IPSCO Steel Facility In Baytown, TX Installs Highland Tank Oil/Water Separators For NPDES Compliance The IPSCO Corporation was founded in 1956 as Prairie Pipe Manufacturing Company Ltd., originally making only pipe. Over the years the company has expanded to have facilities in five provinces in Canada and seven states in the United States. In 1984 the company officially changed the name to IPSCO Inc. IPSCO employs approximately 4,300 people and is currently North America’s #1 maker of steel plate and #3 for producing energy tubular products

Eliminate Your Pump Clogging Caused By Flushables

The flushable market is on the rise, led by marketing efforts to position these products as more convenient, more effective cleaning tools than their dry paper counterparts. It is no surprise that pump clog problems seem to be increasing at the same time.

Superstorm Sandy Spurs NJDOT To Construct Stormwater Pump Stations

In 2012 when Superstorm Sandy hit the New Jersey coastline, it devastated Route 35, a critical flood evacuation route, just north of Island Beach State Park. With this critical coastal evacuation route severely compromised, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) took immediate steps to restore safe travel.

Field And Office Technologies Improve Stormwater Systems

Although the city of Bozeman, Montana’s stormwater system has been silently producing front-page news for decades, it has typically only flowed into the spotlight because of an incident or an emergency.

Standardizing On-Site Hypochlorite Generation Disinfection Technology In Water And Wastewater Treatment Plants Increases Safety And Eases Operations

In late 2005, the City of Newberg, Oregon, decided to upgrade their water treatment plant disinfection process from gas chlorine to on-site hypochlorite generation (OSHG) in an effort to simplify operations and increase operator safety. The plant produced an average of 2.5 million gallons per day (MGD), with a peak capacity of 5 MGD.

New Insights Into Waste Lagoon Water Mixing

All waste lagoons were first designed and thoughtfully planned considering their locations, soil makeup, and waste reduction processes prior to being implemented.

Troubleshooting A Sewer Bypass Startup

When startup fails, check these four common culprits before you check anything else.

VM V-Cone: When Is A Differential Pressure Meter Best For Municipal Applications?

Oftentimes in municipal flow applications utilities and districts opt for a propeller meter, an electromagnetic (mag) meter, or another type of “no moving parts” meter like an ultrasonic device. However, there are instances in which a differential pressure (DP) meter is a more attractive option, and specifically the VM V-Cone, McCrometer’s DP meter designed for a wide variety of municipal flow applications.

Why The Right Blower Flow Rate For Aeration Is Important

As the operator of a wastewater plant, you may already have realized that not all blowers are alike. Therefore, one of the biggest decisions you have to make is which one is the optimal solution for your requirements.

3 Reasons To Upgrade Your UNOX™ Wastewater Treatment System

The UNOX system is a high purity oxygen biological system that is used to oxidize the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in the wastewater. The oxygen used in these systems is usually produced on site by a Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) system.

What Are You Doing To My Pipe: Can PVC Pipe Be Loaded?

The argument has been used that PVC pipe is delicate and can’t be subjected to any kind of loading. In EBAA's years of testing we have found that is not the case at all. PVC can take an extreme amount of strain.

Is ORP Really Your Best Option For Dechlorination Measurement?

In this application note, explore considerations for achieving more reliable accuracy when quantifying dechlorination results for applications ranging from RO membrane protection to wastewater discharge compliance.

Dissolved Oxygen Measurement In Wastewater Treatment

A wastewater treatment plant separates solids from the liquid, and consists of two basic stages: primary treatment and secondary treatment.

VFD Energy Savings For Pumping Applications

In the early days of variable frequency drive (VFD) technology, the typical application was in process control for manufacturing synthetic fiber, steel bars, and aluminum foil.

Alcoholic Beverage Fusel Alcohol Testing With Static Headspace

A static headspace method was developed using Teledyne Tekmar automated headspace vial samplers to meet the method requirements of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau of the US Department of the Treasury (TTB) method SSD: TM:2001 for testing fusel alcohols in alcoholic beverages.

Getting Clarity On Clarification

Read an overview and maintenance tips for chain and scraper systems. 

Mapping And Identifying The Source Of Water Quality Issues

A Southern U.S. municipality experiencing taste and odor issues in a certain neighborhood was also having difficulty maintaining chlorine residual levels in the area. Biological growth was suspected, however, water leaving the treatment plant met and exceeded all water quality requirements. After several investigations, the source of contamination in the distribution system could still not be identified.

Panametrics' Technology Proves Key In Supporting Serbia's Flood Prevention Strategy

A water management company in Serbia used Panametrics' ultrasonic flow meter technology for stormwater management, ensuring reliable measurement and accuracy in challenging conditions. The technology allowed for live monitoring of water transfer and reduced the risk of flooding.

Wet Weather Treatment Using AquaStorm® Cloth Media Filtration

This application note from Aqua-Aerobic Systems highlights the effectiveness of the AquaStorm® Cloth Media Filter as a flexible, compact, and highly efficient solution for Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) and Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) events.

Pile Cloth Media Filtration Effectively Removes COD And TSS From Oil Refinery Wastewater

This application profile focuses on two test sites with different treatment requirements and describes how Aqua-Aerobic Systems’ OptiFiber® pile cloth media filtration was used at both sites to address the removal of harmful constituents from refinery wastewater.