Meeting a discharge permit limit depends on more than collecting a bottle and sending it to a laboratory. The sample must represent the wastewater released…
Water and wastewater facilities depend on two groups with different daily pressures. Operations teams must keep treatment processes stable, respond to alarms,…
Land application remains an important management option for biosolids produced at publicly owned treatment works. Properly treated biosolids can return organic…
The California State Water Resources Control Board is one of the most influential agencies in the state’s water sector. Its decisions affect drinking water…
A well-designed internship program gives students practical exposure to water and wastewater operations while helping a plant develop its future workforce.…
A failed whole effluent toxicity (WET) test can create regulatory, operational, and reputational pressure for a wastewater treatment facility. The result may…
Wastewater agencies are under growing pressure to reduce biosolids disposal costs, improve energy performance, and manage limited digester capacity. Sludge…
Water reclamation in the Los Angeles Basin is a story of adaptation. A region shaped by seasonal rainfall, long dry periods, population growth, and industrial…
Wastewater operators increasingly move between agencies, consulting firms, and treatment facilities in different states. That mobility creates an important…