WEFTEC Featured Articles

  1. Shear Power: How To Defeat FOG Once And For All 9/17/2014

    Overcome the problem of fats, oils, and grease (FOG) by understanding it and choosing the right equipment.

  2. Can Nitrogen Removal And Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Coexist? 9/17/2014

    Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) is considered the most economical and sustainable way to remove phosphorus from municipal wastewaters, but its integration with nitrogen removal puts EBPR at risk for failure.

  3. Texas Leads The Way With First Direct Potable Reuse Facilities In U.S. 9/16/2014

    Severe drought prompts both Big Spring and Wichita Falls to recycle wastewater effluent for drinking water use. Will others follow suit?

  4. Into The Storm: Forecasting The Future Of Water 9/10/2014

    “Enabling innovation ... requires a lot of the ‘right’ pieces to be in place," says Eileen O'Neill, executive director of the Water Environment Federation (WEF). A discussion with O'Neill reveals the needs of the industry and the keys to success.

  5. What Everyone Should Know About Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal 9/9/2014

    As phosphorus effluent restrictions continue to mount, many utilities will need to step up their treatment. Black & Veatch advises on the potential of EBPR.

  6. 10 Technology 'Treats' From WEFTEC 10/29/2013

    A roundup of some of the most impressive products showcased at one of the world’s largest water quality events

  7. WEFTEC 2013: Setting The Stage For Change 10/8/2013

    The Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) is back and bigger than ever, promoting a new age of innovation.

  8. Save Nutrients, Save The World 8/26/2013

    While regulations demand that wastewater treatment plants get nutrients out of the water, the world’s food supply may demand more — that we recover and reuse them.

  9. Wicked Awesome Remediation 8/25/2013

    July 13, 2013 in Boston was a day more than 50 years in the making, as the long-suffering Charles River was opened for recreational swimming. Infamous for its heavy pollution, the river had become the butt of many a joke, and deservedly so. It sounds like jest to say that anyone who fell in the river was advised to go to the hospital for a tetanus shot, but that was exactly the case. After receiving a “D” grade for water quality by the U.S. EPA in 1995, the Charles began a steady road to recovery that resulted in a “B+” in 2011. And this summer, after half a century, it was once again open to swimmers — and swim they did.

  10. Three Approaches To Controlling Odor In Wastewater Treatment Ponds 8/24/2013

    Due to their ability to circulate a precise horizontal cross-section of water, long-distance circulators can solve odor problems in equalization ponds, anaerobic ponds, and deep-water industrial ponds.  By Joel Bleth, president and CEO, Medora Corporation