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EPA to hold public hearing on U.S. Steel draft permit

November 1, 2007

EPA, Massachusetts Seek to Reduce Algal Blooms in Charles River

October 23, 2007

EPA Announces Recipients of National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards

October 15, 2007

EPA Orders N.M. Dairies Into Compliance With CWA

September 26, 2007

Seafood Company to Spend Nearly $2 Million to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations

September 26, 2007

San Diego to Host Unique "Wastewater Olympics"

September 18, 2007

WERF Offers $250,000 in Funding for Research

September 14, 2007

WEFTEC.07 Sets New Floor Space, Exhibitor Records

September 13, 2007

Poland's Progress

June 1, 2007By Andrzej Przepiora

A case for cautious environmental optimism 18 years after communism

Since the demise of communism in 1989, many eastern European countries have invested heavily in environmental technologies and cleaner production facilities. The primary factors driving this growth have been the accession to the European Union (EU) and its commitment to integrating member country economies.

Water & Wastewater News Roundtable 2007

June 1, 2007By Water and Wastewater News Staff

Despite the roar from the municipal water and wastewater industry about the lack of funds for infrastructure, Water & Wastewater News’ roundtable participants seemed to agree that the money is “out there,” it is just a matter of finding the right source.

All Stirred Up

March 1, 2007By Angela Neville, JD, REM

EPA addresses the controversial practice of utility discharge of partially treated wastewater during peak wet-weather flows

Many wastewater treatment plants that release partially treated wastewater during heavy rains are getting into hot water with nearby residents and various stakeholder groups.

The Protozoa Puzzle

March 1, 2007By Michael H. Gerardi

Proliferation of certain groups provides clues for activated sludge management

A New Lease on Old Methods

January 1, 2007By Zoe Grosser, Elaine Le Moine

Advances in organic analysis of wastewater using GC/MS

City Saves With Industrial Process

January 1, 2007By Jim Stafford, Boris M. Khudenko, Rocco M. Palazzolo

Anaerobic process converts organics with less biosolids, odor, and energy cost

Deep-bed Detox

September 1, 2006By David C. Slack

An established technology is helping remove harmful nutrients from municipal wastewater

As total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for nutrient discharges have been developed and further revised by federal and state agencies over the years to address water quality concerns, deep-bed denitrification filters have proven to be a highly effective treatment technology used by wastewater plants to meet low total nitrogen (TN) limits. Patented in 1979, the technology of combining denitrification and solids removal in a deep-bed filter process has helped to dramatically improve wastewater quality at treatment plants across the country.