Walkerton Impact Still Being Felt   Water & Wastes Digest May 2007   By Tim Gregorski

One Great View   Water & Wastes Digest May 2007   By Tim Gregorski
The world’s largest immersed UF plant is now fully operational

Port Hope’s Dream Comes True   Water & Wastes Digest February 2006   By Tim Gregorski
Small community home to new water treatment plant that can expand along with population

A Nod to Port Hope   Water & Wastes Digest January 2006   Tim Gregorski

Time Saved Testing Pays Off   Water & Wastes Digest May 2005   By Adam Potter
Many wastewater plants are switching from fecal coliforms to monitoring for E. coli and Enterococcus, because the EPA has identified these bacteria as the best indicators of fecal contamination in water.

E. Coli   Water Quality Products May 2003   Danielle Duclos
This article provides a general overview of E. coli and drinking water as well as current and emerging monitoring and decontamination technologies.
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River Contaminates Town’s Water Supply When State Leaves It to Beavers   Water Engineering & Management July 2002   Louis Manring
For nearly 70 years, the public water system in the Town of Sterling, Massachusetts operated without incident, delivering clean water to more than 2,000 homes. Because the water from the town’s well field was clean and free of contamination, there was no need for a permanent disinfection system. That all changed in September 1999 when a storm caused by Hurricane Floyd and the state’s increasing beaver population combined to cause bacterial contamination in the town’s water supply.
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Coping with Resistance to Copper/Silver Disinfection   Water Engineering & Management November 2001   By W. Craig Meyer
Numerous facilities have invested in copper/silver disinfection systems to address the limits of traditional water treatment methods. It seems likely that, as bacterial populations develop resistance, many of these systems will become less effective through time.
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Continuous Microfiltration System Ensures Safe Drinking Water For Wisconsin Residents   Water & Wastes Digest May 2001
The Kenosha Water Utility treatment facility, located on the shores of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, needed to upgrade its two plants to meet the expanding water needs of the community it services. Continuous microfiltration helped meet those needs.
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Ultraviolet Disinfection of Pathogens in Drinking Water: Inactivating Genetic Material in Path ogenic Protozoa, Bacteria and Viruses   Water Quality Products November 2000   Gail Sakamoto
The groundbreaking research since 1998, by various groups in North America has shown that very low doses of ultraviolet (UV) light inactivate Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts.

E. Coli Awareness   Water Quality Products November 2000   Wendi Hope King
There are approximately 73,000 cases of E. coli annually in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, this infection is not just domestic but on a global scale.

Roundtable Discussion: E. coli (Escherichia coli)   Water Quality Products November 2000   Wendi Hope King
Recent outbreaks of E. coli have brought consumer’s attention to their drinking water. Understanding its source, regulations and prevention will be key to combating this waterborne illness.