Wastewater Digest

Talking Under Water Episode 68: Flood Control Trends

One water solutions are still limited by regional or local challenges, such as topography. Hear from Pradeep Nagarajan from GHD Group about an example of this for #floodmitigation in the latest episode of Talking Under Water podcast. #cleanwater #onewater #stormwater https://www.wwdmag.com/editorial-topical/one-water/podcast/33005364/talking-under-water-episode-68-flood-control-trends

Upgrading Your Plant: Know Your Options

It’s time for a plant upgrade. Do you know all of your options? Take this short assessment from Veolia to learn more and be entered for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card! https://bit.ly/3nVZPe7 #wastewater

National Beef WWTP | 2022 WWD Top Projects

To meet state requirements, National Beef constructed a wastewater treatment plant that not only reduces its reliance on the Ogallala Aquifer but also reuses water for irrigation of a local farm. The project required considerable coordination between the city, the farmer, National Beef and the state to meet its goals. David Kalscheur, vice president of engineering for National Beef, explains why the project was important to the company and how it strived to meet water reuse goals to reduce strain on the local aquifer. Eric Staab, professional environmental engineer in the industrial programs group for the Bureau of Water in Kansas Department of Health and Environment, highlights the state’s involvement and how the plant’s Bardenpho technology became part of the solution to meeting the state’s requirements. • Subscribe to the Water & Wastes Digest Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/@wastewaterdigest?sub_confirmation=1 • Read about this project: https://www.wwdmag.com/industrial-water-wastes-digest/article/21439620/national-beef-wastewater-treatment-plant-2022-wwd-top-projects #wastewater #waterreuse #nationalbeef #kansas #irrigation #agriculture

Xylem acquires Evoqua Water Technologies

Xylem shocked the water industry Jan. 23 when it announced a $7.5 billion, all-stock transaction to acquire Evoqua Water Technologies. The announcement is just the latest development in an on-going trend of mergers and acquisitions throughout the water industry. Al Cho, chief strategy and external affairs officer at Xylem, and Snehal Desai, chief growth and sustainability officer at Evoqua, explain why this transaction occurred, how it will impact each of the businesses, and what industry professionals can expect moving forward. • Subscribe to the Water & Wastes Digest Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHr1xfvaq8Uy7en7e9l2XKA?sub_confirmation=1 • Read the press release: https://www.wwdmag.com/wastewater-treatment/press-release/21545946/xylem-to-acquire-evoqua-in-75b-transaction #xylem #evoqua #water #wastewater #mergersandacquisitions #acquisition #businessnews

WTP modernization retains Little Rock history | 2022 WWD Top Projects

The Ozark Point Water Treatment Plant has served Little Rock, Arkansas, atop a hill overlooking the city since the 1880s. The age raised concerns over the health of the concrete for the flocculation and sedimentation basins, one of which dates back to original construction and the second of which dates back to the late 1920s. Tad Bohannan, CEO of Central Arkansas Water, explains why retaining the historic look of facility was important for the community. Tom Crowley, project manager for Carollo Engineers, Inc., discusses the challenges involved with updating a more than 140-year-old, including space limitation and bringing the plant up to code. • Subscribe to the Water & Wastes Digest Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHr1xfvaq8Uy7en7e9l2XKA?sub_confirmation=1 • Read about the Ozark WTP: https://www.wwdmag.com/water-treatment/article/21439189/ozark-point-water-treatment-plant #water #watertreatment #arkansas #ozarkpoint #littlerock #carollo #wwdtopprojects

Detroit’s major sewer interceptor connecting tunnel | 2022 WWD Top Projects

Detroit has three major sewer interceptors that help manage surges in flow from storms. One of those tunnels had not been inspected in more than 100 years. The Great Lakes Water Authority initiated a connecting tunnel project to divert flow from one tunnel to another so it could be inspected as part of its asset management program. Great Lakes Water Authority Manager of Systems Operations Mini Panicker, FK Engineering Associates President Fritz Klingler and Jaydee Contractors Project Manager Curtis Rozelle discuss the project, the challenges of the urban environment, and the benefits it brought to GLWA. • Subscribe to the Water & Wastes Digest Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHr1xfvaq8Uy7en7e9l2XKA?sub_confirmation=1 • Watch our last video: https://www.wwdmag.com/water-reuse-recycling/video/21438735/mbr-removes-pathogens-for-potable-reuse-applications #wastewater #sewers #collectionsystems #pipe #wwdtopprojects #GLWA #jaydee #fkengineering

