Odor Control Features Make Lagoons an Acceptable Sludge Process
Studies and full-scale test operations at Sacramento’s new Regional Treatment Plant site show that large-scale facultative sludge lagoons can be…
Are You Ready for an EPA Audit?
Does an auditor actually have the final word in determining grant eligibility? Can the grantee do anything about it? Is…
Cleanup and Containment of PCBs–a Success Story
This paper describes the methodology employed in meeting the requirements of the regulatory agencies and the General Electric Company and…
New Theories for Imposing Legal Liability on Generators of Hazardous Wastes
This paper (1) will indicate why, under existing civil law, generators of hazardous wastes are relatively immune from liability for…
Designing for Trickling Filer/Solids Contact Process Applications
Initial development of the trickling filter/solids contact (TF/SC) process occurred at Corvallis, Oregon, in 1979 as a joint effort on…
Municipal Pretreatment Program Development
This paper summarizes the requirements of a POTW pretreatment program and the key issues that should be addressed during program…
Cleanup of Chemically Contaminated Sites
Selecting among cleanup and control options requires a thorough assessment of surface and subsurface contamination at the site.
Devising a Ground-Water Monitoring Strategy for a Geologic Repository for Radioactive Waste
Describes the ground-water monitoring system requirements involved in site-selection for a high-level nuclear waste disposal facility. Also considers regulatory, technical…
High-Quality Trickling Filter Effluent Without Tertiary Treatment
Prior to the adoption of the uniform national treatment standards by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on August 17,…
Planning Waste-to-Energy Plants in Puerto Rico
States and countries must have engineering support to obtain the correct environment for people and industry. Puerto Rico has adopted…
The Use of Appropriate Technologies for Biomass Waste Conversion in Small Communities
This paper will describe several simple, appropriate technologies for biomass waste conversion which can be applied in rural or small…
The Effect of Peak-Load Pricing on Water Consumption and Revenues
Despite extensive study (much of it of a theoretical nature) of the use of pricing techniques to moderate water consumption…