Wastewater Treatment
Wastewater treatment is the process of converting wastewater into water that can be discharged back into the environment. According to the U.S. EPA, one of the most common forms of pollution control in the U.S. is wastewater treatment. The purpose of wastewater treatment is to speed up the natural processes by which water is purified.
Jan 8 2021
NX Filtration, a producer of innovative hollow fiber membrane solutions, and Hydranautics, one of the global leaders in membrane technology and part…
Jan 5 2021
Molecularly imprinted polymers, created with the participation of a SUSU scientist, have become a base for a unique sensor which detects banned…
Dec 21 2020
DeKalb County, Alabama investigators uncovered a large illegal winery operating at the Rainsville Wastewater Treatment Plant.
According to Sheriff…
Dec 16 2020
What is Effluent?
Effluent is sewage that has been treated in a septic tank or sewage treatment plant. It is also referred to as “trade effluent” or…
Dec 16 2020
The Scranton Gillette Communications Water Group, which includes Water & Wastes Digest and Storm Water Solutions, announced today it will bring a…
Dec 15 2020
2020 has lobbed challenge after challenge at national and global societies. It has strained our lives, local economies and even water and wastewater…
Dec 11 2020
The U.S. EPA announced $17.7 million in grant funding for technical assistance and training providers to support small drinking water and wastewater…
Nov 18 2020
The Nevada City Wastewater Treatment Plant is facing 132 violations.
The plant made a deal in March with the state water board to make $177,973…
Nov 16 2020
What makes Bear Republic Brewing Company special is just how conscious its chief operating officer and master brewer is of water’s impact on the…
Nov 16 2020
Approximately 9.3 million gallons of untreated wastewater spilled from a sewer manhole on Nov. 12, according to a release from the city of Greensboro…
Nov 11 2020
The city and county of Honolulu, Hawaii, embarked on an extensive wastewater facility expansion and improvement project to reduce the frequency and…
Nov 11 2020
Across industrial wastewater treatment facilities modern automation is enabling the inexpensive generation and collection of massive amounts of…
Nov 11 2020
Management teams at water and waste utilities are finding that a reliance on processes driven by paper forms, spreadsheets, and legacy systems is…
Nov 11 2020
As I write this, the race for the presidential election is starting to hit its peak. It seems safe to say that the regulatory trajectory of water and…
Nov 11 2020
A Sioux City, Iowa man who conspired to rig environmental testing at a large Iowa regional wastewater treatment plant was sentenced.
71-year-old…
Nov 3 2020
The Tomahawk Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility was constructed because a decision had been made to stop expanding years ago. This mean the facility…
Oct 30 2020
Since 1960, Vaughan Company remains committed to giving our customers outstanding service and the most dependable product solutions in the world.…
Oct 30 2020
Quincy, Washington plans to launch a wastewater treatment plant for data centers next summer and this will be funded by Microsoft.
Microsoft will be…
Oct 27 2020
Se7en Wetlands is 1,600 acres of constructed wetlands built to provide tertiary treatment and final polishing to the City of Lakeland, Florida’s…
Oct 21 2020
Location: Huntertown, Indiana
Size: 1.5 mgd
Equipment: Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification, suspended growth activated sludge process,…
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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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