Outdoor areas can consume a large share of household and commercial water, particularly during Australia’s hot, dry months. A WaterSmart landscape uses…
A medium-size wastewater treatment plant rarely has the space, staffing or capital budget available to large metropolitan facilities. Yet its solids stream…
Phosphorus is essential for biological growth, yet excessive discharge can accelerate eutrophication in rivers, estuaries, lakes and coastal waters. When…
Operators across Australian treatment plants face the same stubborn question every quarter: which polymer will deliver the cleanest centrate and the driest…
Flow monitoring is the backbone of any credible capacity assessment, master plan update, or inflow and infiltration investigation in a wastewater collection…
Climate change is rewriting the operating manual for wastewater utilities, and few regions feel the squeeze more sharply than Southern California. Treatment…
Biosolids - the nutrient-rich organic solids recovered from municipal wastewater treatment - represent one of the most underused resources in Australian…
Water hardness is a routine water-quality parameter, yet its effect on pipework is often underestimated until flow rates drop, valves become difficult to…
Tracer dye testing is a practical way to identify illicit connections, confirm pipe routes, investigate suspected cross-connections and distinguish sanitary…
A confined space rescue program must prepare people to act when a routine entry becomes a life-threatening emergency. In water and wastewater operations,…