MBR Removes Pathogens for Potable Reuse Applications | WWD Weekly Digest

Creating a water resource from used water is nothing new or groundbreaking. People and communities have reused water for irrigation for years. The potable reuse frontier is one with bigger headwinds, although many in the water industry recognize its need. The biggest scare? Public health crises related to pathogens and diseases. Sandeep Sathyamoorthy is the global practice and technology leader for Black & Veatch. During WEFTEC he presented on the effectiveness of membrane bioreactors to curb this pathogen problem while his team went live with an MBR reverse osmosis system in Morro Bay, California, the first of its kind in the state. Hear about his research and the efforts being made to update regulations to make potable reuse an effective long-term solution for water scarcity. Subscribe to the Water & Wastes Digest Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHr1xfvaq8Uy7en7e9l2XKA?sub_confirmation=1 Watch our last video: https://www.wwdmag.com/biosolids-management/video/21438501/are-pyrolysis-gasification-the-answer-for-pfas-in-biosolids-wwd-weekly-digest #water #wastewater #potablereuse #blackveatch #MBR #RO #reverseosmosis #MembraneBioReactor

Are Pyrolysis & Gasification the Answer for PFAS in Biosolids? | WWD Weekly Digest

Biosolids management for wastewater treatment plants, water resource recovery facilities and other similar municipal plants has always presented a challenge. And with increased focus on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are found in biosolids, the public has growing concerns about destruction of the organic materials that result from wastewater treatment, particularly due to how difficult PFAS are to destroy. Lloyd Winchell, associate engineer for Brown and Caldwell, shares information on the research he conducted around pyrolysis and gasification for water resource recovery facilities and the promise it holds for biosolids management. The technology has even shown as a possible destruction method for the so called "forever chemicals" or PFAS. Subscribe to the Water & Wastes Digest Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHr1xfvaq8Uy7en7e9l2XKA?sub_confirmation=1 Read Lloyd Winchell’s research on pyrolysis: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wer.10701 #wastewater #wastewatertreatment #pyrolysis #thermaloxidation #browncaldwell

The Case for Microtunneling for Collections Systems | WWD Weekly Digest

Open cut installation of pipe for collection systems run into challenges when presented with obstructions such as roads, rivers, and streams. It also can make construction more difficult in areas that are environmentally sensitive. Jason Vernooy, project manager for GHD Group , explains how micro-tunneling can be beneficial to collection systems construction across the country. He shares how it differs from other trenchless technologies and highlights applications where it has been most effective in his experience. Subscribe to the Water & Wastes Digest Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHr1xfvaq8Uy7en7e9l2XKA?sub_confirmation=1 Watch our last video: https://wwdmag.com/21437782 View the WWD Weekly Digest playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt9dEooEKNn3YgbfScyaPJHrXg50-eAb8 #opencut #trenchlesstechnology #ghd #wastewater #CollectionSystems

Teamwork Saves Deammonifcation Technologies | WWD Weekly Digest

The water and wastewater industry is generally reluctant to change and is careful to try new things. One small problem could become a public health disaster, and no utility owner wants to make the headlines. John Fraser, wastewater practice director for Carollo Engineers, Inc., explains how he and Carollo are finding ways to ensure treatment technologies can reduce opportunities of failure to create sustainable innovations. As an example, he talks about how anammox-based side-stream treatment — or deammonification — had varied levels of success, but through collaboration was improved to reduce risk of failure. • Subscribe to the Water & Wastes Digest Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHr1xfvaq8Uy7en7e9l2XKA?sub_confirmation=1 • Watch last week’s video: https://www.wwdmag.com/home/video/21437478/wef-strategic-plan-overview-goals-wwd-weekly-digest #weftec #deammonification #ammonia #wastewater #innovation #carollo

WEF Strategic Plan Overview & Goals | WWD Weekly Digest

During WEFTEC 2022 in New Orleans, Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced its new strategic plan, the first major revision to the plan in 11 years. The ultimate goal of that plan: to create a life free of water challenges. WEF President Ifetayo Venner (Arcadis) talks about being back in New Orleans for WEFTEC for the first time in four years, the overarching goals of the WEF Strategic Plan, and the federation’s next steps to reach those goals. • Subscribe to the Water & Wastes Digest Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHr1xfvaq8Uy7en7e9l2XKA?sub_confirmation=1 • View WEF's Strategic Plan here: https://www.wefwaterfuture.org #wef #waterenvironmentfederation #WEFTEC #WEFTEC22 #Arcadis

