Expanding population demands more than collaboration

Growth, progress, prosperity. There’s no shortage of it in North Alabama, which has seen its population grow by 30,000 over the last five years...

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...

The Water/Wastewater System Manager’s Guide to Remote Telemetry and Remote Maintenance:...

By Dave Eifert and Eike Wedekind, Phoenix Contact Just a few years ago, it was extremely difficult to monitor and maintain distributed stations. The reason...

Energy-Efficient Aeration for the New Century: Part 2 of 2

Aeration accounts for a 50 to 70 percent of a treatment plant’s power consumption, and in part 1 of this series, we examined the...

Managing an On-site Legionella Event

By Paul Sharpe, U.S. Water  Building owners are often faced with a decision to test the building potable and utility water for Legionella bacteria. The...

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,...

How a Floatless Pump Control Minimizes Pump Costs for Dewatering Projects

By Steve Mosley, BJM Pumps On a construction site, dewatering is just a nature of the business. Water collects due to rain or a high-water...

Lobe Pumps Reduce Maintenance and Downtime for Wastewater Treatment Plant

Veolia Water North America is a leading provider of water and wastewater services for municipalities, government entities, business and industry. In 1985, Veolia Water...

Channel Monster Shreds Debris, Ragging

When the Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD) was formed in 1964 by a group of ranchers who wanted a reliable water source for their...

Brazilian Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Finds Success

By Rogerio Melo, Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group One of Brazil's state-owned water and waste treatment companies is engaged in the supply and treatment of water,...