Inside vertical turbine pumps: Part 1 of 2

Vertical turbine pumps (VTPs) are an essential element of modern fluid systems, offering strong, reliable, and efficient pumping across many applications. They’re used everywhere,...

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...

Reducing Your Carbon Footprint

Around the world, private companies and government agencies are looking to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with their activities, including increasing their...

Finding a Pretreatment Solution for Desalination Applications

The following study consisted of three phases that started in the autumn of 2016 at a site located in Egypt by the Red Sea....

Wastewater System Restart or Initial Startup?

In the world of wastewater these days, there are many challenges that will occur. Some you may have already seen and some may appear...

Sharing a Scarce Resource

By Thomas Renner Water is a treasured resource in the community of Brighton, Colorado. With an average annual rainfall of only 15 inches per year,...

In Times of Drought: Part 1 of 3

A prolonged and serious drought in the American West has elevated concerns about the state of our nation’s water use and supply. The United...

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,...

Safe, sustainable, and smart

Around 359 billion cubic meters of wastewater is produced globally each year. As well as municipal wastewater, a broad range of industrial processes produce...

Water Utilities Moving Fast toward a Zero-carbon Future

Water operators have long been stewards of an essential resource, and water infrastructure is a cornerstone of every prosperous economy. But today’s water systems...