Odor control is a central concern for wastewater treatment plants, collection systems, pump stations, and industrial pretreatment facilities. Unpleasant smells…
Accurate reporting is one of the clearest ways a water or wastewater facility demonstrates control of its operations. Under a National Pollutant Discharge…
Retrofitting a wastewater lift station is rarely a matter of removing one pump and installing another. The replacement must fit the existing wet well,…
A primary clarifier can remain in service for decades, quietly supporting solids removal while the rest of a wastewater treatment plant is modernized around…
Wastewater treatment in the Los Angeles Basin sits at the meeting point of two essential systems: clean water production and reliable energy use. Every gallon…
Odor complaints from neighborhoods near wastewater treatment plants can escalate quickly. A single unpleasant event may lead residents to question air quality,…
Ammonia is one of the most important control parameters in biological wastewater treatment. It influences effluent compliance, aeration demand, nitrification…
A capital improvement plan gives a water or wastewater agency a practical way to connect long-term needs with available money, staff capacity, and community…
Combined sewer overflows occur when a single pipe system carries sanitary sewage and stormwater, and heavy rainfall pushes the combined flow beyond treatment…
Starting a career in water and wastewater can feel like entering a field with its own language, standards, regulations, and unwritten rules. Coursework…