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...

Tubing Technology Pumps Polymers for Dewatering Efficiency

By Rob Martindale, Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group As part of the Little Traverse Bay Environmental Project in northern Michigan, environmental consulting firm Pescador LLC treats...

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...

Keeping the Water Where You Want It in Tunnel Construction

By Pablo Garcia, Sulzer As well as rock and soil, major tunneling projects involve the movement of large volumes of another important element: water. The...

The Pursuit of a Green Carbon Steel Corrosion Inhibitor: Part 1...

Corrosion control of carbon steel heat exchange components is becoming increasingly more important as energy costs rise and the demand for environmentally friendly chemicals...

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...

Conserving Valuable Fuel and Water Resources During Sewer Cleaning

For municipalities responsible to keep sewer lines free from debris and blockages, there is the additional challenge of maintaining these lines during a time...

Tuning the Accuracy of Lift Station Flow Rates

In part one of this article, we explored pre-SCADA methods of measurement, past approaches and difficulties in measuring lift station flow rates, and the...

Don’t Just Settle With Poor Water Pressure

Households all over the world deal with water pressure fluctuations on a daily basis. Depending on the amount of water being used within the...

A Material of the Future

Today composite materials are used in wind energy, marine, construction, aerospace, military and defense, automotive, pipes, access covers, tanks and many more applications. Composites...