Above Ground Pump Stations: The Growing Common-Sense Trend
By: Rich MacGregor, Technical Writer The growing trend towards above ground pump stations is transforming wastewater collection systems, empowering operators to rise above the challenges of conventional submersible pumps. It's common sense that relocating pumps above ground, away from constant exposure to corrosive and hazardous sewage, safeguards the mechanical and electrical components of the pumps, as well as the workers who handle them. This strategic move simplifies maintenanc...
Global Water Center Launches Carbon Credit Program to Help Fund Sustainable Rural Water Systems
Global Water Center’s Carbon Credit Program team: Anne Lyngdoh, Eric Wei, and Chelsea Inglis (left to right) CHARLESTON, S.C. - Global Water Center started a Carbon Credit Program to make rural water systems financially sustainable. This innovative program helps safe water organizations and rural communities acquire additional financial support to establish, maintain, and operate rural water systems. “It is challenging and unrealistic to rely on traditional sources of capital (e.g. ph...
A New Angle on Progressive Cavity Pumps for the Wastewater Industry
All the Advantages without the Disadvantages of Conventional PC Pumps By: Aaron Renick, Vice President of Sales, Vogelsang USA Traditionally, progressive cavity (PC) pumps have been regarded as the best solution for the most demanding fluid pumping challenges. They excel at handling highly viscous, abrasive, and debris-laden media, making them particularly effective in wastewater treatment facilities. Despite these advantages, conventional PC pumps have gained a reputation for diff...
Carollo Engineers and The Water Research Foundation Publish Groundbreaking PFAS Source-Tracking Research
WRF Project #5082 offers guidance for PFAS source evaluation and remediation for utilities WALNUT CREEK, CA – Carollo Engineers, in partnership with The Water Research Foundation (WRF), today announce the completion of Project #5082, a pioneering study providing water utilities with practical, cost-effective strategies for evaluating and mitigating sources of PFAS contamination. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a large group of human-made chemicals that have been used i...
Stantec completes design of demonstration facility for Pure Water Antelope Valley
Advanced water treatment facility will inform full-scale design for Palmdale Water District’s indirect potable reuse program Design is now complete on an advanced water treatment (AWT) demonstration facility for the Palmdale Water District’s (PWD) Pure Water Antelope Valley indirect potable reuse program. Stantec served as the lead designer for the facility, and construction is set to begin this summer following a groundbreaking that took place in June. The demonstration facility will...
How PcVue platform supervises water management at the Karian dam in Indonesia
Situated in the province of Banten, just an hour's drive from Jakarta, The Karian dam testifies the Indonesia's commitment to water resource management. The dam area covers 2,226.44 Ha which can accommodate up to 314,7 million cubic meters of raw water. It also can irrigate 22,000 hectares of rice fields providing 13.9 cubic meters per second of raw water for irrigation, public water necessities and industrial needs. Karian Dam is a crucial infrastructure for the area. "The Karian Dam is one...
ASCE statement on Senate passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024
The following is a statement by Marsia Geldert-Murphey, President of the American Society of Civil Engineers WASHINGTON — The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) commends the Senate for passing S. 4367, the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024. Both the House and Senate versions of WRDA will help improve America’s ports and inland waterways, enhance flood risk management and storm risk reduction programs, and prioritize ecosystem restoration. ASCE now ur...
Research Facility All About Cutting-Edge, Cost-Effective Advancements in Wastewater Treatment Technology
(Milwaukee, WI) – The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) today announced plans for an unprecedented clean-water lab to test new technologies that could revolutionize wastewater treatment, leading to improvements in public health and drinking water supplies worldwide. The $13 million research lab will be located at MMSD’s Oak Creek reclamation facility, allowing water technology businesses, universities, scientists, and inventors to partner with the district to test new concepts a...
Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority moves ahead with PFAS treatment system
A rendering of the J. Robert Dean Water Treatment Plant with new state-of-the-art nanofiltration facility Authority takes proactive steps to upgrade water treatment facility to reduce PFAS, maintain safe drinking water KEY WEST, FL, JULY 09, 2024 – The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) has taken a significant leap forward in its proactive efforts to meet the EPA’s newly established National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for PFAS, often known as "forever chemic...
Pure Spout® Addresses Solutions for Strengthened Grade School Water Safety to Protect Children from Risk of Lead Exposure
Innovative filtration solution company hosts National League of Cities, Louisville Water Company in virtual event to amplify awareness of critical issue LOUISVILLE, KY. —Pure Spout® held a virtual news conference today to raise awareness of the risk of lead entering schools’ drinking water. While lead is not present in drinking water when it leaves treatment plants, the risk of it entering increases as the water moves through older pipes and plumbing fixtures in buildings. Many public sc...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
