Los Angeles relies on a portfolio of local and imported water sources. Conservation, groundwater, recycled water, stormwater capture and rainfall all matter,…
Laboratory analysis is central to safe, compliant water and wastewater operations. New operators must learn much more than how to read an instrument: they need…
Water and wastewater utilities are reassessing how they produce and purchase sodium hypochlorite. On-site hypochlorite generation, often called OSG, uses salt,…
High-strength wastewater can place sudden pressure on an industrial treatment system. Food processors, breweries, abattoirs, dairies and chemical manufacturers…
Water and wastewater compliance is ultimately carried out at the plant, often during a night shift, a storm event or an unexpected change in influent quality.…
Ageing water and wastewater assets rarely fail at a convenient time. A pump station may still operate while maintenance costs rise, a treatment process may…
A wastewater collection system smoke test is a practical way to locate unwanted connections, confirm suspected defects, and understand how air moves through…
Sewer odour is a biological and chemical problem shaped by what enters a network, how long wastewater remains stagnant and how air moves through pipes, wet…
Solids handling equipment sits at the point where wastewater treatment becomes physically demanding. Screens, grit classifiers, conveyors, pumps, dewatering…