Wastewater Treatment Resources

  1. How To Tackle Water Scarcity In A City Of 22 Million People 11/12/2025

    Making Waves spoke with Bing Liu, Sales GM of Xylem’s Water Infrastructure business in China, about the country’s growing water reuse opportunity and one utility leader that is leading the way: Beijing Drainage Group.

  2. Phosphorous Solutions For Wastewater Treatment 11/11/2025

    This paper presents a comprehensive overview of technologies for phosphorus removal and recovery, including chemical and biological processes, ballasted clarification, filtration, and nutrient recovery.

  3. Depth By Design: How OptiFiber Cloth Filtration Media Achieves Superior Filtration And Lower Cost Of Ownership 11/9/2025

    Not all cloth filtration media are created equal. OptiFiber®️’s woven depth filtration design delivers superior solids removal, more efficient backwashing, and longer lifespan —reducing total cost of ownership for wastewater utilities.

  4. HAAs In The EU: Monitoring For Haloacetic Acids Under The Drinking Water Directive 11/7/2025
    In this Q&A, Dr. Elke Süss of Metrohm addresses the urgent need for haloacetic acid testing in response to “one of the most significant updates to EU drinking water monitoring in recent years.”
  5. Mobile Equipment Reduces Phosphorus In Wastewater Effluent 11/5/2025

    When frigid temperatures hinder standard filtration, mobile high-rate clarification provides a rapid response to stabilize effluent quality. This approach ensures total phosphorus remains below strict permit limits during seasonal spikes without requiring long-term capital investment or infrastructure overhauls.

  6. From Blowers To Controls: The Path To Smarter Aeration 10/30/2025

    Aerzen’s latest hybrid blowers and intelligent control systems deliver unmatched energy efficiency, adaptive performance, and lower operational costs—helping wastewater plants modernize aeration for a smarter, more sustainable future.

  7. How Advanced Process Controls Empower Operators, Enhance Effluent Quality, Save Energy, And Reduce Emissions At WWTPs 10/30/2025

    Technology like advanced process control systems can streamline operations, create opportunities to lower costs and emissions, and ensure effluent quality meets the highest standards. Research also indicates that implementing an appropriate control strategy can help reduce N2O emissions.

  8. How To Strengthen Your Flow Monitoring Strategy … Before The Next Overflow 10/30/2025

    Strategic flow monitoring helps wastewater utilities curb overflows, cut costs, and safeguard public health by turning accurate data into proactive action.

  9. Pretreatment Filtration For Small Systems: The Expensive Pitfalls Of Low-Cost Equipment 10/30/2025

    When seeking bids for a fair comparison, it’s important to evaluate the total cost of ownership.

  10. Breakthrough Recyclable Polyimide Membranes Transform Wastewater And High-Salinity Water Treatment 10/28/2025

    Researchers have developed polyimide-based membranes for membrane distillation (MD) that overcome three persistent issues in membranes for water treatment and gas separations: the need for pore-forming chemicals that prevent recycling, performance degradation due to pore wetting and fouling, and the inherent trade-off between high water flux and selectivity.