WASTEWATER
Innovative Water Reuse Solutions With Xylem's Advanced Treatment Technology
Transitioning to advanced purification methods like UV-hypochlorite oxidation allows municipalities to secure reliable, local water supplies. These strategies mitigate drought risks and protect coastal environments by transforming wastewater into a high-quality resource for reuse.
WASTEWATER CASE STUDIES AND WHITEPAPERS
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Digital Predictive Maintenance Drives Water Industry Productivity
The adoption of Industry 4.0 continues to gather pace, with industrial digitalization leading the way. The water processing industry in particular has seen a steady increase in digital adoption and the sector has in fact overtaken other industries. For example, water was one of the first industries to really make full use of predictive maintenance to extend the life of aging assets and improve operational efficiency. James Chalmers, Vice President, Global Water & Wastewater Sales at ABB, outlines the advantages of this approach.
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Clean Water Even During Disaster: Why U.S. Pipe Ductile Iron Pipe Is The Smart Choice For Public Health And Safety
Infrastructure must endure disasters to protect public health. Learn why ductile iron pipe offers fire resistance, seismic stability, and ensures clean, chemical-free water delivery when it is needed most.
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How pH Standards Impact The Accuracy Of Water Quality Measurements
When it comes to pH measurement in water and wastewater treatment, there are two focal points for the word ‘standard’ — one is a compliance-related state or federal water quality specification; the other is a specific fluid used as a calibration reference point to ensure pH instrumentation accuracy. Here is why both are important and how they affect the best pH measurement outcomes in both areas.
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Water Resource Recovery Facility Replaces Its Aging UV System - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Significant innovation had occurred in the 17 years since the TrojanUV4000™ was installed at the Murfreesboro Water Resource Recovery Facility. Advancements associated with system efficacy, simplified maintenance, and energy efficiency had been introduced, all of which correlate to cost savings. Such advancements can all be found in the TrojanUVSigna™ – the UV system that was selected for the upgrade.
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Testing Better Paths To Contaminant Control
As a utility, it is tough enough to be notified that you need to remove a new contaminant of emerging concern (CEC). It’s even harder without having a complete picture of what is involved.
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Flow Data Red Flags: When To Act
Accurate flow measurement is critical to most water and wastewater processes. Red flags may pop up to indicate meter problems, but which ones should lead you to act — and when? The answer depends on the type of meter, what it is used for, and whether the readings are local or remote.
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A Natural Approach To Algae Treatment And Prevention
Operators of lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and other waterbodies commonly introduce harmful chemicals and other compounds — such as antibacterials and bleach — in an attempt to rid the water of problems such as algae and toxins. However, with beneficial bacteria it is possible to achieve a balance in water or discharge by reducing phosphorus and other key parameters naturally, thereby eliminating or drastically reducing the food source for algae.
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Wastewater Treatment Plant Takes A Bite Out Of Tough Solids
The City of Hammonton’s original steel bar screen rusted while continually allowing debris to pass through to the oxidation ditch and final clarifier. Floatables found their way through the plant to the UV trough, clogging the RAS and internal recycle pumps along the way. Managers of the Hammonton Wastewater Treatment Plant took on the challenge of finding a more efficient screening system. By JWC Environmental
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Register Today For The Newterra Webinar: New Options & Opportunities In Decentralized Wastewater Treatment
Decentralized systems are expanding options for municipalities, developers, and engineers to support high-quality wastewater treatment in locales that can’t sustain conventional septic systems or make it too costly to build or access centralized wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) or water reuse facilities.
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I-BOx® 6000 Biological Odor Control System Removes Odors From Laguna SOCWA Lift Station
After decades in service, the wet well at the Laguna Southwest Orange County Wastewater Authority (SOCWA) lift station became dilapidated. The project included a hybrid manhole/junction structure that would also serve as the bypass wet well during the rehabilitation work. Upon completion of the wet well rehabilitation, the temporary sewage bypass pumping system was removed and normal lift station operation was restored.
