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    Grit Removal Installation at SC Pollution Control Plant Improves Clarifier, Digester Operation

    Sept. 29, 2014
    A new grit removal system at the James B. Messerly Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) in the city of Augusta, S.C., was installed following rigorous independent testing of grit...
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    Texas Drinking Water Facility Upgrades Online Instrumentation with New Analyzers

    Sept. 29, 2014
    The drinking water facility in the city of Gordon, Texas, was struck by lightning, causing damage to its online instruments.
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    Wastewater

    Aeration System Provides Required DO Level in Pressurized Effluent Line at Mississippi WWTP

    Sept. 29, 2014
    Water pollution degrades surface waters, making them unsafe for drinking, fishing, swimming, and other activities.
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    Wastewater

    City Utilizes Self-Cleaning Filters to Reduce Solids in Non-Potable Water

    Sept. 29, 2014
    The Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) of the City of Steamboat Springs, Colo., needed a solution to reduce solids in its non-potable water (NPW).
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    Iowa City Successfully Meets Nitrogen Removal Challenge with Vertical Loop Reactors

    Sept. 29, 2014
    Economic development has its price, and sometimes it calls for major upgrades to a community's wastewater treatment facilities.
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    IL City Implements Biological Solution to Decrease Sludge in Local Lagoons

    Sept. 29, 2014
    Project SummarySludge in an Illinois city pond was taking up valuable treatment capacity and causing odors. Sludge had accumulated to the point where part of the sludge blanket...

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    Purification Treatment Process Helps Replenish Groundwater Aquifer in Florida

    Sept. 29, 2014
    As freshwater resources quickly reach their limits in certain locations, the city of Clearwater, Fla., faces increasing pressures to identify and develop additional reliable and...
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    Potable Water Quality

    Sewage Grinder Cuts Maintenance Costs, Protects Pumps at Santa Ana Lift Station

    Sept. 29, 2014
    In recent years, maintenance operators at the Segerstrom Lift Station, located in the city of Santa Ana, Calif., have noticed an escalation in pump ragging and blockages.
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    Treatment

    PA Water Treatment Plant Improves Efficiency, Capacity with Variable Frequency Drive

    Sept. 29, 2014
    The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County (MAWC) provides water to 125,000 customers across a five-county region near Pittsburgh, Pa.
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    Active Mixing Helps Rural Utility Solve Problems from Ice Buildup, Stratification in Storage Tank

    Sept. 29, 2014
    Quiescent waters in potable water storage tanks can cause problems such as thermal stratification, biofilms, excessive disinfection byproducts, and disinfectant residual loss....
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    Potable Water Quality

    MI Township Eliminates Cavitation Damage in Reservoir with Diaphragm Control Valve

    Sept. 29, 2014
    Pittsfield Charter Township, located in the city of Ann Arbor, Mich., provides water to about 39,000 people with an average daily water usage of 3.5 million gallons per day (MGD...
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    England WTP Reduces Costs, Redundancy with Ozone Water Treatment Solution

    Sept. 29, 2014
    When Yorkshire Water built the new state-of-the-art water treatment plant, Acomb Landing, located in Northern England, Primozone was chosen as the preferred ozone supplier by ...
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    Montana City Upgrades Aging Headworks Facility to Better Protect Operating Equipment

    Sept. 29, 2014
    After more than 25 years of service, the original headworks facility at the Missoula Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in the city of Missoula, Mont., plagued public works staff...
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    Advanced Data Collection: Modern Web-Enabled Monitoring Solutions Pave Way for Efficient Stormwater Management

    Sept. 24, 2014
    SCS Engineers has developed a user-friendly app, called SCS eTools, that consists of a series of forms for documenting water quality- and quantity-related field observations. ...
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    WEFTEC Preview

    Sept. 23, 2014
    The 2014 Water Environment Federation Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) -- considered the largest annual water quality event in the world -- will take place ...
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    Water Utility Management

    Products & Services: Meters & Meter Reading

    Sept. 22, 2014
    Collection of meters and meter reading products and services.
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    Wastewater

    Products & Services: Chemicals & Application Equipment

    Sept. 22, 2014
    Collection of chemicals and application equipment products and services.
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    New Products

    Sept. 22, 2014
    Collection of new products for the municipal drinking water and wastewater markets.
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    Potable Water Quality

    Big Finish: Virginia Beach Water Tank Gets Head-to-Toe Makeover

    Sept. 22, 2014
    A 4-million gallon water tank built in 1978, located in Virginia Beach, Va., was in need of scheduled maintenance. In addition, the tank had been initially coated with lead-based...
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    A Proactive Perspective: Raising a ‘Sustainable Water Generation’ to Better Care for Water Resources

    Sept. 22, 2014
    We need to develop foods that require less water as well as more sustainable solutions for energy production, manufacturing and water treatment. Further, we need researchers, ...
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    Preventing Corrosion: Optimum Protection Starts with a Metallically-Pure, Stress-Free Surface

    Sept. 22, 2014
    Producing a metallically-pure, stress-free, smooth surface gives material optimal corrosion protection and requires the removal of oxide layers, chloride and minute traces of ...
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    Potable Water Quality

    Calling in the Experts: Ohio Wastewater Treatment Plant Gets Help Assessing, Diagnosing Discharge Compliance

    Sept. 22, 2014
    In early 2012, the wastewater treatment plant serving the town of Millersburg, Ohio, noticed that its discharge into the Killbuck River watershed was borderline compliant with...
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    A Sound Solution: Plunger Valves Reduce Vibration, Cavitation for San Diego’s Water Supply System

    Sept. 22, 2014
    Plug valves used at the San Diego County Water Authority’s terminal station had difficulty withstanding the excessive cavitation and vibration caused by extreme pressure differences...
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    Stage 2 DBPR: Understanding, Managing THM Formation is Key for Compliance in Consecutive Systems

    Sept. 22, 2014
    Purchasing agreements should target total trihalomethane (THM) concentrations at the consecutive system entry point and allow for reasonable growth within the distribution system...
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    Waste Not, Want Not: How Innovations in Wastewater Treatment Are Turning Waste into Revenue

    Sept. 22, 2014
    When it comes to innovation in the water industry, a number of cutting-edge advancements are taking place in the area of wastewater. Many organizations are launching partnerships...
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    Treatment

    Taking Control: Alaskan WTP Reduces Energy Consumption, Improves Diagnostics with Control System Upgrades

    Sept. 19, 2014
    A water treatment plant in Alaska installed an Allen-Bradley® CompactLogix™ PAC and upgraded its pressure filter, capacity, metering, wiring, and control systems. This increased...
    Potable Water Quality

    WWEMA Still Pushing for Restrictions on ‘Buy American’ Mandates

    Sept. 18, 2014
    The Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA) has argued that federal water legislation should not contain mandates requiring utilities to purchase American...
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    Product Showcase

    Sept. 18, 2014
    Collection of new products of special interest to the municipal water and wastewater markets.
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    Bipartisan water bond to face California voters on November ballot

    Sept. 18, 2014
    In November, California voters will have an opportunity to vote on the $7.5-billion water bond, known as Proposition 1, that would provide critical funds for combatting one of...