Australia's water sector is approaching a generational turning point. Roughly one-third of experienced operators, engineers, and plant managers are expected to…
Water authorities from Perth to Brisbane share a familiar operational problem: keeping unwanted vegetation in check around critical hydraulic assets. Levees,…
Water reuse has become a cornerstone of sustainable resource management, particularly in regions where freshwater supplies face mounting pressure. For…
A regional wastewater treatment plant serving a growing coastal community had reached the practical limit of its original trickling filters. The works reliably…
Single-use plastic bans are often designed as litter and waste-reduction measures, yet their effects extend into wastewater collection and treatment. When…
A conference paper in the water sector must do more than describe a successful project. It should explain a defined operational problem, show how evidence was…
Dissolved oxygen (DO) probes are small instruments with a major influence on wastewater treatment performance. In an activated sludge aeration basin, their…
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) is the United States framework for controlling pollution released from point sources into rivers,…
Los Angeles has a complicated relationship with water. The region depends on imported supplies, groundwater, recycled water and increasingly expensive…
A small regional community in southern Australia needed to improve the quality of its treated wastewater before discharge to a nearby creek. Its existing…