by Shannon Pepper | Jun 14, 2024 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Utility Management, Wastewater
Moonshot Missions (a partner of the EFCN) discusses the experiences they’ve had with the San Carlos Apache Tribe, one of the communities participating in EPA’s and USDA’s Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap Pilot Project. San Carlos Apache...
by Shannon Pepper | Jun 13, 2024 | Communications and Outreach, Wastewater
In this episode, Dawn Nall from the Southwest Environmental Finance Center interviews Sarah Diefendorf and Elaine McCarty from the Capacity Collaborative on the importance of communicating in the wastewater industry. Sarah and Elaine reflect on their vast experience...
by Shannon Pepper | May 3, 2024 | Communications and Outreach, Treatment Processes, Wastewater, Wastewater Reuse & Reclamation
Interested in water reuse and reclamation? Learn from the ones who pioneered the process! Tucson Arizona’s Reclaimed Water System, which uses recycled wastewater for landscape irrigation, is celebrating their 40th anniversary this month. Join Southwest EFC...
by Shannon Pepper | Apr 24, 2024 | Wastewater
Hidden beneath our feet, wastewater infrastructure–your sewer system–is built to carry wastewater from entire communities to a treatment facility. This infrastructure is designed to tackle many issues concerning health and environmental quality. But how...
by Shannon Pepper | Mar 21, 2024 | Treatment Processes, Wastewater
Centrifuge Equipment Lab set up. Image credit: Moonshot Missions Moonshot Missions is a partner of the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN), offering no-cost solutions to small communities that need technical assistance. Through boots-on-the-ground initiatives,...
by Shannon Pepper | Mar 8, 2024 | Treatment Processes, Wastewater, Water Operator Certification
Mean Cell Residence Time (MCRT) is an important parameter used in wastewater operations to assess the condition of activated sludge processes. MCRT is a measurement of the amount of time cells spend in the activated sludge process and helps determine the treatment...