WASTEWATER APPLICATION NOTES
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Determination Of Polar Pesticide Residues In Food Of Plant Origin, By And Automate QuPPe Solution
The QuEChERS (Quick-Easy-Cheap-Effective-Rugged-Safe) sample extraction method was developed for the determination of pesticide residues in agricultural commodities.
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Waterworks Joints 101
There are many different joints that can be found on waterworks pipeline components. This paper focuses on the three most common joints.
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Filter Installations Remove Solids From FGD Scrubber Effluent
Power plants and refineries around the world must manage and treat complex effluent waste streams from the Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) process. Flue gas is generated by the combustion process of fossil and fossil-derived fuels, such as coal, oils, and natural gas in power plants. Petrochemical refineries may generate flue gas from a number of different processes, including Catalytic Cracking, Steam Methane Reforming, and Heaters or Furnaces.
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Determination Of Pesticide Residues In Honey, By An Automated QuEChERS Solution
The QuEChERS (Quick-Easy-Cheap-Effective-Rugged-Safe) sample extraction method was developed for the determination of pesticide residues in agricultural commodities.
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Veterinary Drug Residue Analysis Using The AutoMate-Q40: An Automated Solution To QuEChERS
QuEChERS is a Quick-Easy-Cheap-Effective-Rugged-Safe extraction method that has been developed for the determination of pesticide residues in agricultural commodities.
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Performance Test Services For UV Advanced Oxidation Systems
UV AOP performance verification requires a robust test matrix covering design, operating, and control conditions. This process includes on-site execution, sample analysis, and troubleshooting to achieve successful regulatory approval.
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Optimizing pH Control In Biomanufacturing With Pulsafeeder NextStep® Pump
Precise pH control is critical in biomanufacturing processes to ensure product quality, consistency, and safety. This application note explores the challenges of pH management across bioprocessing stages and introduces Pulsafeeder’s NextStep pump as a reliable solution for accurate chemical dosing and process stability.
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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.
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Process Optimization For Flow Measurement
The Saalfeld-Rudolfstadt Association in Germany must rely on cutting-edge technologies that optimize flow measurement in order to allow for smooth processes and supply 82,000 inhabitants with clean drinking water.
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How One Wastewater Treatment Plant Saved Time And Money Measuring Turbidity And TSS The wastewater treatment plant of a major corporation is designed for a population capacity of 6 million people and is considered a very large wastewater treatment plant.
LATEST INSIGHTS ON WASTEWATER
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People around the globe are trying to figure out how to save, conserve, and reuse water in a variety of ways, including reusing treated sewage wastewater and removing valuable salts from seawater. But for all the clean water they may produce, those processes leave behind a type of liquid called brine. I’m working on getting the water out of that potential source, too.
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As water systems become more circular and complex, understanding and managing the subsurface — the hidden half of the water cycle — is becoming a critical enabler of resilience. This article explores the key trends shaping this new reality, from tackling “forever chemicals” to the water strategies redefining heavy industry.
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The White House has finalized plans to roll back rules under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), narrowing its focus and limiting what the current administration claims are needless delays for federal approval of water, energy, and other infrastructure plans. For water and wastewater utilities, the changes could speed up permitting for critical projects, although experts warn the tradeoffs could do more harm than good.
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Traditional sewer systems, while effective, often require significant capital investment, invasive implementation measures, and complex maintenance. As a result, innovative decentralized wastewater solutions are necessary to address the needs of communities or commercial areas in need of wastewater service. One such solution is the liquid-only sewer (LOS) system.
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While many scientific and technical reports show that floods are becoming larger and more common, reports underestimate how their frequency is changing. Flood sizes get the spotlight, but governments and experts need to also consider their frequency to address implications overlooked by traditional management methods.
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In areas with storm drains, the water can quickly overwhelm the drains, causing flooding hazards. For this reason, many towns have ordinances dictating how much ground can be covered with impermeable substrates.