The Invisible Sewage Plant   Water Engineering & Management September 2002   Carl Dorsch
If you go looking for a particular sewage treatment plant in Cincinnati, Ohio, the first thing you'll notice is--you might not notice it at all. In fact, you might drive right by the facility, dismissing it as just another office building. It just does not look like a treatment plant.
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Portable Tanks Help In Gas Pipeline Expansion Project   Water & Wastes Digest May 2002
By reclassifying the existing pipeline, PG&E avoided the enormous expense of laying 38 miles of new pipe. The primary objectives of the project were to safely raise natural gas pipeline pressure without increasing the release of nitrogen oxide (NOx) into the atmosphere. These objectives were achieved by relocating two pressure limiting stations, retrofitting two internal combustion compressors, and performing pipeline hydrotesting operations.

Practical Engineering Combined with Sound Operations Optimizes Phosphorus Removal   Water Engineering & Management April 2002   Daniel Bolduc and James Fitch, P.E.
Built in the early 1970s, The Oakland, Maine, Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) treats and discharges approximately 300,000 gallons per day (gpd) of wastewater to the Messalonskee Stream. The facility was designed as a conventional activated sludge secondary treatment system to be used principally for BOD and TSS removals. The secondary effluent enters the Messalonskee Stream upstream of several impoundments. This practice has resulted in a steady decline in the water quality of the stream as evidenced by increased algae blooms and other signs of euthophication in impoundments located downstream of the discharge.
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Tanks Pull Double Duty   Water Engineering & Management February 2002   Dan Zienty
Following the adoption of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, water storage facilities have become fair game for the installation of antennas and associated ground equipment. A storage tank pulling double duty raises maintenance and safety issues for consideration by municipalities and their system operators.
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Are We a Target for Terrorism? One Small Community’s Efforts at Prevention   Water Engineering & Management January 2002
The security measures for Community Water System are based on the established credo "detect, delay and respond."
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Vortex System Proves Effective Mixing Biosolids In Storage Tanks   Water & Wastes Digest January 2002   J. Mark Crump
The Springfield Metro Sanitary District (SMSD), a wastewater treatment facility that serves Springfield, Illinois and surrounding communities, needed to meet the pathogen and vector-attraction reduction requirements and prevent nitrate levels from contaminating groundwater. After careful study, the SMSD selected a process that would allow it to store digested biosolids that accumulated when the sludge could not be applied.

Waterproofing the Montsouris Reservoir: Using Hydraulic Binders and Nonwoven Geotextiles to End Leaks   Water Engineering & Management August 2001
Leakage problems have plagued the reservoir since it entered service.
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Meeting the Long-Range Water Needs of a New Community   Water Engineering & Management March 2000   Charles K. Cothern

Water District Finds Alternative to Traditional Roofs   Water Engineering & Management February 1999

Plunging into Protection   Water Engineering & Management October 1998   Todd Hart
An innovative maintenance program maintained the aesthetic and functional appeal of one of the community's tallest structures.

Roof Replacement Project Has Residents Staring Skyward   Water Engineering & Management October 1997

Shutting Down Reservoirs for Renovation   Water Engineering & Management July 1997   Charles T. Duncan
Sixty-one reservoirs required renovation, and the district needed a plan to shut down the facilities without disrupting service.

An Alternative to Removing Lead-Based Paint: Overcoating   Water Engineering & Management May 1997   Richard DaSilva
Stripping and repainting a water tank can be more costly than a town can afford. Under the right conditions, overcoating is an affordable alternative.

Protecting Water Storage Tanks in an Era of Environmental Compliance   Water Engineering & Management November 1996   Dallas Finch
Learning more about the causes of corrosion in an on water storage tanks can lead to the right coating choice for the tank site.
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Water Storage Evaluations: Are You Getting All the Answers and Getting Them Often Enough?   Water Engineering & Management January 1996   Daniel J. Zienty
As part of annual public works planning, it is important to schedule in-house inspections of water storage facilities and provide for minor maintenance.

Maintenance History of Four Steel Water Tanks   Water Engineering & Management July 1995   Walter Neumann, Jr. and Wade D. Newman
A survey looked the maintenance painting costs for four large-capacity steel water tanks