June 18, 2013
ACE13 Fresh Ideas Poster Session Winners Announced
The American Water Works Assn. (AWWA) announced winners of its annual student poster session. The session was held during AWWA’s Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE13) in... more
June 18, 2013
Denver Water Receives Steel Water Pipe Century Club Award
Denver Water has received the Steel Water Pipe Century Club award from the Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Assn. (STI/SPFA), in recognition of the reliability of... more
June 18, 2013
Florida Company to Install Clearwater Reverse Osmosis Plant
EMCOR Group Inc. announced that its subsidiary Poole & Kent Co. of Florida has been awarded a contract for the installation of a reverse osmosis water treatment plant in... more
June 18, 2013
Envirogen Launches Service Center
Envirogen Technologies Inc. announced the formal launch of the Envirogen Service Center in Memphis, Tenn., offering a range of technology-based water treatment solutions to... more
Buyer's Guide 2013-2014
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Disheartening 'D'
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2013 Report Card for America’s infrastructure is out, and the results are not much better than those four years ago. According... more
'Fine' Policy
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) friends tell me that Abraham Lincoln is believed to have said, “Law without enforcement is just good advice.” In the environmental... more
Resource Recovery: The Next Wave
Many years have passed since “wastewater” became a more acceptable term than “sewage,” even as any mention of the word “sludge” was avoided whenever possible. It is now time... more
A Team Effort
Integration, collaboration and innovative construction techniques were critical to the successful upgrade and expansion of the Yellow River Water Reclamation Facility (WRF)... more
Horizontal Collector Wells Provide Additional Water for Acapulco
In the late 1960s, Ranney Western Division, a predecessor to Layne’s Ranney Collector Wells group, went south of the border to install a new type of water collection system... more
Aerators Eliminate Bulking at Dubai Treatment Plant
The Dubai Investments Park (DIP) wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is located about 20 miles south of the Burj Khalifa—the world’s tallest building—in Dubai, United Arab... more
Texas A&M Water System Complies with Homeland Security Rules
Located in College Station, Texas, Texas A&M is the sixth largest university in the United States. Built on the Texas prairie in 1876, the university has been in the... more
Resolving Iron and Manganese Problems
Most groundwater contains some amount of iron and manganese. These naturally occurring minerals leach from rocks and soils, and in small amounts, they are essential to human... more

Products + Services

Wet Gas Thermal Flowmeter
Kurz Instruments introduced a thermal mass flowmeter for condensing digester gas environments. The 454FTB-WGF provides a solid digester gas flow measurement without spiking, railing or miss-tracking... more
  • Wet Gas Thermal Flowmeter
    Kurz Instruments introduced a thermal mass flowmeter for condensing digester gas environments. The 454FTB-WGF provides a solid digester gas flow measurement without spiking, railing or miss-tracking... more
  • Universal Conduit Elbow
    The T&B Fittings universal conduit elbow from functions as four elbows in one, resulting in the reduction of stock parts; it replaces LL, LR, LB and C conduit bodies for most applications. The... more
  • Thermal Sludge Drying
    Through thermal sludge drying, Innodry 2E can be used to reduce the volume and improve the quality of wastewater biosolids. Innodry 2E’s innovative and patented combination of proven technologies... more
  • Plug Locks
    Collect more nonpayment water bills and prevent jumpers on meter valves. These plug locks are machined from 316 stainless steel and prevent rusting and corrosion while installed in the valve. Plugs... more
  • Electro Pneumatic Linear Actuator
    The DFPI modulating drive’s all-in-one design and patented technology make it ideal for controlling knife-gate valves and shut-off valves with varying strokes. It features an integrated displacement... more
  • Valve Key Socket Set
    Solve the problem of worn valve nuts with Lowell's valve key socket set. Just attach one of the three sockets (small, medium, large) to a valve key (not included) and you can easily and securely grip... more
  • Filter Housings
    Hurricane filter housings offer more than double the performance of any comparable cartridge filter. NSF 61-listed Hurricane filters provide long filter runs, reduced maintenance, energy savings and... more
  • Controller
    The WX16 controller is designed to offer maximum reliability and functionality. It can be configured in multiple ways to meet your application needs. It offers analog, digital and wireless... more
  • Fine Bubble Diffusers
    AEROSTRIP fine bubble diffusers have the highest proven energy-efficiency and longest documented service life in the world. The secrets of its performance are advanced perforation technology, the use... more
  • Aerator
    The Turbo X-Treme aerator provides maximum aeration while using only a fraction of the energy required by other models. It is a high-efficiency, floating/surface aerator powered by an energy-saving... more
St. Helens wastewater treatment plant
The city of St. Helens, Oregon, and the town’s major industry, Boise Paper, share the wastewater treatment plant as well as the NPDES permit. To meet... more
Reducing electrical aeration use and costs in reactor basins
Electrical aeration is used intensively in reactor basins at activated-sludge wastewater treatment plants to supply the mixing and oxygenation needed... more
Telvent's Stormwater Management Solution
Urban areas are extremely sensitive to weather-driven events, due to the specific characteristics of urban soil, land uses and the high population-... more
Taking Measure of Advanced Water Metering Technologies
Metrology advancements are helping utilities increase revenue, gather intelligence, reduce costs, and protect resources. Sensus surpassed the... more
Achieving Superior Effluent Quality Without Filtration or New Tankage
ARCHIVED ON DEMAND Embrace gravity, defy convention. Learn about the latest advancements in wastewater and water treatment—the BioMag Ballasted... more
Demystifying the Online Use for Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
ARCHIVED ON DEMAND Webinar Overview: Many misunderstandings still exist regarding the online measurement of, and process control uses for Biological... more
Flowmeter Operates in Cramped Layouts
Wastewater treatment engineers in a tight spot who need an accurate, economical solution for air/gas flow measurement in aeration basins with cramped layouts or retrofit... more
Instrumentation Offers Easy & Efficient Process Monitoring
YSI introduced its new digital based IQ Sensor Net 2020 XT.  The 2020 XT is a modular solution for online water quality instrumentation designed for monitoring and... more
Non-Clog Design Enhances Screw Centrifugal Pumps
With more than 50 years of solids handling experience, Vaughan Co. introduces the Triton screw centrifugal pumps. The pumps combine the benefits of the brand’s pump designs... more
Precast Concrete Buildings Offer Durability, Cost Savings
Easi-Set buildings are low-maintenance, 100% precast concrete industrial-grade buildings, proven for water or wastewater applications, as well as pump stations, well houses,... more

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The Water & Wastes Digest staff invites industry professionals to nominate the water and wastewater projects they deem most remarkable and innovative for recognition in the Annual Reference Guide issue. All projects must have been in the design or construction phase over the last 18 months.

2013 Top Projects Nomination Form