March 2002 – WC&P Online

Doing it Aboveboard in the Nutmeg State: Connecticut’s Professional Water Systems is Well-Mannered

March 15, 2002 by Marty Zager

By Ronald Y. Pérez, WC&P Managing Editor To hear Paul Hurlbut tell it, he thoroughly enjoys running a business that garners annual sales in the…

Back to Value with Osmonics’ Dean Spatz

March 15, 2002 by Marty Zager

Carlos David Mogollón, WC&P Executive Editor In a plain-spoken manner, Dean Spatz clears his throat and describes how he and wife Carol launched Osmonics in…

Part 2, Back to Value with Osmonics CEO Dean Spatz

March 15, 2002 by Marty Zager

By Carlos David Mogollón, WC&P Executive Editor The following is a continuation of our interview with Osmonics' Dean Spatz: WC&P: Let’s talk about the last…

POU at the Housewares Show: Few Entries and Survivors in the Marketplace

March 15, 2002 by Marty Zager

By David H. Martin Charlie Couric, retired former president of Brita and cousin of NBC talk show host Katie Couric, once commented on the tendency…

Bacteria 101

March 15, 2002 by Marty Zager

By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, Ph.D. Despite the great strides in water treatment to eliminate bacterial pathogens, these agents continue to contribute to waterborne disease…

Viewpoint

March 15, 2002 by Marty Zager

By Carlos David Mogollón, WC&P Executive Editor Return to Merger Mania, Economic Forecasting and Can't Buy a Loan By the time you read this, no…

Why Grow Through Acquisition? — Mergers and Acquisitions in the Water Industry, Part 1

March 15, 2002 by Marty Zager

By Steve Maxwell Summary: Over the next three months, WC&P will run a series of “Drinking Water Dollars” columns on the water industry and its…

Arsenic Update for Manufacturers and Dealers

March 15, 2002 by Marty Zager

By Jane Wilson On Oct. 31, 2001, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) finalized a new maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 10 parts per billion…

Safety First—Putting Drinking Water at the Top of the List

March 15, 2002 by Marty Zager

By Ronald Y. Pérez, WC&P Managing Editor When the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) standard for arsenic in drinking water was announced on Oct.…

Supplying Croatia with Drinking Water — Using Desalination on a Remote Island

March 15, 2002 by Marty Zager

By Kenneth P. Goodboy On the beautiful island of Lastovo, one of the southernmost islands in the Adriatic Sea off Croatia’s coast, the resource one…