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    Ready for Growth: Green Solution Paired with Plant Upgrade Helps Wastewater Facility Meet Environmental Requirements and Sustain Future Development

    Feb. 11, 2015
    The city of Blue Springs, Mo., recently completed an expansion project at the Sni-A-Bar WWTP to both sustain development and improve effluent discharge. The upgrade increased ...
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    Tried-and-True Technology Remains Relevant in Water, Wastewater Industry

    Feb. 11, 2015
    As the industry becomes inundated with the latest and greatest in new technology, many of the tried-and-true, progressively improved technologies are becoming more relevant than...
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    Concrete Additive Protects Stormwater Detention Tank

    Feb. 11, 2015
    When the city of Oshkosh, Wis., needed to correct flooding issues in its downtown area, conventional stormwater detention systems were deemed unacceptable because of space limitations...
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    Leak Detection as a Foundation for Asset Management

    Feb. 11, 2015
    Leak detection is a necessary step to reduce losses and prevent water main breaks. A well-developed leak-detection program that also includes asset data capture and integration...
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    Taking Stormwater by Storm: Mapping Technology Helps Move Stormwater System from Obscurity to a $1.2M Utility

    Feb. 11, 2015
    Bozeman, a mid-size municipality in Southwestern Montana, was in violation of its federally issued municipal separate storm sewer system permit as a result of no comprehensive...
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    The Benefits of Grinders for Wastewater Applications

    Feb. 11, 2015
    Treatment plant managers face difficult choices when it comes to breaking down debris that slips past bar screens and clogs the treatment process. Dual-shafted sludge grinders...

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    Urban Dewatering Challenges: Overcoming Noise, Odor and Space Constraints

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Community concerns over noise, odor issues and space limitations pose major obstacles for contractors working in and very near to neighborhoods and city centers. A 2013 analysis...
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    Nutrient Recovery Technology Transforms World's Largest Wastewater Treatment Plant

    Feb. 10, 2015
    The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, located in the city of Cicero, Ill., will soon begin reclaiming large amounts...
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    Aging Water Infrastructure: The Planned Approach to Improvement

    Feb. 10, 2015
    The nation's water infrastructure is deteriorating and in need of repair and/or replacement, and upgrading it is becoming an urgent priority in many communities. When it comes...
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    Plant-wide Control: City Improves Productivity, Efficiency with Process Automation

    Feb. 10, 2015
    To ensure the highest process efficiency for treating raw sewage and to guarantee public and environmental safety once it re-enters the river, the city of Saskatoon, Canada, requires...
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    Water Executives Celebrate Safe Drinking Water Act Achievements, Outline Future Challenges

    Feb. 10, 2015
    The 40th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was recently celebrated in a water-sector-sponsored event at the National Press Club. Environmental Protection Agency...
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    Federal initiative provides resources for water infrastructure investment

    Feb. 10, 2015
    With an estimated $600 billion needed over the next 20 years for water infrastructure upgrades, many communities are left wondering how to pay for it. President Obama recently...