Tag: management
UV Light Sterilization for Water: Effectiveness, Design Considerations, and Costs UV light sterilization water is a proven, chemical-free option for disinfection, but real-world performance depends on water quality and the system design you choose. This guide explains how effective UV is under typical municipal and industrial conditions, the design decisions that influence reliability, and how […]
Gravity Water Filtration Systems: LowβEnergy Solutions for Small Utilities Small utilities face energy costs, space constraints, and variable water quality. gravity water filtration offers a practical, low-energy path to reliable drinking water when properly matched to headloss and media choices. This article compares configurations, media stacks, and underdrain options, and provides a concrete implementation roadmap […]
Water and Wastewater Newsletter Welcome to this edition of the Water and Wastewater Newsletter. This issue brings you critical updates on PFAS contamination concerns, infrastructure project developments, regulatory enforcement actions, and legal disputes affecting utilities nationwide. From forever chemicals in biosolids to major treatment plant upgrades and cost overruns, these stories reflect the complex challenges […]
Ozonation Treatment for Disinfection: When to Use Ozone vs. Chlorine Ozonation treatment offers strong oxidation and broad disinfection for municipal water and treated effluent, but it does not leave a persistent residual in the distribution system. This article provides a practical, operator-focused framework to decide when ozone-based disinfection is preferable to chlorine, how to design […]
Centrifugation for Sludge Dewatering: Selection Guide and Cost Comparison For plants that need compact, high-throughput dewatering across variable feeds, centrifugation is a practical but often misunderstood choice. This guide gives engineers and procurement teams a hands-on framework to select and specify centrifuge equipment, quantify polymer and energy impacts, and compare lifecycle CAPEX and OPEX with […]
Design and Operational Best Practices for Sequencing Batch Reactors in Municipal Plants Sequencing batch reactors offer a compact, flexible route to municipal biological treatment and nutrient removal, but they deliver results only when reactor sizing, cycle control, and equipment selection are engineered to match real influent and operational constraints. This guide gives engineers, operators, and […]
SCADA Best Practices for Wastewater Plants: Secure, Reliable Monitoring and Control scada best practices for wastewater plants are practical technical and operational steps that reduce downtime, prevent permit violations, and protect public health without forcing costly rip and replace projects. This guide gives a prioritized, actionable roadmap β asset inventory, network segmentation, device hardening, OT […]
Optimizing Chemical Dosing in WWTPs: Reduce Costs and Improve Performance Rising chemical costs, variable influent quality, and tighter discharge limits mean chemical dosing is one of the few levers that directly cuts operating expense while improving effluent performance. This practical how-to on wastewater chemical dosing optimization shows how to build a rigorous baseline, select and […]
Stormwater Treatment & Infiltration: Best Practices for Municipal Applications Municipal stormwater programs face tighter permits, shrinking budgets, and legacy drainage systems, so choosing and maintaining effective stormwater treatment and infiltration systems is one of the most direct ways to protect water quality and reduce runoff volumes. This guide gives municipal engineers and program managers a […]
Industrial Wastewater Solutions for Food & Beverage Plants: Treatment, Compliance, and Reuse industrial wastewater treatment for food and beverage operations demands treatment trains that handle high-strength organics, fats oils and grease, intermittent CIP surges, and strict pretreatment limits. This how-to guide gives engineers and operators a practical roadmap to characterize loads, select and sequence pretreatment, […]