Since opening in 1930, the Bachman Water Treatment Plant in Dallas has increased its processing capacity from 30 million gallons per day to 150 million gallons per day, with the latest upgrade in 2007.

Up until recently, there was no empirical data to support the position that bypasses, for the routine operation of resilient wedge gate valves, are not needed. 

Instrumentation is heavily pushed to achieve efficiency, but it only works when you use it correctly – and many utilities don’t.

Updated with new interactive features, videos, customer stories, and more, the Siemens Virtual Process Automation Solutions Center allows you to walk through the world of process measurement and control solutions – without ever having to move your feet. Hear directly from our experts about up-and-coming trends in industry standards as well as innovative technologies such as web-based process control, digitalization, integration of smart instrumentation, remote monitoring support, and more. Navigate around the room and click on the pop-up boxes to focus on the information that’s most important to you.

A carrot packing plant was having severe odor problems due to septic conditions in their truck washout water holding lagoon. In addition, nutrient and nitrogen levels were becoming an issue for land application of the wastewater for crop production.

Old municipal and industrial wastewater lagoons have the tendency to build islands of sludge at various locations around the lagoon. It is most common for older lagoons to build such islands wherever wastewater enters the lagoons.

Municipalities work diligently to produce quality drinking water and meet strict wastewater treatment regulatory standards while managing expenses. Advanced technologies allow utilities to gather actionable information and strategically offset deficiencies.

Our screens have been installed in all corners of the world and this installation at Selkirk, Manitoba continues that exciting trend. The City of Selkirk is located 14 kms from Winnipeg in the Western Canadian province of Manitoba and is also known as the Catfish Capital of the World!

Learn how a WWTP achieved remarkable cost savings with strategic utilization of advanced technology and wastewater intelligence. 

This case study details how one system upgrade greatley impacted wastewater treatment compliance and efficiency for KC Water, simply by removing debris at the headworks before it could impact downstream plant operations. 

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.

Homes, industry, schools, and businesses all generate sanitary waste, or sewage. Sewage treatment is a multistage process that cleans up wastewater before discharge or reuse. In the final step of the treatment, disinfectants are added to kill disease-causing organisms. Common disinfectants are chlorine gas and sodium hypochlorite. Chlorine dosage levels are designed to leave almost no residual in the wastewater after treatment

A single operational oil and gas refinery produces millions of gallons of contaminated wastewater a year, leading to environmental pollution concerns. Ion exchange resins are a metal- and ion-removal solution to help clean this wastewater for plant reuse or safe disposal. This application guide explains how resins can be used to demineralize refinery water in process, boiler, and cooling water applications.

Clean-in-Place (CIP) systems are critical for industries where hygiene and contamination control are mandatory—such as food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and specialty chemical manufacturing. These systems automate cleaning through validated, programmed steps that ensure compliance with stringent safety and quality standards. This application note explores the challenges of CIP operations and demonstrates how Pulsafeeder’s NextStep pump technology addresses these challenges with precision, reliability, and cost efficiency.

This application note will explore how active control programs lower operational costs of compliant contaminant removal. 

The need for of nitrogen-reducing wastewater treatment systems has become more common in the past few decades due to various environmental concerns, including eutrophication, oxygen depletion, and toxicity to aquatic organisms in lakes and streams. The addition of nitrogen removal to any wastewater treatment plant, new or existing, typically increases the costs of the project significantly. When evaluating suitable technologies, it becomes critical to properly identify processes that can not only proved the best upfront capital value but also provide the most sustainable long-term functionality.

This application note explores the importance of maintaining a delicate balance in reverse osmosis systems to protect RO membranes.

As flooding increases along coastal and river-adjacent communities, the need for low-cost, reliable monitoring and warning systems has become a critical factor for managing these issues in real time, without requiring major infrastructure overhauls.