Riverside Forging Ahead on Water Quality

By John Yap, Aquatic Informatics Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) has been providing water and electricity to the city of Riverside, California, since 1895. As an...

Ending the scourge of “blown toilets”

For the operators cleaning municipal sewer, storm and sanitary lines, dreaded “blown toilets” can quickly become a community clean-up and public relations nightmare.  “A ‘blown...

Wastewater Facility Upgrades Prove Their Worth

Clarifier pre-construction at Addison; worn gearbox, cracked walls and a worn arm that would often stick. Working alone in New York State, approximately 90 to...

Balancing Cost and Performance

Every wastewater treatment facility eventually faces the challenge of aging and deteriorating equipment, affecting operational efficiency. Drives struggle to keep up their power, skimmers...

On the Strength of Design

In 1978, an innovation occurred in centrifuge technology that changed the market. The dominant centrifuge technologies of the time, the nozzle disk centrifuge and...

Innovative Technology Improves Residential Water Management: Part 2 of 2

In part 1 of this article, we noted that, in residential settings, drains that can act as a physical barrier to water provide an...

Energy-Efficient Aeration for the New Century

If energy-efficient Aeration is not your priority—even when it is well documented that Aeration accounts for a pretty staggering 50 to 70 percent of...

A Holistic Approach to Process Control

Secondary wastewater treatment, specifically activated sludge treatment, can be broken down into a series of unit processes, each of which are linked to the...

Enhancing Lab Services with Advanced Equipment and Talent

In an industrial park located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a group of talented individuals is working together to continue the advancement of their solids handling...

Don’t Just Settle With Poor Water Pressure: Part 2 of 2

In last month’s article, we were introduced to Steve and Kacy Peel of Naples, Florida, who purchased a home with a huge challenge internally:...