Automatic Scraper Strainers Protect Critical Membrane Systems
For industrial process facilities, membrane filtration is a valuable, commonly used means of filtering water and wastewater. The challenge is that membrane systems are...
Modeling Solutions for the Unsung Hero
By Walt Prentice, Applied Flow Technology
When you think of processing plants, you may think of oil, its derivatives, and other chemical products. After all,...
Hurricane-force Performance
At a Utah facility that has seven wastewater
treatment lagoons treating 1.5 million gallons per day and over 300 acres of farm land, a new...
Resolving stormwater flooding
The Gulf of Mexico coast averages some of the highest rainfall in the United States. As a result, cities like Houston, Texas, and their...
Tuning the Accuracy of Lift Station Flow Rates: Part 1
To tune means to adjust for optimal or improved performance. Musical tuning entails adjusting an instrument to achieve a perfect pitch. Depending on the...
Repair of Quake-damaged Wastewater Plant Is Life-saving Work
German-based association arche noVa specializes in the provision and restoration of drinking water supplies in disaster areas. The devastating earthquake in Nepal claims humanitarian...
Increasing Efficiency at an Effluent Treatment Plant
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group’s Qdos peristaltic pump technology is delivering a significant reduction in maintenance time—from 1.5 hours to just five minutes—at the local...
On-site Electro-oxidation of Difficult to Treat Wastewater
By Hossein Zarrin, Element Six
Water supply is a global concern and, driven by population growth and global industrialization, the demand for clean water is...
Seattle Takes FOG Program Online
By Chris Weinandt, Aquatic Informatics
With more than 5,000 restaurants and food service establishments (FSEs) in Seattle, the city’s fats, oils, and grease (FOG) program...
External Heating Units Upgrade Wastewater Treatment
TasWater is the water and sewage utility for the island state of Tasmania in Australia. Owned by Tasmania’s twenty-nine local councils and the state...









