Chronic Clogging Bows to Ground-breaking Technology

The Suffolk County Department of Public Works Stony Brook Pump Station was facing on-going interruptions to pumping operations as a result of “ragging”—a common...

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...

Electronic Water Treatment Reduces Fouling in Reverse Osmosis

Reverse osmosis (RO) is used in processes requiring high-quality, purified water, such in semi-conductor processing or biochemical applications and can be used to treat...

A Material of the Future

Today composite materials are used in wind energy, marine, construction, aerospace, military and defense, automotive, pipes, access covers, tanks and many more applications. Composites...

Odor and Corrosion Control in Wastewater Collection Systems: Part 1 of...

Sewage collection systems have long been subject to issues with odor and corrosion, which is understandable given the nature of what they convey. Sewage...

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...

New Smart Wastewater Treatment Solution Cuts Operating Costs and Reduces Energy

By Don Jones, Xylem Wastewater utilities can now achieve compliance targets while cutting energy consumption from aeration by up to 25 percent with Xylem Edge...

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...

A World in Crisis Needs Safe Water

By Dominic Sims, International Code Council Although 70 percent of our planet is covered with water, less than one percent is drinkable. Clean water is...

New Series of Stationary Wastewater Samplers Saves Time and Effort

Technicians responsible for wastewater effluent at municipal facilities, food/beverage plants and other industrial operations who must comply with mandatory water sampling will discover the...