How to Stay Safe Around a Wastewater Lagoon By Stephanie Seymanski, PE and Rika Lashley, PE Have you ever used a Slip ’n’ Slide? It can be great fun, just as long as it doesn’t empty out into a wastewater treatment lagoon! If you have nightmares of this nature, please read on. Many smaller communities across the country rely on lagoon systems to treat their wastewater. Historically, lagoons were lined with clay liners and overlaid with riprap. Accessing the water surface of these lagoons was also relatively easy and safe. However, over the past couple of decades, synthetic liners have replaced the older clay linersRead More →

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