The answer varies, as it depends on factors such as system complexity, treatment levels, and investment in infrastructure. However, based on research,...
Wastewater Treatment Articles
Editorial
Upgrading Aging Wastewater Infrastructure
Wastewater lift stations aren’t designed to last forever, and there are plenty of examples of communities suffering the consequences of delayed improvements.
For...
Editorial
Promoting Positive Change in Wastewater Systems
The best municipal leaders are driven by the desire to make their communities stronger. Count LaTia Jutan among them.
Taking advice from her...
Editorial
New Life for Pumping Stations
At the foot of Grandview Drive, which Teddy Roosevelt famously dubbed “the world’s most beautiful drive,” Greater Peoria Sanitary District engineers are...
Online Exclusives
New 'Water Heroes' Website Aims to Raise Awareness of Untreated Wastewater
UNESCO estimates that 80% of wastewater globally is released back into the environment untreated, polluting the world’s waterways and posing risks to...
Editorial
Getting on Good Footing
Injecting chemicals to stabilize, lift, seal or compact weak soils and rocks is not new. Polyurethane grout material has been used for...
Editorial
Prepared for Any Storm
One can’t look long at Mount Pleasant Waterworks without seeing a pattern of responsible management. The South Carolina utility has a penchant...
Editorial
Protecting Coastal Waters
To many people, the Florida Keys are paradise, the subject of Hemingway novels and love songs. But to those responsible for maintaining...
Editorial
Protecting the Headworks
Suck it up, pressurize it and send it to the treatment plant.In theory, this should be a straightforward job for pumps at...
Editorial
Time Slips By
Spring likes to come late in Northern Wisconsin. It was the very beginning of May when the last of this year’s snow...
Editorial
Feed the Cycle
Water is a cycle, just like life. It rains down and rises back up. Precipitation to evaporation. Ashes to ashes. Dust to...
Editorial
A Master Plan Earned Macon Water Authority a Big Industrial Client and a Bright Future
The Macon Water Authority is a testament to the value of master planning.
In 2018, a new industrial customer, Irving Tissue, began plans...
Editorial
Correcting for Growth
The Dallas Area Municipal Authority in northeastern Pennsylvania is in the midst of a $4 million manhole-rehabilitation project aimed at significantly reducing...
Editorial
Wipe Mistakes Away
A conversation can go a long way. It could prevent a clog. It might make your systems stronger.
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