In the past decade, the John M. Asplund Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) in Anchorage, Alaska, has undergone a number of improvements. These...
With a population of less than 14,000, Warsaw, Ind.—the “Lake City”—is not an especially big town, but it is snuggled in the midst of four lakes and...
Veolia Water’s Super-Rimiez Plant opened in 1972 to provide drinking water for residents in and around the French principality of Nice, where it is...
Located on the southwestern edge of the Mojave Desert about 85 miles northeast of Los Angeles lies the city of Victorville, Calif. Summer...
As many wastewater treatment plants approach their maximum capacities or face stricter effluent limits, communities are weighing different options....
Metro Vancouver, located in the lower mainland of British Columbia, Canada, is home to almost 2.3 million people, making it the country’s third...
The Lakota Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is the larger of two plants in the Lakehaven Utility District in Washington state. The 10-million-gal-...
Nestled in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, the city of Clayton, Ga., is a small town with a big nonrevenue water problem. The International Water...
Municipalities must make tough choices each year as they manage costs, provide safe drinking water to the community, serve their customers and drive...
Population increase, environmental concerns and energy savings are motivating the water and wastewater industry to upgrade facilities with modern...
With the world’s population quickly surpassing 7 billion, water conservation is all the more imperative to secure a healthy global environment and...
I’d like to officially welcome you to the debut edition of Industrial Water & Wastes Digest (IWWD), a new publication brought to you by Water...
In response to widespread concern over the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning on...
Situated at the uppermost origins of the Arkansas River in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the city of Leadville, Colo., was founded in 1877. At an...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state regulatory agencies across the country, under the auspices of the Clean Water Act (CWA),...
When global steelmaker ThyssenKrupp sought advanced water and wastewater treatment through a unique design, build, operate and maintain (DBOM)...
As we begin to look into 2012, we attempt to predict what challenges and opportunities await. Despite funding issues, economic concerns and political...
Despite periodic gloom and doom, there’s reason for hope for Gulf of Mexico coastal ecosystems and communities in 2012: A promising new strategy is...
A group of communities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire recently became important parts of the “new energy” revolution. At the Greater Lawrence...
In the 2008 James Bond film “Quantum of Solace,” Bond takes on wealthy businessman Dominic Greene, whose environmentalism is only a facade for the...