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Public-Private Partnerships Alleviate Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Deficits
Nations on both sides of the Atlantic are struggling with water and wastewater infrastructure deficits. An international panel at the 21st Annual...
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The Fire Chief Project: One way to make the case
So your clean-water plant needs a big upgrade. It’s going to cost a lot of money. You need the public to get...
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Whole Foods Market Drops Produce Grown With Biosolids
In an unfortunate turn of events for the clean-water industry, the organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market announced it will no longer...
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Milwaukee Sewerage District Moves Ahead With Energy-Saving Pipeline
After a 10-month delay, landfill gas is now flowing through a 19-mile pipeline that runs from Muskego, Wis., to the Jones Island...
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NSA To Cool Computer Center With Treated Wastewater
A new National Security Agency computer center in Fort Meade, Md., will be cooled by treated wastewater from Howard County, Md. Under...
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Top Traits of a Great Leader
During an unprecedented wave of retirements, leadership is a hot issue for water and wastewater utilities. To develop effective leaders to fill...
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Job Title Change Hits a Nerve With TPO Readers
After a record number of responses poured in for the Let’s Be Clear column titled “What’s in a Name? Or a Title?”...
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Peak Phosphorus and the Role of Biosolids
Does the public value its waste and ultimately wastewater? Most people would probably answer that question with a resounding, “no.” But public...
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The Fire Chief Project: If you don’t blow your horn, who will?
What is one of the first things you see and hear in a community parade? It’s the fire engine rolling down Main...
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Rural Alaska Homes Need Your Help
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is stepping up its water and sewer game — literally. The DEC wants to improve the...
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Rural Alaska Homes Need Your Help
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is stepping up its water and sewer game — literally. The DEC wants to improve the...
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Chemical Leak Threatens 300,000 Water Customers
As of last night, nine counties in West Virginia were still under a state of emergency after a chemical company spill leaked...
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Prepare Your Plant for Emergencies
Customers expect 24/7/365 from water and wastewater infrastructure, and that’s why treatment systems need to be prepared to deal with emergencies that...
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The Little Pig That Could
After posting the “What the Heck is Pipe Pigging?” article by Matt Timberlake on TPOmag.com, we received this cool video from NEW...
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Prepare Your Plant for Emergencies
Customers expect 24/7/365 from water and wastewater infrastructure, and that’s why treatment systems need to be prepared to deal with emergencies that...
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The Fire Chief Project: Crediting those who keep working when it’s cold
We’ve all seen the images in the paper and on tV: The firefighters, icicles hanging from their hats, after battling a blaze...
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Not a Drop to Drink
Reports of global water shortages regularly make the news as most third-world countries lack the extensive drinking water technology and facilities we...
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CA-NV Section AWWA Partners Offer Free Chromium 6 Workshops
In anticipation of California’s pending drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium [also known as chromium 6 or Cr(VI)], the CA-NV Section of...











