When the need for two new reclaimed water storage tanks arose in Katy, Texas, the owner, Cinco Southwest MUD No. 1, and the consulting engineer, AECOM, specified AWWA D110, Type III prestressed concrete tanks to provide the sustainable, reliable solution needed to complement a plant upgrade project designed around sustainability.
Building on Trust: Aquastore Offers Long Lifespan and Low Maintenance
When you’re a rural water district serving a vast area with limited resources and staff, you need to be able to trust your equipment.
Thermoplastic Pumps Prove Ideal for Liquid Caustic Treatment System
When a Tennessee water treatment facility needed to change its neutralization system, plant administrators decided to seize the opportunity to implement a number of cost-saving and environmental benefits as well.
Ultrasonic Flow Measurement System Saves City $72.5K Annually
Optimizing a digester cycle requires constant monitoring of gas flow, temperature and methane fraction to ensure all three measurements are within preset operating parameters.
Collaboration for Reclaimed Water Use: LOTT Clean Water Alliance and the City of Tumwater
Nestled into the base of Puget Sound, the city of Tumwater, Washington, is the southern gateway to a mega-metropolitan area including the cities of Tacoma and Seattle.
WEFTEC.16 Show Preview
The 2016 Water Environment Federation Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC.16) – considered the largest annual water quality event in the world – will take place Sept. 24-28 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La.
Chemical-Free Odor Control with Biotrickling Filtration
KCH Engineered Systems designs and manufactures a Biotrickling Filter System to remove high levels of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas and other odors from municipal and industrial processes.
Principles of ‘Fill and Draw’ Operation for Wastewater Treatment
Lee Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF), located in Massachusetts, has one of the most ecofriendly, efficient treatment facilities in New England.
Wastewater Without the ‘Waste’
How technologies are changing the business of leftovers at wastewater treatment plants
Centrifugal Pump Flow Operating Regions and Impact on Reliability
Ideally, a centrifugal pump should be operated at or near its best efficiency point (BEP) flow rate in order to minimize the life cycle costs. However, all centrifugal pumps have sweet spots beyond the BEP that will yield acceptable efficiency and reliability.