Rising One Water Leader Maura Jarvis | WWD Weekly Digest

Maura Jarvis is the assistant manager for public outreach for Philadelphia Water Department. She also is the 2022 US Water Prize Winner for Rising One Water Leader because of her passion and work communicating water’s value to the wider Philadelphia community. In this interview Jarvis shares her education and career path to the water sector, explains what One Water means to her, and envisions a future for water that is representative of the people a utility serves. • Subscribe to the Water & Wastes Digest Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHr1xfvaq8Uy7en7e9l2XKA?sub_confirmation=1 • Watch the last video: https://www.wwdmag.com/home/video/21436523/clean-water-act-funding-pfas-with-radhika-fox • View the WWD Weekly Digest playlist: bit.ly/wwdweeklydigest #onewater #philadelphia #philadelphiawater #uswaterallaince #uswaterprize

Clean Water Act, Funding & PFAS with Radhika Fox

President Joe Biden declared Oct. 18 the 50-year anniversary of the Clean Water Act, one of the most important and vital acts in the history of U.S. water management and treatment. Assistant Administrator to the U.S. EPA Office of Water Radhika Fox talks about the anniversary of the Clean Water Act, and the value it has brought to the American public over its history. Fox explains the current status on infrastructure funding as numerous states have completed their intended use plans for state revolving funds. She also talks about the current deliberative process for PFAS regulation for drinking water while noting wastewater PFAS regulations — particularly the biosolids element — is also being closely watched by the agency. Subscribe to the Water & Wastes Digest YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHr1xfvaq8Uy7en7e9l2XKA?sub_confirmation=1 Read about the Clean Water Act: https://www.wwdmag.com/editorial-topical/what-is-articles/article/10940450/what-is-the-clean-water-act-cwa #cleanwater50 #cleanwateract #funding #water #cwa50 #PFAS #wastewater #stormwater #OneWater

2022 WWD Industry Icon Unedited Interview| WWD Weekly Digest

Dr. Majid Khan is the Great Lakes Water Authority wastewater operations director and the 2022 WWD Industry Icon. Kahn is responsible for the agency meeting its phosphorus reduction goals ahead of schedule, leading the operations of one of the world’s largest wastewater plants, and making a point to be a mentor to his employees and aspiring students interested the water workforce. He is active in Water Environment Federation committees, sits on planning committees for GLWA, and is an adjunct professor at a local community college. Dr. Khan also share his philosophy on leadership and why he is so passionate about the industry. • Subscribe to the Water & Wastes Digest YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHr1xfvaq8Uy7en7e9l2XKA?sub_confirmation=1 • Watch the 2022 WWD Industry Icon video essay: https://wwdmag.com/21435981 • Read more about the 2022 WWD Industry Icon: https://wwdmag.com/21154263 #wwdindustryicon #wastewater #GLWA #glwater #leadership #awards

Meet the 2022 WWD Industry Icon Dr. Majid Khan

The 2022 WWD Industry Icon is Dr. Majid Kahn, the Great Lakes Water Authority wastewater operations director. Dr. Khan found success by starting with a low-level position and rising through the ranks through hard work, merit and dedication. Hear from Dr. Khan and his colleagues Chris Nastally, GLWA wastewater engineering director, and David McCord, GLWA CSO manager, about Majid's personality, his work ethic and philosophy, why he is an icon, and what Dr. Khan means to them personally and professionally. • Subscribe to the Water & Wastes Digest YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHr1xfvaq8Uy7en7e9l2XKA?sub_confirmation=1 • Read more about the 2022 WWD Industry Icon: https://www.wwdmag.com/editorial-topical/industry-icon-award/article/21154263/industry-icon-glwa-wastewater-operations-director-dr-majid-khan #wwdindustryicon #glwater #wastewater #glwa #leadership #career #awards

Creating a Cybersecure Culture for Water | WWD Weekly Digest

The world of cybercrime is so large that if it were considered a country, it would be the third largest economy in the world behind the United States and China, according to Cybercrime Magazine. The U.S. federal government has made strides in 2021 to prioritize cybersecurity protections across sectors, including water and wastewater. Tom Kirkham is the CEO, founder and current CISO of IronTech Security . Kirkham explains why cybersecurity matters for water utilities, even those with some of the smallest distribution networks. He highlights the value of cybersecurity for engineers and consultants, and lastly makes a call for changing the culture of cybersecurity throughout society. • Subscribe to the Water & Wastes Digest YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHr1xfvaq8Uy7en7e9l2XKA?sub_confirmation=1 • Watch last week’s video: https://wwdmag.com/21413510 • Read Irontech Security’s water and wastewater tips here: https://irontechsecurity.com/cyber-security-for-water-utilities/ #cybersecurity #cybercrime #irontechsecurity #waterwastesdigest #water #wastewater #utilities

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The end of the silent wateer utility is upon us. #water #wastewater #watepio #communications