Expanding population demands more than collaboration

Growth, progress, prosperity. There’s no shortage of it in North Alabama, which has seen its population grow by 30,000 over the last five years...

Expanding the Benefits of Reverse Osmosis

The nexus between water use and energy consumption has never been more critical to both our sustainability and our economy. In myriad ways around...

New Smart Wastewater Treatment Solution Cuts Operating Costs and Reduces Energy

By Don Jones, Xylem Wastewater utilities can now achieve compliance targets while cutting energy consumption from aeration by up to 25 percent with Xylem Edge...

Peach Lake Finds a Solution for a Dying Septic System

It only took a few generations and several hundred dying septic systems to age an idyllic vacation spot like Peach Lake. Peach Lake is a...

The Water/Wastewater System Manager’s Guide to Remote Telemetry and Remote Maintenance:...

By Dave Eifert and Eike Wedekind, Phoenix Contact In last month’s introduction to this article, we mentioned how all installations in remote distribution and collection...

Triple Win: Part 1 of 2

Wastewater treatment plants are a relatively untapped opportunity in the world of energy efficiency. Although these energy costs represent the largest controllable expense for...

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...

10 expert tips to ensure safe sewer cleaning

Municipalities must safely clean and maintain many miles of sewer line annually to eliminate blockages and prevent sanitary sewer overflows, which are regulated by...

Innovative Solutions to Drinking Water Decontamination in Small and Medium Treatment...

Chlorine is most frequently used to disinfect drinking water, and existing regulations both limit THMs at the point of end use and require a...

Achieving Water Authority Compliance with Automated Wastewater Treatment

By Gaye Jacobs Automated wastewater treatment systems help manufacturers remain in compliance with EPA and local standards, while significantly reducing the cost of treatment, labor,...