Operator Certification Needs for Water Systems in Arizona
During the summer of 1980, a comprehensive study of Arizona’s Water System Operator Certification Program was conducted. A manual containing…
Energy Conservation in Wastewater Treatment Through Competitive Bidding
The process described here selects energy-efficient equipment by using traditional bidding practices. Bidding documents can include energy efficiency as a…
Energy Utilities Cost Control: Findings from Previous Studies at Operating Treatment Plants
A major challenge facing managers of wastewater treatment plants today is cost control. More stringent effluent standards requiring energy-intensive treatment…
Developing Data for Residential Water Savings
Demonstration projects are being conducted for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to document water savings in…
Central Valley Project: 1981 Design Report
The proposed $100 million project includes design and construction of three regional interceptors and an expanded treatment plant at the…
Methane Production from Landfills
The sanitary landfill process was developed to provide a means of disposal of wastes, particularly urban refuse and industrial solid…
Solids-Contact Clarification Brings out Best of Trickling Filters
The TF/SC process is exceptionally stable and requires far less energy equipment, electrical control, and operator attention than that for…
Water Pricing and Conservation
Of all the methods for effecting water conservation the use of pricing is perhaps the most controversial and the least…
Alternative Wastewater Management in Perth
A plan to investigate ways of providing effective disposal of domestic wastewater from the unsewered areas of Perth, Western Australia…
Googong Water Treatment Plant and Pump Station
The googong water supply project is a major augmentation of the Canberra Queanbeyan water supply system. Water impounded by the…
Economic Analysis of Water System Expansion
An economic analysis was performed of seven alternatives for increasing the capacity of the transmission system delivering water to San…
Equalization-Neutralization Basin Design
An analysis of equalization-neutralization basins for pH control has been developed. The method permits the design of equalization-neutralization facilities based…