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.
Apr 16 2021
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced a $156 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (…
Apr 14 2021
State officials announced plans to fund the permanent closure of the former Piney Point fertilizer processing plant property.
A leak was discovered…
Apr 13 2021
As part of the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act’s Enhanced Nutrient Removal (ENR) initiative, the Marlay-Taylor Water Reclamation facility, a regional…
Apr 13 2021
The American Society of Civil Engineers 2021 Infrastructure Report Card graded U.S. infrastructure a C-, accounting for 17 categories.
Drinking water…
Apr 13 2021
The news cycle for the water industry for March was brimming with talking points, and major events that will shape the industry for quite some time…
Mar 31 2021
President Joe Biden is set to unveil a more than $2 trillion infrastructure package March 31, which includes $111 billion for drinking water…
Mar 30 2021
The future of wastewater treatment involves bubbles, just less of them, according to Peter Vale.
As the technical lead for innovation at UK utility,…
Mar 19 2021
A hearing entitled “Examining the Challenges Facing Drinking Water and Waste Water Infrastructure Projects” shed light on water and wastewater…
Mar 11 2021
In Northwest Arkansas, Bentonville has become one of the most attractive places in America to live. With its rapidly increasing population, it is…
Mar 11 2021
Rising concerns over per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination of water and soils have sparked interest in this emerging class of…
Mar 11 2021
In just two years of operation, the city of Middletown, Ohio’s Water Reclamation Facility installed a decanter centrifuge that reduced production…
Mar 3 2021
The American Society of Civil Engineers 2021 Infrastructure Report Card graded U.S. infrastructure a C-, accounting for 17 categories.
Drinking water…
Feb 26 2021
Autodesk, Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Portland, Oregon-based Innovyze, Inc. for $1 billion.
The goal is for…
Feb 24 2021
When purifying industrial and/or municipal sewage, the challenge is to produce not only clean water at the end of the treatment process, but also a…
Feb 23 2021
Disinfection is a complicated affair. Solutions often require chlorine addition, changing out ultraviolet (UV) bulbs, handling the creation of ozone…
Jan 25 2021
When: Thursday, March 4, 2021
2 pm ET / 1 pm CT
Who: Hosted by Michael Jager, Senior Product Manager of Evoqua Water Technologies LLC – Applied…
Jan 21 2021
The City of Camas, Washington’s origins began more than 100 years ago as a paper-mill town along the Columbia River, located in the eastern hills of…
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…
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