Education and Training

The Water Environment Research Foundation is launching its third project under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funded National Research Center for Resource Recovery and...

The words "wastewater math" can create an undercurrent of fear for operators about to take a state exam.Many students encounter a mental...

The Senate Environment and Public Works Water and Wildlife Subcommittee held a hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to discuss the innovative advances...

Bad guy’s hideout. Post-apocalyptic town. Not exactly what you’d imagine when you think of wastewater treatment plants, but for Austin, Texas, it’s...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released interim guidance for all managers and workers handling untreated sewage that might contain the...

A vacuum truck exploded at the Santa Clara Water Waste Co. near Santa Paula, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 18, spreading 1,200 gallons...

When faced with a licensing exam, don't struggle with test anxiety! Use the question below and others from our Exam Study Guide...

Biosolids earned a legal victory this month when the Washington Court of Appeals struck down a Wahkiakum County ban on the land...

People / AwardsThe Champlain Water District’s Peter L. Jacob Water Treatment Facility in South Burlington, Vt., received the Phase IV 15-year Excellence...

With more than 8 million people living in New York City, another million in the surrounding communities and more than 50 million...

Communities don’t come much more environmentally aware than Aspen, Colo. The city is a leader in renewable energy and aspires to draw...

I subscribe to various Google alerts, and it seems every week I get links to news articles about a clean-water agency spreading...

Much remains unknown about Ebola and the risks it may pose for wastewater treatment plant operators. In the meantime, operators can take...

When faced with a licensing exam, don't struggle with test anxiety! Use the question below and others from our Exam Study Guide...

A new Virginia Department of Corrections program helps offenders get certified to properly deal with wastewater. After they leave prison, these offenders...

My plant is great. We haven’t had a safety incident in years, we haven’t had a safety violation in months, and our...

Two contractors died on Oct. 23 at the Roberto R. Bustamante Wastewater Treatment Plant in El Paso, Texas, while performing repair work...