All-Terrain Sewer Stimulates Economy of Arkansas’s Newest City

In part 1 of this series, we introduced the E/One Sentry line of alarm panels, which is custom designed for use with E/One grinder...

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...

Wastewater Facility Upgrades Prove Their Worth

Clarifier pre-construction at Addison; worn gearbox, cracked walls and a worn arm that would often stick. Working alone in New York State, approximately 90 to...

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

With the increasing demand for electronic grade silicon, and particularly the growth of silicon solar cells, the semiconductor industry is facing the challenge of...

Grinder Pumps On The Cutting Edge

From bicycle wheels to automobiles to typewriters and electronics, the sprawling Remington Rand complex in Middletown has held an important place in the state’s...

Flood Defense Pumps Need High-quality Bearings

By Emma Gerard, Thordon Bearings Inc. Pumps for flood defense must handle high-capacity volumes and also be reliable in extreme conditions. Bedford Pumps Ltd., one...

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...

In Times of Drought: Part 2 of 3

In part 1 of this series focused on nine economic facts about water in the United States, we addressed three facts related to the...

Seriously Good ROI on Septage

When investing in new equipment, what would you consider to be a reasonable payback?  Five years? Three years? At the Kishwaukee Water Reclamation District (KWRD)...

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...