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...

Doubling Service Life and Minimizing Repair Downtime

By Lauren Heinz, Tsurumi America, Inc. A coal mine in central Illinois is making huge annual savings of approximately $90,000 after switching to Tsurumi LH-6110 pumps...

Cleaning Up the Big Apple

Centrisys Corporation, a leading North American manufacturer of decanter and thickening centrifuges and dewatering systems, announced in February that it has secured a contract...

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...

Long-life Pumps for the Real World

Drinking water from lakes and rivers must be treated prior to delivery to the general public. Great effort is taken to transport fresh water...

Design and Care of Reverse Osmosis Systems

In this concluding section of our three-part series on the upkeep of reverse osmosis (RO) systems, we’ll finish out with a detailed look at...

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...

Getting Their Hands Dirty

In the past, Stallkamp has repeatedly implemented projects for sewage treatment plants and the wastewater industry. In addition to various sludge tanks, this also...

Wastewater Plants Embrace Automation

For wastewater plants, the time is right to move toward greater digitization, efficiency, and the benefits of automation. To assist with these goals, ABB...

Ultrasonic vs. Differential Pressure Flowmeters for High Pressure Steam Service:...

As we discussed in part 1 of this series, the measurement of steam flow during dramatic power boiler load changes is challenge that will...