Municipal wastewater treatment facilities (WWTFs) are aging, and many have pumps and blowers near the end of their useful lives consuming more...
Energy Efficiency
Water and wastewater agencies constantly balance the need to meet growing population demand and increasingly stringent water quality regulations with facility expansions, while also consciously monitoring energy consumption and operational costs. Energy efficiency is more important than ever before. Read on for examples of excellence in energy efficiency.
Jul 7 2017
I was amazed when a professor in my undergrad program likened traffic flow to hydrodynamic systems. Specifically, traffic flow was first simulated...
Jun 23 2017
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the American Biogas Council (ABC) partnered to expand the conversion of organic waste into renewable...
May 16 2017
Harris Williams & Co., a middle-market investment bank focused, announced the pending sale of Comverge Inc. to Itron Inc. Comverge is a...
Apr 18 2017
The Kenosha Water Utility was honored by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) with the Grand Award for its Energy Optimized...
Mar 15 2017
RWL Water, a New York-based global water, wastewater and waste-to-energy company, has...
Jan 11 2017
A consortium led by the Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for award...
Jan 9 2017
Marrakech is Morocco’s fourth largest city, home to more than 1 million people. The city has seen rapid urban growth in recent years, causing...
Dec 30 2016
Blue Sphere Corp. (BLSP) announced that the Netherlands Enterprise Agency awarded the company's wholly owned subsidiary, Bluesphere Brabent B...
Nov 3 2016
Above: Covanta’s Energy-From-Waste facility in Tulsa, Okla., takes wastewater and puts it through a liquid direct injection process.
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Aug 2 2016
Water and wastewater agencies constantly balance the need to meet growing population demand and increasingly...
Jun 28 2016
The departments of Agriculture (USDA) and the Interior announced more than $47 million in investments to help water districts and producers on...
Jun 21 2016
Spiral Water Technologies has received the Innovation Award for its proprietary Automatic Self Cleaning Filter. The award was presented by...
Dec 9 2015
Wastewater, sewage gas and sewage sludge are three waste products that contain valuable heat energy that can be recovered. The latest waste-to-...
Dec 4 2015
Danfoss announced its...
Dec 3 2015
Siemens will support the city of Vienna, Austria in optimizing its main sewage plant in terms of energy. For...
Dec 1 2015
Dow Water & Process Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., celebrated the opening of the University of Arizona’s...
Nov 25 2015
Veolia North America, the company providing district energy to the Boston area, announced that it has become a...
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NOMINATE
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.
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Oct 16 2017
The deadline to submit applications for the Water & Wastes Digest/Wastewater Equipment Manufacturer’s Assn. closes Friday, Oct. 20. Each year...
Oct 15 2017
Wastewater treatment engineers who cannot find room for the recommended straight pipe run needed by electromagnetic flowmeters in sewage lift...