Improving Monitoring at Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities
One of the biggest challenges of monitoring multiple water and wastewater facilities is maintaining real-time visibility of critical conditions at all sites. Facilities need...
Optimizing performance in industrial wastewater treatment
Since the beginning of time, people have had the need to treat the water they consume, and use for cooking, bathing and washing their...
Reclaiming Water – Building The Future
Fargo, North Dakota, sits on the western bank of the Red River of the North and serves as the industrial, as well as cultural,...
Desalination is booming, but faces a saltwater reality check
As population grows and economies expand, they are putting an immense strain on the world’s water supplies. According to the UN World Water Development...
A Holistic Approach to Process Control
Secondary wastewater treatment, specifically activated sludge treatment, can be broken down into a series of unit processes, each of which are linked to the...
How to Control Activated Sludge with Online Sensors: Part 3 of...
Figure 3: On-Off Control Dissolved Oxygen Response (source: Meck, D., R. Odum, N. Wobbrock, Cornell University)
In the final piece of this series, we detail...
Sharing a Scarce Resource
By Thomas Renner
Water is a treasured resource in the community of Brighton, Colorado. With an average annual rainfall of only 15 inches per year,...
High-Efficiency Surface Water Pumping System
Delta Sand and Gravel Co., located in Eugene, Oregon, has been providing quality aggregate materials, service and expertise for almost nine decades. The company...
Tier 3 Nozzles Optimize Sewer Crew Efficiency and Profitability
By Del Williams
In sewer, storm, and sanitary line cleaning, hose nozzles are an essential tool that directs pressurized water to clear out obstructions such...
Design and Care of Reverse Osmosis Systems
Reverse osmosis (RO) systems offer power plant owners and operators a reliable and well-proven water treatment solution. However, designing and caring for an RO...









