Improving Monitoring at Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities

One of the biggest challenges of monitoring multiple water and wastewater facilities is maintaining real-time visibility of critical conditions at all sites. Facilities need...

Optimizing performance in industrial wastewater treatment

Since the beginning of time, people have had the need to treat the water they consume, and use for cooking, bathing and washing their...

Reclaiming Water – Building The Future

Fargo, North Dakota, sits on the western bank of the Red River of the North and serves as the industrial, as well as cultural,...

Desalination is booming, but faces a saltwater reality check

As population grows and economies expand, they are putting an immense strain on the world’s water supplies. According to the UN World Water Development...

A Holistic Approach to Process Control

Secondary wastewater treatment, specifically activated sludge treatment, can be broken down into a series of unit processes, each of which are linked to the...

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...

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,...

High-Efficiency Surface Water Pumping System

Delta Sand and Gravel Co., located in Eugene, Oregon, has been providing quality aggregate materials, service and expertise for almost nine decades. The company...

Tier 3 Nozzles Optimize Sewer Crew Efficiency and Profitability

By Del Williams In sewer, storm, and sanitary line cleaning, hose nozzles are an essential tool that directs pressurized water to clear out obstructions such...

Design and Care of Reverse Osmosis Systems

Reverse osmosis (RO) systems offer power plant owners and operators a reliable and well-proven water treatment solution. However, designing and caring for an RO...