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...
The Water/Wastewater System Manager’s Guide to Remote Telemetry and Remote Maintenance:...
By Dave Eifert and Eike Wedekind, Phoenix Contact
Just a few years ago, it was extremely difficult to monitor and maintain distributed stations. The reason...
Pumping a Solution for Increased Water Demand
Water is abundant on our planet: approximately two thirds of the earth’s surface is covered with it. Drinking and service water, however, is becoming...
Simplifying Wastewater Plant Upgrades
Wastewater treatment plant engineers searching for a solution to flow measurement in aeration basins that is Profibus PA compatible will find Fluid Components International’s...
When Do Most Water Main Breaks Occur?
On March 11, 2014, in the LinkedIn blog “American Water Works Association,” Riley Vittitoe, the general manager for the water utility of Topeka, Kansas,...
Utilities and municipalities modernize communication
Herein lies the contradiction of Industry 4.0’s promise: As newer innovations bridge the gap between legacy systems and today’s smart technologies, how can we...
Clean Energy from Landfill Diversion Plus the Bonus of Biochar
Biochar is the carbon-rich product that is left over after the completion of the gasification process.
(photo credit: Dillon Fuller)
Lebanon, Tennessee, is located twenty-five miles...
Wastewater Treatment Technology Doesn’t Have To Be New To Be Disruptive
By Matt Hale, HRS Heat Exchangers
The term “disruptive technology” can be found everywhere across wastewater treatment, from conferences to whitepapers, and from small industrial...
Limiting SSOs With Superior Sewer Maintenance Tools and Techniques
Most municipalities are fully aware that preventing sewer overflows is a national enforcement priority for EPA, yet many struggle to stay compliant. Too often,...
STEP: Another Alternative to Alternative Sewers
When there are more options than to “hook-up” to a municipal plant and pay exorbitant connection fees, a community developer looks into alternative methods...









