Public Works: Wastewater Collection

Award-winning grease, septage receiving station

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:48:42 EST

Wastewater treatment plant upgrades include delivery bays that automatically separate flows.

Pressure Pipe 101

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:01:28 EST

Almost 30,000 miles have been installed worldwide since the early 20th century and most still provide exceptional service.

Not your typical river crossing

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 11:55:27 EST

Steel-and-reinforced-mortar pipe bridge saves sewer utility costs.

EPA attacks major source of invasive aquatic species

Mon, 1 Apr 2013 12:39:06 EST

For more than two decades, two federal agencies and Congress have tried to write a single coherent standard for regulating how, when, and where international shipping companies discharge ballast water, one of the main ways that non-native fish, plants, and other organisms (think zebra mussel) get into the U.S. Now EPA’s addressing the problem with a five-year permit requirement.

Consumers jump on NYC water, sewer pipeline protection

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:06:58 EST

Since January, almost 60,000 homeowners have signed up for the American Water Resources-delivered insurance program at $3.99/month (water) and $7.99/month (sewer).

65 dams removed from service in 2012

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:35:37 EST

Communities in 19 states restored 400 miles of streams nationwide.

PISTA Works

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:26:53 EST

Smith & Loveless Inc. has shipped its first PISTA Works Headworks System, the latest innovation offering four headworks processes on one skid package.

Ban on land application of biosolids overturned

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:46:18 EST

California court tells county it can’t keep Los Angeles from recycling on its own property.

New report finds 51% of Suffolk County hospitals, facilities flush unused pharmaceuticals

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:58:10 EST

And it’s not just ibuprofen or birth control pills. Half the health care facilities in a New York county dispose of controlled substances by flushing them down the toilet.

Get the PCBs out

Tue, 9 Apr 2013 04:15:50 EST

Treatment plant resurrected to dispose of 2,500 tons of sewer contaminants.

Five obstacles to innovation by water utilities

Fri, 8 Mar 2013 05:11:04 EST

Culprits include lowest-cost vs. lowest-cost-of-ownership bid requirements.

Get USGS data on your mobile phone

Fri, 8 Mar 2013 04:29:17 EST

Conditions at more than 16,000 streamgages and other sites available via text or email.

Airvac joins international water, wastewater group

Tue, 5 Mar 2013 03:12:48 EST

The Passavant-Geiger Group is continuing its international growth under the new name "Bilfinger Water Technologies".

Microbes could get power from wastewater

Mon, 4 Mar 2013 12:09:25 EST

Bruce Logan of Pennsylvania State University has found that two types of microbes—exoelectogens and electrotrophs could be used to harvest more energy from wastewater than it takes to treat it.

L.A. tests ‘quake-resistant’ pipe from Japan

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 02:07:23 EST

Kubota Corp.’s ductile iron pipe has survived 40 years of seismic activity.

Are you a 'Water Resources Utility of the Future'?

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:43:58 EST

Use this resource to explain how your operation enhances quality of life beyond water and sewer service.

Solar installation supplies 2,235 MWh annually

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:57:09 EST

Service life far exceeds typical 25-year a commercial solar system lifespan.

REC Solar dedicates 1.1 MW solar system at Moorpark Wastewater Treatment Plant

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:00:24 EST

REC Solar has joined with AECOM and Ventura County Waterworks District No. 1 to celebrate the completion of a 1.1 MW solar energy system at Moorpark Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Antibacterial agents polluting freshwater lakes

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:42:34 EST

When exposed to chlorine during wastewater disinfection and exposed to sunlight, potentially toxic dioxins form.

Henry County establishes model leak detection program

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:56:45 EST

Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority (McDonough, Ga.) has used equipment from Fluid Conservation Systems (FCS) to create an efficient leak detection program.