Waterblog

In an earlier blog titled, We Are Being Invaded! – Mussels Muscling In On Our Water Process Structures, we discussed the impact and consequences of bio-fouling by indigenous and invasive mussels and barnacles on water processing equipment and structures.  In this blog, let’s talk about options to stop or eliminate fouling by these “critters”. At [...]

Many times coating projects can be held up due to confusion in defining terms that are used during the process coating of concrete. This is an attempt to clear up some of the potential confusion. Acid etching: application of acid (typically muriatic acid) to clean or alter the concrete surface. Best used when there is [...]

Sustainability has become a topic of increasing discussion within the drinking water industry. It is referenced as part of the every day operation of water utilities; however, there is still some confusion about what being a sustainable utility actually means. Water utilities, their customers, regulatory agencies and Congress are asking what the drinking water industry [...]

Mussels Muscling In On Our Water Processing Structures Who would have thought that water discharged from an ocean-going commercial vessel’s ballast tanks in Lake St. Clair (between lakes Erie and Huron) in 1988 would have such far reaching effects on the immersed structures of our water processing and power generation industries?  And yet, that discharge [...]

Being born and raised in the  United States I often think that we have superior technology not just as it relates to water and wastewater treatment and operations, but also in other aspects of infrastructure. Within infrastructure the conversation will often lead us to the topic of “Green” or “Sustainability” with our resources and I have learned [...]