Ending the scourge of “blown toilets”

For the operators cleaning municipal sewer, storm and sanitary lines, dreaded “blown toilets” can quickly become a community clean-up and public relations nightmare.  “A ‘blown...

Busting sewer maintenance myths

Sewer maintenance is an ongoing challenge for cities and municipalities. Moreover, gaps in best practice training can cost public works departments unnecessary time and...

Managing an On-site Legionella Event

By Paul Sharpe, U.S. Water  Building owners are often faced with a decision to test the building potable and utility water for Legionella bacteria. The...

Doubling Service Life and Minimizing Repair Downtime

By Lauren Heinz, Tsurumi America, Inc. A coal mine in central Illinois is making huge annual savings of approximately $90,000 after switching to Tsurumi LH-6110 pumps...

Challenges of Low Boron Removal Requirements in Large-scale Seawater Desalination Plants...

In part 1 of this series, we began a discussion of a seawater desalination process that takes the boron removal issue to the edge,...

Channel Monster Shreds Debris, Ragging

When the Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD) was formed in 1964 by a group of ranchers who wanted a reliable water source for their...

Repair or Rethink . . .

Moundsville, West Virginia is a small city located along the Ohio River. It is home to sites like Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold and the...

AI optimizes treatment processes

Stadtwerke Trier (SWT) operates the main wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Trier, with a capacity of 170,000 population equivalents. This facility was one of...

Holding Back the Tide

Spill barriers are ideal for facilities in sensitive areas where a sprinkler discharge or material spill could result in expensive cleanup costs and potential...

Scoring High Marks

Water distribution system operators need to identify issues within their networks efficiently and accurately. They also need to be able to fix them when...