Titles Reset search Loading eBooks Sort by: Title (A-Z)Title (Z-A)Author (A-Z)Author (Z-A) 1 - 20 of 18331 titles12345678910Previous | Next $25M in Infrastructure with No Money Down….No Problem!Creating a brand new $25 million public sewer system with no seed money may sound crazy to most municipal officials, but the Town of Acton, Massachusetts did it and was out of the red within the first few years. Now that Acton is 15 years into the operation of the system, they have eliminated chronic septic system problems, captured targeted economic development, paid off more than half of the...Author(s): Doug Halley; Joseph SheaSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectResearch ArticleDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2016ISSN1938-6478DOI10.2175/193864716819706338Volume / Issue2016 / 12Content sourceWEFTEC 2016: Session 220 through Session 229Copyright2016 Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (519 words) Add to cart $225 Million Investment in Infrastructure Demands Comprehensive PlanningThe South Bayside System Authority (SBSA) provides conveyance, treatment and disposal of wastewater for approximately 200,000 people in the South San Francisco Bay area. The conveyance system consists of four remote pump stations discharging to a common force main comprised of approximately 14.5 km (9 miles) of 610 to 1370 mm (24 to 54-inch) diameter reinforced concrete force main pipe, all...Author(s): Dave Coleman; Matt WinkelmanSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2013ISSN1938-6478DOI10.2175/193864713813504214Volume / Issue2013 / 1Conference nameCollection Systems 2013Copyright2013 Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (377 words) Add to cart A — A Novel Hybrid Process Combining Bio-Sorption and Anaerobic Digestion to Approach Zero Energy Consumption and Reduce Sludge ProuctionThis paper presents a novel process that hybrids contact stabilization and anaerobic digestion to create a novel process that can treat municipal wastewater while generating savings in energy as well as lowering the sludge yield. In this process, the aerobic sludge stabilization tank and anaerobic sludge digester are connected in parallel and part of the anaerobic digester sludge is recycled back...Author(s): W. Liu; I. Xiao; E. Jordan; R. Wikramanayake; M. Doyle; J. HuSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectSession 50: WWTPs “Doing Their Part” to Reduce GHG EmissionsDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2011ISSN1938-6478SICI1938-6478(20110101)2011:14L.3127;1-DOI10.2175/193864711802721181Volume / Issue2011 / 14First / last page(s)3127 - 3134Copyright2011Subject TagsNovel Hybrid ProcessBio-sorptionAnaerobic DigestionEnergy SavingSludge Reduction Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (690 words) Add to cart 1 Billion+ GPD Storm Water Pump Station Design and Construction - Lessons LearnedBaker No. 3 pump station is one of six (6) storm water pump stations owned and operated by the Trinity River Watershed (TWM) Department of the City of Dallas, Texas (COD). These pump stations are designed to minimize flooding along the Trinity River corridor within the COD limits. Baker No. 3 pump station is under construction and scheduled to be in operation by June 2015. Trinity Watershed...Author(s): Nash ReddySourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectResearch ArticleDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2015ISSN1938-6478DOI10.2175/193864715819540126Volume / Issue2015 / 15Content sourceWEFTEC 2015: Session 310 through Session 319Copyright2015 Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (357 words) Add to cart 2 – Phase Anaerobic Digestion to Achieve Class A BiosolidsIn anticipation of reaching full treatment plant operating capacity and changes in the biosolids disposal regulations, the City of Lakeland, Florida decided to pursue improvements and expansion of the existing solids processing at the Glendale WRF. A design memorandum was prepared for the City presenting various processing options. Several meetings held with City representatives, representatives...Author(s): H.J. “Jay” Curtis; Michael R. LefflerSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectSession 15: Digestion IDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2006ISSN1938-6478SICI1938-6478(20060101)2006:2L.880;1-DOI10.2175/193864706783796916Volume / Issue2006 / 2First / last page(s)880 - 892Copyright2006 Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (310 words) Add to cart 2 RATS, A DOG, and GRANITE “Predicting and Preventing SSOs in a Wastewater Collection System”The City of Columbia (City) Department of Utilities and Operations Wastewater Maintenance Division (WMD) has a significant amount of underground assets in need of continuous inspection by in-house personnel. The system includes a total of 30 miles of forces sewer main, 100 miles of large gravity sewer main (>15”) and 970 miles of small gravity sewer main (<15”) for a total of...Author(s): Robert Judy; Jennifer Williams; William AdamsSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectResearch ArticleDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2017ISSN1938-6478DOI10.2175/193864717822152257Volume / Issue2017 / 12Conference nameWEFTEC 2017: Session 310 through Session 319Copyright2017 Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (374 words) Add to cart 2 Steps to Clarity – Un-denitrifying Secondary Sedimentation ClarifiersTo comply with benzene NESHAP (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants) and MON (Miscellaneous Organic NESHAP) regulations, in 2009 a midwestern chemical plant WWTP was modified and expanded and restarted with two new above ground covered equalization tanks and two new above-ground recirculated aeration tanks. Use of all unlined earthen basins, including a primary sedimentation...Author(s): Mikel E. Goldblatt; James P. Reese; Gregory Doyle; Houston FlippinSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Oct, 2014ISSN1938-6478DOI10.2175/193864714815939525Volume / Issue2014 / 13Conference nameWEFTEC 2014: Session 400 through Session 409Copyright2014 Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (322 words) Add to cart A 3-DIMENSIONAL AERATION TANK MODEL FOR ACTIVATED SLUDGE SIMULATION, USING OFF-LINE COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) DATAConventional activated sludge modeling approaches have assumed that reactors are either completely mixed, or equivalent to a group of completely mixed reactors in series. In most cases this is sufficient, as most well-aerated tanks (aerated either mechanically or with diffused air) achieve a good level of mixing through the aeration process. In some cases, however, a lack of complete mixing can...Author(s): S. Snowling; E. Belia; J. Copp; O. SchraaSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectSession 72: Leading Edge Research: Activated Sludge: Emerging ProcessesDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2005ISSN1938-6478SICI1938-6478(20050101)2005:9L.5987;1-DOI10.2175/193864705783815302Volume / Issue2005 / 9First / last page(s)5987 - 5993Copyright2005 Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (336 words) Add to cart 3 CENTS ON THE $1.00: MAXIMIZING WASTEWATER GRANTS WHILE ELIMINATING EFFLUENT VIOLATIONSFunding for wastewater projects is a constant struggle in small communities. The town of Bristol, New Hampshire received an administrative order to address effluent violations at the town's wastewater treatment plant. The town sought federal and state grants to assist with the costs associated with a new chlorination/dechlorination facility in order to comply with their National Pollutant...Author(s): Jennifer L. OsgoodSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectSession 23: Innovative Technology Forum/International Issues/Young Professionals: Solutions from the Next Generation of Water Quality ProfessionalsDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2005ISSN1938-6478SICI1938-6478(20050101)2005:14L.1895;1-DOI10.2175/193864705783866955Volume / Issue2005 / 14First / last page(s)1895 - 1899Copyright2005 Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (292 words) Add to cart 4-A Collaborative: Kansas City Design Professionals for Regional SustainabilityIn March 2008, the Kansas City chapters of American Institute of Architects (AIA), American Planning Association (APA), American Public Works Association (APWA), and American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) began meeting for the very first time on regional design issues. The issue that brought these organizations together was sustainability and, more specifically, the region's desire to be...Author(s): Andrew N. Sauer; Brenda R. MackeSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectSession 9 (COTF): Engage, Collaborate, and Innovate!Document typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2010ISSN1938-6478SICI1938-6478(20100101)2010:2L.829;1-DOI10.2175/193864710798284788Volume / Issue2010 / 2First / last page(s)829 - 835Copyright2010Subject TagsSustainable designsregional collaborationprofessional organizationscommittee Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (558 words) Add to cart 5-Year Continuous SWMM Simulation: 17 Gig of Data, 1600 Hours Computer Time, and Updates to the Indianapolis LTCP ConfigurationThe City of Indianapolis is currently implementing a 20-year, 1.7 