Dec 08, 2016
Ghost town emerges from Lake Mead
As Lake Mead filled in the 1930s, the town of St. Thomas, Nev., slowly disappeared under the water’s surface. However, now severe drought has dropped the lake’s
Jan 06, 2017
Plotting a course through the tangled maze of energy and water
Experts address energy efficiency and generation from multiple perspectives
By Steve Spicer
Jan 10, 2018
Assessing continuous defects that wander
Laurie Perkins
Good collection system practices require regular inspections and ongoing maintenance. Recording the condition of assets requires a standard
Jan 10, 2018
USGS hydrologists use red dye to study streamflow
Field workers with the U.S. Geological Survey routinely inject harmless dye into rivers to better understand streamflow conditions. By studying the
Nov 14, 2016
When the Town of Hampton (N.H.) Wastewater Treatment Plant switched its fecal coliform testing method, the operators discovered a challenge in keeping track of when to read the results of the new
Nov 15, 2016
In early April, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) celebrated the completion of a $278 million project to improve the seismic and operational reliability of the Harry Tracy Water
Dec 01, 2016
Innovation in Australia
The Queensland Urban Utilities’ Innovation Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is a space dedicated to developing innovative water
and wastewater solutions. Employees
Jun 10, 2019
Houston Water gets new thermal dryers
In the nation’s fourth largest city, Houston, Texas, the Almeda Sims Water Resource Recovery Facility serves as one of Houston’s two solids drying facilities.
Nov 22, 2016
Sampling savvy
Operators find better ways to collect gas samples and test dissolved oxygen
Sam McAdoo
In the March installment of Operator Ingenuity, operators from Hampton Roads Sanitation
