing Hot Water Supply

By James Facer, Noritz America After replacing aging boilers with multiple Noritz tankless water heaters, administrators at Hawaii’s Oahu Community Correctional Center were able to...

Pathway to Zero-Emissions Through Onboard Hydrogen Production

COLLABORATOR PROFILE: OCEANIA MARINE ENERGY Oceania Marine Energy is a Perth-based company formed to develop and operate an LNG and marine fuels bunkering business at...

Grinder Pumps for Sewer Renewal

Low pressure sewer systems using semi-positive displacement grinder pumps have been employed extensively to provide central sewer service to areas where gravity sewer could...

Just Grand: Michigan City Turns to Biodigester for Energy Needs

The city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, built its wastewater treatment plant in 1931, and was among the first in the nation to include a...

Smart Contingency Planning Proves Invaluable during Historic Rainfall in the City...

In March 2016, 16 inches of rain fell on the City of Memphis, Tennessee, half of which fell during a two-day deluge. This unprecedented...