St. Bernard Parish Combats Brain-eating Amoeba with Fifty Automatic Flushing Units

By Mark Magda, Mueller Water Products St. Bernard Parish is situated southeast of New Orleans in the state of Louisiana. In 2005, hurricane Katrina caused...

Balancing Cost and Performance

Every wastewater treatment facility eventually faces the challenge of aging and deteriorating equipment, affecting operational efficiency. Drives struggle to keep up their power, skimmers...

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,...

Bioaugmentation Saves Money and Time

Reducing FOG and odors in collection systems and lift stations Fats, oils, and grease (FOG) can accumulate in collection systems and lift stations and cause...

Energy-Efficient Aeration for the New Century: Part 2 of 2

Aeration accounts for a 50 to 70 percent of a treatment plant’s power consumption, and in part 1 of this series, we examined the...

Recycling Earth’s Rapidly Shrinking Resource – Part 2 of 3

In the first part of this series, we examined some of the benefits of reusing wastewater, especially as it relates to food and beverage...

Graf Creamery optimizes wastewater operations

Graf Creamery, a Midwestern butter and cream production plant, was experiencing issues with the fat and grease build-up in their holding cell retention pond....

Keeping Cooling Towers Clean and Healthy

Developing a water management plan is essential for successful cooling tower operation, both in terms of overall cooling process efficiency, and in keeping system...

How to Control Activated Sludge with Online Sensors: Part 1 of...

The goal for domestic wastewater treatment in the twenty-first century should be to have a minimal carbon footprint and to be 100 percent self-sustainable...

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....