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Jan 3 2020
A drought that has extended for nearly two decades has imperiled the water supply to the Las Vegas valley. The Lake Mead Low Lake Level Pumping…
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Jan 3 2020
An innovative water treatment program in Virginia called SWIFT (Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow) is a critical first step designed to…
Jan 3 2020
Two more sewer pipes have broken in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which makes six pipes that have ruptured in the city in December, according to the…
Nov 25 2019
The Erie County (NY) Water Authority used a secondary containment vessel for a chlorine gas cylinder to avoid the need for another scrubber system at…
Oct 14 2019
In addition to the devastation and heartbreak that Hurricane Katrina brought to the Gulf Coast in 2005, lingering consequences hamper the quality of…
Oct 9 2019
Force Main Sync monitors hydraulics in the common force main and adjusts to keep pumping at the required flow rate no matter how many stations are on…
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Oct 9 2019
To stay in compliance with state Environmental Protection Agency requirements, the Kiski Valley Water Pollution Control Authority (KVWPCA) in…
Jul 29 2019
The Problem
A new bottle recycling center in North Carolina needed to process 75 million lb of compressed polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles.…
Jul 9 2019
Although named for the idyllic garden of the Old Testament, the city of Eden, N.C., has battled infrastructure challenges that have been anything but…
Jul 8 2019
Bacon! Who does not love bacon? Collection system operators, that’s who.
With or without wipes, fats, oils and grease (FOG) are the bane of…
Jun 19 2019
Dealing with tough debris and clogged pumps and pipes are significant and costly issues for many municipal public works departments. These problems…
Jun 3 2019
The above-ground Everlast wet well mounted pump stations strike a balance between cost-effectiveness, reliability and operational efficiency for…
May 15 2019
The Challenge
Would it be hard to get good grades in school if you did not have the tools to succeed academically, such as textbooks, paper and…
May 1 2019
When the West Side sewage pump station in Onondaga County, N.Y., prepared to undergo its first major expansion and upgrade in more than 30 years, the…
Apr 3 2019
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) has announced that it has started releasing a lead-reducing additive into the tap water of some city…
Apr 2 2019
Surrounded by pristine mountains and crystal-clear waterways, the coastal seaport city of Vancouver, British Columbia, is a densely populated…
Apr 2 2019
Engineers have used deep tunnel storage facilities and associated dewatering pump stations for addressing combined sewer (CSO) and sanitary sewer…
Mar 6 2019
Mount Pleasant is a charming, historic town just across the Cooper River from Charleston, S.C. The Charleston harbor, rivers and creeks infuse a…
Mar 6 2019
When “Doonesbury” satirized U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s views on climate change with the factoid of a “million-plus septic tanks at risk of failing,” few…
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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.
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