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BHN Hosted Annual Staff Meeting and Awards Night in Arizona

Bio Huma Netics, Inc. (BHN) hosted its annual staff meeting on December 14-15, 2022, at its headquarters in Gilbert, Arizona. BHN staff from New Mexico, Mexico, and Brazil also flew in to attend the two-day event.

The company planned the all-staff gathering to recognize employees’ contributions and to celebrate significant milestones achieved in 2022—including the acquisition of an additional 40,000-square-foot building in Tempe, AZ, to facilitate further expansion and growth. [Read more…]

The Water Break Podcast, Episode 28: Preventing Backflow

“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers”

In episode 28 of the Water Break Podcast, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses fundamental water systems backflow and cross-connection issues with Gary McLaren, Marketing Director and “Backflow Nerd” at HydroCorp, based in Troy, Michigan. Mr. McLaren has inspected over 4,000 commercial and industrial facilities for unprotected backflow hazards. He is part of the team that developed SafeWaterEDU.com, the nation’s only Water Operator Continuing Education School dedicated to the world of backflow prevention. Gary is certified in Cross-Connection Control Surveying and Backflow Prevention Program Administration by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering. [Read more…]

Strengthening the Biostimulant Movement with HPTA

By Lyndon Smith
President and CEO,
Bio Huma Netics, Inc.

We attended the Humic Products Trade Association (HPTA) annual meeting this past month in Park City, Utah. It’s always a pleasure to get together with industry peers and talk about issues pertaining to HPTA as well as discussing the latest and the greatest research and product developments taking place in the biostimulant movement throughout the world!

Our alliance with HPTA is a long and strong one. From being a participant (with Mesa Verde) since its inception in 2010 and serving as a member of the Board of Directors—it’s been fun to see us come together in unity and how we’ve accomplished many monumental and exciting milestones together. [Read more…]

The Water Break Podcast, Episode 27: I Spy Filaments in My Wastewater Treatment System

“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers”

In Episode 27 of the Water Break Podcast, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses the microbiology of filamentous bacteria with Dr. Toni Glymph-Martin. Dr. Glymph-Martin is a Wastewater Microbiologist and Certified Operator, B-Level, with 40+ years’ experience in wastewater. She is the author of two books: A Wastewater Microbiology Laboratory Manual for Operators and Wastewater Microbiology: A Handbook for Operators. In today’s podcast, Dr. Glymph-Martin discusses how to microscopically identify the various types of foaming and sludge bulking bacteria and the best ways to manage those bacteria when they cause treatment system problems. [Read more…]

Probiotic Solutions® Hosted Wastewater Microbiology Course in Arizona

By Heather Jennings,
Director, Probiotic Solutions®

In the last week of August, Probiotic Solutions® hosted a Wastewater Microbiology Course at our headquarters in Gilbert, Arizona. This educational event with Dr. Toni Glymph-Martin, cosponsored by AZ Water Association and Rural Water Association of Arizona (RWAAZ), successfully served its purpose of helping industry professionals learn more about several complex aspects of wastewater. [Read more…]

BHN Acquires Warehouse in Tempe

By Lyndon Smith,
President and CEO
Bio Huma Netics, Inc.

I’m excited to share that Bio Huma Netics, Inc. (BHN) has acquired an additional building in Arizona. It’s a significant milestone for us that not only testifies to the continual progress we’re making as a company but will also serve as a building block for future expansions. [Read more…]

Introducing New Humic Conversations Video Series

We are excited to introduce our new educational project, the Humic Conversations Video Series. As the name suggests, each episode of the series will focus on humic substances. Two leading researchers from our Humic Research Lab. Dr. Rich Lamar and Dr. Hiarhi Monda will share their expertise with the viewers.

In Episode 1 of this series, we discuss the basic science of humic substances. Dr. Lamar and Dr. Monda explain what humic and fulvic acids are, how they are formed, where they come from, and what their biostimulant properties are when it comes to plant and microbial growth.

The 16-minuite video is closed captioned in English and Spanish.

The Water Break Podcast, Episode 26: Master Plans—A Vision for the Future

“Where We Bridge the Gap Between Water Plant Operators and Engineers”

In The Water Break Podcast Episode 26, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses Water and Wastewater Facility Master Plans with guest Devan Shields, Project Engineer at Sunrise Engineering in Fillmore, Utah (phone 435.562.4086). Mr. Shields develops water and wastewater infrastructure solutions that include master plans, designs, and facility evaluations. His areas of expertise include culinary and wastewater master planning and design, hydraulic analysis of water and wastewater systems and components, and technical reports for water and wastewater infrastructure. He has worked with water and sewer systems across the U.S. from consulting offices in Texas, Arizona, and Utah.

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Probiotic Solutions® Sponsors Wastewater Microbiology & Process Control 2-Day Course

Probiotic Solutions® is sponsoring a Wastewater Microbiology course with microbiologist & certified operator Dr. Toni Glymph-Martin in Arizona on August 30-31, 2022.

The 2-day in-person course will cover various key topics related to wastewater microbiology including, but not limited to, microscopy, filamentous bacteria, etc. Attendees will also get a chance to participate in various hands-on learning activities for a better understanding. To know more about the course, watch a 2.5-minute video of Heather Jennings, Director of Probiotic Solutions® and Dr. Glymph-Martin in which they discuss the course. [Read more…]

The Water Break Podcast Hits 5,000 Downloads

Our Water Break podcast has made a splash by reaching the milestone of 5,000 downloads this week. The steady growth of this project feels like a pat on the back and helps us stay motivated to come up with new content for our listeners each month.

According to the statistics report from Blubrry, our podcast hosting service, we have completed 5,014 downloads so far! It’s interesting to know that during the last 30 days we noted a 34% increase in downloads. Since we are now averaging close to 300 downloads per month, many would agree that these numbers look great for a podcast that caters to a very specific audience.

We have to take a moment to acknowledge our fantastic host, Heather Jennings, for her tireless work on the Water Break podcast. It is Heather, along with our wonderful guests, who keeps things interesting and helps spread the knowledge about wastewater and all its fascinating aspects.

Congratulations and a big thank you to everyone who contributed to making The Water Break Podcast a success with 5,000 downloads. We look forward to recording many more episodes and reaching many more milestones!

To view and listen to the 25 podcast episodes, click here or subscribe to The Water Break Podcast through your favorite podcasting service.

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