by Shannon Pepper | Mar 29, 2024 | Board/Elected Official Engagement, Communications and Outreach, Pollution & Water Quality
Image credit: Kathleen Kirkpatrick/The Capacity Collaborative Many of the rivers and streams our communities rely on for drinking water and recreation may appear to be clean. However, in some locations they have become dumping grounds for pollutants that pose a risk...
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...
by Shannon Pepper | Mar 5, 2024 | Complying with Wastewater Regulations, Treatment Processes, Wastewater
Where does water go when it spirals down the drain? Whether from a home, a local brewery, or the car wash down the street, it likely ends up in a public wastewater system. Public wastewater systems protect human health and the environment by removing contaminants from...
by Shannon Pepper | Feb 20, 2024 | Asset Management
We want our assets doing their intended function as much as possible, but how do we make that happen? One way is the concept of reliability. Reliability helps us ensure we are doing the right maintenance activities to keep our assets in proper working order as much as...
