Category: Blog

Rising tides and salt-laden groundwater are changing the rules for infrastructure in South Florida, turning predictable wear into accelerated asset failure. This article gives municipalities, engineers, and equipment manufacturers a vendor neutral, technically rigorous playbook for identifying coastal stressors affecting miami sewer water assets, diagnosing corrosion mechanisms, and prioritizing adaptation measures with real examples and […]

Orange County Utilities Florida has moved reuse and resource recovery beyond pilots into utility-scale practice, offering a practical model for municipalities wrestling with nutrient limits, aging infrastructure and constrained capital. This case study breaks down the treatment innovations, reclaimed-water system design, biosolids and energy-recovery options, and community engagement tactics Orange County used, with measurable KPIs, […]

1. Overview of Mississippi’s Wastewater Infrastructure Mississippi’s wastewater infrastructure landscape represents a critical intersection of historical municipal challenges and unprecedented modern investment. Regulated primarily by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) under the purview of EPA Region 4, the state oversees hundreds of publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) ranging from small rural lagoon systems […]

1. Introduction to Puerto Rico’s Wastewater Infrastructure Puerto Rico’s wastewater infrastructure presents a unique and dynamic environment for consulting engineers, utility managers, and equipment vendors. Unlike most mainland U.S. states where utilities are managed at the municipal or county level, Puerto Rico’s entire public water and wastewater system is operated by a single entity: the […]

1. Introduction to New Mexico’s Water & Wastewater Infrastructure New Mexico’s water and wastewater infrastructure operates at the critical intersection of extreme water scarcity, rapid urban population growth, and aging legacy systems. As an arid state heavily reliant on constrained groundwater aquifers and the heavily allocated Rio Grande and Colorado River basins, New Mexico treats […]

The authoritative resource for consulting engineers, utility managers, plant operators, and municipal decision-makers. 1. Introduction to Delaware’s Wastewater Infrastructure Delaware’s water and wastewater infrastructure serves a unique geographic landscape, supporting just over 1 million residents across its three counties—New Castle, Kent, and Sussex. Despite its small size, the state manages a highly diverse treatment portfolio, […]

1) INTRODUCTION One of the most critical and permanent decisions a process engineer will make during facility design is selecting the core filtration technology and its corresponding original equipment manufacturer (OEM). A common specification mistake in municipal and industrial treatment is sole-sourcing a proprietary technology without a rigid analysis of 20-year lifecycle costs, replacement part […]

1) INTRODUCTION Navigating the ever-shifting landscape of regulatory mandates is often the most resource-intensive operational challenge facing modern water and wastewater facilities. A failure to understand Environmental Compliance for Water Utilities: Regulations and Strategies does not just risk substantial financial penalties or consent decrees; it compromises public health, damages local ecosystems, and forces utilities into […]

Introduction to Water Treatment Instrumentation & Controls: SCADA Sensors & Automation One of the most frequent and costly failures in modern water infrastructure is not structural or mechanical—it is a failure of visibility. When an aeration blower consumes 40% more energy than required because a dissolved oxygen sensor has drifted, or when a remote lift […]

Introduction In municipal and industrial water treatment, few parameters are as universally critical—or as frequently misunderstood—as pH. The precise control of hydrogen-ion activity governs the efficacy of coagulation and flocculation, regulates the toxicity of ammonia and heavy metals, prevents corrosive degradation of infrastructure, and dictates the metabolic health of biological nutrient removal (BNR) processes. Understanding […]