Few urban regions illustrate the evolution of sanitation better than Southern California. Exploring the history of wastewater treatment in the Los Angeles…
Many Australian utilities are operating under tighter public scrutiny than ever before. Discharge consents, recycled water schemes, and stormwater offsets all…
Lagoon sludge can be difficult to manage because it contains a high proportion of water, has variable solids content and often behaves differently from…
For water and wastewater professionals, certification is more than a credential on a wall. It is a daily assurance that the person managing a treatment plant,…
Water and wastewater plants are becoming increasingly dependent on programmable logic controllers, variable-speed drives, telemetry, online analysers and…
Biosolids composting has become a cornerstone of sustainable wastewater management across Australia, where water authorities in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and…
Deep bed filtration is a high-capacity water treatment process in which water passes through a substantial layer of granular media. Suspended solids, floc…
Australian water utilities are entering a new era of nutrient management. Discharge permits that once allowed 10–15 mg/L of total nitrogen are being tightened…
Across older suburbs of Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, water utilities are methodically pulling out the lead service lines that have fed homes since the…
Australia's water sector is racing to keep pace with population growth, climate variability and the steady retirement of experienced operators. Major utilities…