Busting sewer maintenance myths

Sewer maintenance is an ongoing challenge for cities and municipalities. Moreover, gaps in best practice training can cost public works departments unnecessary time and...

Innovations in Domestic Water Well Products Simplify Installation, Maintenance: Part 1...

While water well drilling and pump installation contractors have access to products at local hardware stores, big box stores, or regional wholesalers, they are...

How to Control Activated Sludge with Online Sensors: Part 3 of...

Figure 3: On-Off Control Dissolved Oxygen Response (source: Meck, D., R. Odum, N. Wobbrock, Cornell University) In the final piece of this series, we detail...

The Pursuit of a Green Carbon Steel Corrosion Inhibitor: Part 4...

In the conclusion to this series, we will examine the testing results for organic and combined corrosion inhibitors in both hard and soft water...

Modeling Solutions for the Unsung Hero

By Walt Prentice, Applied Flow Technology  When you think of processing plants, you may think of oil, its derivatives, and other chemical products. After all,...

Optimizing Polymer Performance in Municipal Water Treatment

Historians have determined that one of the first recorded examples of water treatment occurred more than 4,000 years ago when the ancient Egyptians used...

Pumping a Solution for Increased Water Demand

Water is abundant on our planet: approximately two thirds of the earth’s surface is covered with it. Drinking and service water, however, is becoming...

Why developing a holistic roadmap for your water treatment matters

An act that provided incentives, penalties, as well as funding for communities to clean their water, the Clean Water Act (CWA) was passed in...

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...

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...