Recycling Earth’s Rapidly Shrinking Resource – Part 3 of 3

In the parts 1 and 2 of this series, we examined the benefits of reusing wastewater and the biological and disinfection processes available to...

How to Control Activated Sludge with Online Sensors: Part 2...

In part 1 of this series, we introduced a broad view of the use of online instrumentation for control of wastewater treatment aeration, which,...

Seattle Takes FOG Program Online

By Chris Weinandt, Aquatic Informatics With more than 5,000 restaurants and food service establishments (FSEs) in Seattle, the city’s fats, oils, and grease (FOG) program...

In Times of Drought: Part 3 of 3

Before we conclude this series focused on nine economic facts about water in the United States, we should briefly review the first six facts...

Simplifying Wastewater Plant Upgrades

Wastewater treatment plant engineers searching for a solution to flow measurement in aeration basins that is Profibus PA compatible will find Fluid Components International’s...

Data Science Helps Raleigh Water Avoid Digging Up the Streets

By Rocio Echeverria, Xylem PROJECT AT A GLANCE Client:The City of Raleigh Public Utilities DepartmentChallenge:Prioritize capital works using analysis to determine pipeline risk. Partnership:Xylem Inc. and Esri Solution:Raleigh...

Innovative Solutions to Drinking Water Decontamination in Small and Medium Treatment...

Though drinking water tends to be relatively clean compared with water that is being considered for other uses, it sometimes can contain contaminants. Air...

How to Select the Most Effective Blower Technology for Wastewater Applications:...

In the first part of this series, we examined turbo, hybrid, and combination blower technologies and addressed the most effective technology for particular applications....

When Do Most Water Main Breaks Occur?

On March 11, 2014, in the LinkedIn blog “American Water Works Association,” Riley Vittitoe, the general manager for the water utility of Topeka, Kansas,...

The Path to Water Innovation: Part 2 of 2

Innovation in the U.S. water industry is incremental and fragmented. In the second half of this policy brief, Ajami, Thompson, and Victor propose increasing...