Wastewater Treatment Resources

  1. The Sites You Gave Up On: Monitoring Where There's No Drain 7/17/2026

    Drainage constraints often prevent continuous water quality monitoring at remote tanks, dead-end mains, and critical distribution junctions. Adopting waste-free sensing technology removes plumbing barriers, enabling utilities to close coverage gaps and protect water quality across isolated network sites.

  2. Stop Flushing Blind: Using Residual Data To Cut Flushing Volumes 7/17/2026

    Calendar-based flushing programs dump treated water unnecessarily across entire distribution systems. Integrating continuous residual monitoring at vulnerable locations enables data-driven flushing, allowing operators to target only low-residual segments, reduce water loss, and create clear compliance records.

  3. Compliance Monitoring Without The Lab Runs: The EPA Method 334.0 Math 7/17/2026

    Manual grab sampling for chlorine residual compliance burdens operators with excessive drive time and laboratory costs. Adopting continuous, certified online monitoring satisfies regulatory reporting requirements while freeing technical staff for higher-priority operational tasks.

  4. Geomembrane Liner Selection For Municipal Wastewater Lagoons: HDPE vs. LLDPE vs. RPP — A Field Installer's Perspective 7/14/2026

    High-density polyethylene (HDPE), linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), and reinforced polypropylene (RPP), among other materials, all show up on municipal wastewater and manure lagoon liner projects. Each of these lagoon liners has a place, and the differences aren't just chemistry on a datasheet; they show up physically on site.

  5. The Future Of Field Water Testing: Shifting From Sequential To Parallel Analysis 7/13/2026

    Manual water testing drains operational hours and increases human error. Transitioning to parallel analysis lets field technicians test multiple parameters simultaneously, reducing testing times by up to 75% while improving field data integrity.

  6. From Study To Startup: Reliability Lessons From A CVWRF Headworks Project 7/8/2026
    Wastewater utilities invest significant time and resources in capital projects intended to improve reliability, capacity, safety, and long-term performance. The design may be sound, the equipment may be new, and the project may appear ready for service. Yet the true test often comes during startup.
  7. Purdue Student Engineers Conquer Blue-White® Assembly Challenge 7/7/2026

    See how Purdue engineering students partnered with Blue-White to automate peristaltic pump tube assembly, improving consistency, efficiency, and earning a third-place design award.

  8. Inside The Blueprint To Standardize State Water Reuse Regulations 7/6/2026
    Water scarcity in the U.S. is increasing almost as rapidly as demand for clean drinking water. In response, more municipalities and public utilities are actively pivoting toward water reuse strategies. Yet many of these projects are running up against an archaic administrative bottleneck.
  9. Why Modular MBRs Are Replacing Conventional Activated Sludge For Plant Expansions 7/6/2026

    When community growth and strict regulations demand wastewater plant expansions, traditional infrastructure often requires too much space and time. Discover how modular membrane bioreactors shrink footprints by up to 75%, accelerate deployment, and lower operational costs.

  10. Stop Asking How Much Biomass To Retain. Ask Which Biomass, And Where. 7/1/2026

    Wastewater process intensification has long centered on a single instinct: hold more biomass in the same tank. Whether the technology is integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS), a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR), or something else, the working assumption is that more retained biomass means more treatment capacity.