2007: Year in Review   Water Quality Products December 2007   By WQP editorial staff
A brief synopsis of the year in the water quality industry

Meeting an Overriding Need   Bottled Water Market August 2007   By Henry R. Hidell, III
Finding safety and balance in municipal and bottled water around the world

Making Sense of the Treatment Requirements   Water Quality Products June 2007   By Bruce Bartley
UV, NSF Standard 55 and the LT2 Rule

Arsenic & Iron Removal for Public Water Systems   Water Quality Products March 2007   by Gregory C. Gilles
Technology considerations for effective co-contaminant treatment

Membrane Filtration   Water Quality Products July 2005   Renee Chu
As the nation’s population continues to grow, the associated use of chemical products and waste generation rises accordingly. As a result, an increasing variety of contaminants are regularly released into the nation’s water sources, eventually making their way into the drinking water supply.
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Private Chlorine Disinfection   Water Quality Products October 2004   By Bill Fehrman
Private systems, while not federally regulated, are vulnerable to biological contamination from sewage, improper well construction and poor-quality water sources.

'Out of the Box'   Water Quality Products December 2003   Carla Fisher and Gregory C. Gilles, AdEdge Technologies
Emerging commercial technologies are replacing the "old standards" for small water system (SWS) applications. In contrast to large community systems, competitive economics, simple operation and low waste production will drive changes in technology and engineering. Some out-of-the-box thinking will be necessary in the shift to provide simpler, packaged or preengineered arsenic treatment systems.
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Chlorination and Its Alternatives   Water Quality Products March 2002   By Anne Penkal and Nadia Abboud, Severn Trent Services, Inc.
Purification of drinking water containing microbiological contamination requires some form of disinfection treatment to kill or render microbiological organisms harmless. Of the available disinfection treatment methods for private water systems, chlorination in the most commonly used.

Consider the Source   Water Engineering & Management February 2002   Bill Swichtenberg
A report released by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) has taken aim at chlorination byproducts (CBPs) in tap water. The group‘s assessment states that more than 100,000 women are at elevated risk of miscarriage or birth defects because of CBPs in tap water.
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New Test Technique Measures Light to Gauge Toxicity   Water & Wastes Digest January 2002
Security measures do exist to safeguard our public water supply. Utilities routinely employ techniques such as chlorination, filtration, and ultraviolet treatment, to name a few. However, given the changes that have taken place in the world since September 11, 2001, the prospect for intentional contamination seems more possible than ever before. We want to have confidence that our existing security measures and analytics are adequate but with so many possibilities, how can we?

The Right Time for Bottled Water, POU   Water Quality Products December 2001   Wendi Hope King
Although in October, the IBWA had seen only a slight increase in sales overall since the attacks, individual companies have reported increased sales since Sept. 11. This partly is due to bottled water being named as one of the must-have items in case of further terrorism.
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Bioterrorism May Pose Threat to Water Supplies   Water Quality Products December 2001   Wendi Hope King
If our water supplies actually do come under attack, the question remains: Is there any way for consumers to protect themselves? Unfortunately, it seems to be too early to tell, yet some companies are beginning to emerge with products that may be the answer.
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Polyethylene Pipe Chosen for Delicate Northwest Estuary/Aquarium   Water & Wastes Digest July 2001
Two plants separated by Oregon's Yaquina Bay needed to be connected with two separate pipelines: one line to bring raw sewage to the new plant and one line to carry the finished refuse back to the old plant.
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New Pumping System Helps Conserve Water, Energy for Utah Conservation District   Water & Wastes Digest July 2001
The Ogden, Utah, area sought more cost effective and energy efficient ways to optimize and conserve its natural resources.
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Allocating Capital Risk   Water Engineering & Management May 2001   Dan Elias, Esq.
Shifting municipal responsibilities from the public to private sector may sound like a good idea in today’s competitive market, but without a fair and balanced relationship, privatized utilities are destined to fail.

Pumping Up Big John   Water Quality Products April 2001   Metropolitan Industries
The John Hancock building, located on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, needed to revamp its entire pumping and reservoir system without shutting off water to the building’s residents.
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Privatize Without a Contract   Water Engineering & Management February 2001   Don Renner
The manner in which your plant performs its function and operation as well as the physical appearance of the plant and personnel often are perceived differently by the public and administrative leaders of the community than by the operating personnel.
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Dealer Opportunities: Contract Operation of a Small Public & Private Water Supply   Water Quality Products June 1996   Tom W. Thorpe
A professional, highly trained, dedicated dealership can step in to satisfy the needs of the small system. But you must be willing to deal with the bureaucracy of your state's EPA enforcement agency