billion Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan (CSO LTCP). Indianapolis is pursuing a variety of control measures to implement the LTCP, including deep tunnel storage, treatment plant expansions, consolidation sewers, satellite storage and treatment, and local sewer separation. The LTCP configuration was developed from...Author(s): Chris Ranck; RW Armstrong; Daphne ChiuSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectSession 11: Effective Application of ModelingDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2010ISSN1938-6478SICI1938-6478(20100101)2010:6L.681;1-DOI10.2175/193864710798216189Volume / Issue2010 / 6First / last page(s)681 - 700Copyright2010Subject TagsSWMM ModelCSO LTCPcontinuous simulationmodel post-processingCSO tunnelAWT Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (509 words) Add to cart A 6-week Recovery of a Major High Purity Oxygen Activated Sludge Plant to Full Capacity Following Flooding and Plant ShutdownThe West Point Treatment Plant (WPTP) of King County, WA, has a rated capacity of 215 mgd under maximum month condition and 440 mgd at peak. It provides secondary treatment of flows up to 300 mgd using a high-purity oxygen (HPO) activated sludge process. The plant recently suffered a power failure and subsequent effluent pumping and control system failures, leading to the flooding of the...Author(s): Li Lei; Bob Bucher; Eugene Sugita; David Stensel; Henryk Melcer; Dick Finger; Ann Conklin; Tom Johnson; Terry Dokken; Cameron Clark; Robert Waddle; David KellySourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubject306 Secondary Operations and Testing TechniquesDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2018ISSN1938-6478SICI1938-6478(20180101)2018:16L.1363;1-DOI10.2175/193864718825138024Volume / Issue2018 / 16First / last page(s)1363 - 1382Copyright2018Subject TagsHPOplant recoveryF:M ratioSRT Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (619 words) Add to cart The 7 Tips for Highly Effective Stormwater Management By-LawsThe Stormwater Phase II Final Rule, which applies to small municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) in "urbanized areas", requires communities across the country to adopt local legislation that will control the harmful effects of stormwater runoff and prohibit non-stormwater pollution from entering the drainage system. Adopting a thoughtful and comprehensive stormwater by-law may be the most...Author(s): Emily J. ScerboSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectSession 26: Stormwater: A Programmatic ViewDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Oct, 2007ISSN1938-6478SICI1938-6478(20071001)2007:17L.2010;1-DOI10.2175/193864707788116365Volume / Issue2007 / 17First / last page(s)2010 - 2013Copyright2007Subject TagsNPDESPHASE II FINAL RULESTORMWATER PROGRAMBY-LAWORDINANCEREGULATION Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (279 words) Add to cart 10 Years Experience of CSO Management in the United KingdomThe United Kingdom's ageing sewerage infrastructure meant that by the late 20th century the country was facing a major environmental problem associated with storm sewage discharges from more than 8,000 unsatisfactory combined sewer overflows (CSOs). Addressing this problem presented a major challenge to the UK water industry, but it is a challenge that has been met by a combination of farsighted...Author(s): T Clifforde; R W Crabtree; H O AndrewsSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectSession 49: Stormwater Management: Managing Stormy WeatherDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2006ISSN1938-6478SICI1938-6478(20060101)2006:9L.3744;1-DOI10.2175/193864706783751780Volume / Issue2006 / 9First / last page(s)3744 - 3756Copyright2006 Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (376 words) Add to cart 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCES OF AN MBBR PROCESS FOR POST-DENITRIFICATIONProblems with eutrophication and algae blooms initiated the need for enhanced nutrient removal at European wastewater treatment plants in the end of the eighties. When upgrading the two WWTPs in Malmö, site specific upgrading concepts had to be considered because of the existing plant structures. As phosphorus removal already was implemented, the upgrading was focused on enhanced nitrogen...Author(s): K. Tä;ljemark; H. Aspegren; C. Gruvberger; N. Hanner; U. Nyberg; B. AnderssonSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectSession 4: Meeting the Challenges of Full-Scale Implementation of Hybrid Fixed Suspended Growth Processes (IFAS and MBBR); European and North American Case StudiesDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2004ISSN1938-6478SICI1938-6478(20040101)2004:16L.355;1-DOI10.2175/193864704784147269Volume / Issue2004 / 16First / last page(s)355 - 366Copyright2004 Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (431 words) Add to cart 10 years of Industrial & Municipal MBR Systems Lessons from the fieldThe use of Membrane Bio-Reactors (MBR) in activated sludge wastewater treatment has grown significantly in the last decade. While there is growing awareness and knowledge about the application of MBR technology in municipal wastewater treatment, not much information is available on the application of MBR in industrial wastewater treatment. A comparative study of 24 MBR plants both municipal and...Author(s): Asun Larrea; Andre Rambor; Malcolm FabiyiSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2013ISSN1938-6478DOI10.2175/193864713813716778Volume / Issue2013 / 7Conference nameWEFTEC 2013: Session 92 through Session 101Copyright2013 Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (349 words) Add to cart 10 Years of Integrating Thermal Hydrolysis into Biosolids Treatment – What are the Lessons Learned?Thermal hydrolysis of raw sludge prior to mesophilic digestion is a process that has been successfully used for more than a decade. In this period it has proved to be a reliable tool for the waste water plant designer. When used as a pre treatment of mesophilic digestion, it provides increased volatile solids reduction, higher gas yields, better biosolids dewaterability and reduces the required...Author(s): JM Tattersall; G Knight; B NingSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectSession 13: Thermal HydrolysisDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2011ISSN1938-6478SICI1938-6478(20110101)2011:17L.657;1-DOI10.2175/193864711802639688Volume / Issue2011 / 17First / last page(s)657 - 669Copyright2011Subject TagsEnhanced digestionThermal hydrolysisRheologySteam consumptionThermal efficiency Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (398 words) Add to cart 12-years of CSO Discharge Reporting/Tracking/Trending using an Integrated Monitoring and Modeling ApproachMany combined sewer communities in the United States require reporting CSO discharges to a state regulatory agency on a regular basis to satisfy National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements. Typically, these requirements include gathering discharge data using automatic flow meters in each outfall and developing the CSO discharge monitoring reports (DMR). The city of...Author(s): Srini Vallabhaneni; Carl Chan; Daphne Chu; Bob Masbaum; Pat FlynnSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2012ISSN1938-6478DOI10.2175/193864712811699618Volume / Issue2012 / 4Conference nameCollection Systems 2012Copyright2012 Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (532 words) Add to cart 1,4-DIOXANE BIO-DEGRADATION BENCH STUDY AT THE LOWRY LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITEGroundwaters from the Lowry Landfill Superfund Site, Aurora, CO, have been treated using a UV catalyzed hydrogen peroxide advanced oxidation process, which has had difficulty removing 1,4-dioxane to low levels due to UV absorbance by the waters. Parsons performed a bench study to investigate biological degradation of the target compound. Parsons ran up to seven bench scale conventional activated...Author(s): J.C. Stanfill; J. Koon; T. Shangraw; Dennis BollmannSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectSession 9: Remediation and Groundwater TreatmentDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2004ISSN1938-6478SICI1938-6478(20040101)2004:6L.420;1-DOI10.2175/193864704784105544Volume / Issue2004 / 6First / last page(s)420 - 433Copyright2004 Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (290 words) Add to cart 1,4-DIOXANE BIO-DEGRADATION PILOT STUDY AT THE LOWRY LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITEGroundwater from the Lowry Landfill Superfund Site just outside of Denver, CO, has been treated using a UV catalyzed hydrogen peroxide advanced oxidation process, which has had difficulty removing a target compound (1,4-dioxane) from some Site groundwater streams to low levels due to UV absorbance/interference issues. Bench-scale studies were completed to investigate biological degradation of the...Author(s): J.C. Stanfill; J. Koon; W. Plaehn; M. Murphy; T. Shangraw; Dennis BollmannSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectSession 40: Membranes and Moving Bed Bio-ReactorsDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2004ISSN1938-6478SICI1938-6478(20040101)2004:13L.851;1-DOI10.2175/193864704784138313Volume / Issue2004 / 13First / last page(s)851 - 870Copyright2004 Purchase the entire book for $11.50 (412 words) Add to cart