California’s wastewater operator certification system has changed alongside the state’s water infrastructure, environmental standards, and public expectations.…
Wastewater-based epidemiology uses signals found in sewage to understand health conditions across communities. By measuring biological markers, pathogens,…
Treatment plants depend on pumps, blowers, centrifuges, mixers, screens, valves, and chemical dosing systems working reliably around the clock. A sudden…
A wastewater treatment facility in the Los Angeles Basin began seeing elevated total nitrogen in its final effluent as influent conditions changed and…
Water rates are a significant operating cost for manufacturers, food processors, laboratories, refineries, warehouses, and other industrial facilities. Yet the…
Selecting a site for a water or wastewater facility is a technical decision with long-term consequences for public health, environmental protection, community…
Water and wastewater plants have a distinctive energy profile: electricity demand is continuous, critical equipment cannot simply be switched off, and…
Algae-based treatment systems are gaining attention as utilities seek lower-energy methods for nutrient removal, carbon recovery, and resource-efficient…