Entry 242321The state of Iowa is suing Sioux City for submitting fraudulent wastewater test results, according to Iowa Public Radio.
The city’s wastewater...
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News Briefs: 'Nearly Catastrophic' Flooding Leaves Los Angeles WWTP at Partial Capacity
Entry 242518Recent flooding at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant in Los Angeles — described by officials as “nearly catastrophic” — caused 17...
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News Briefs: Michigan Announces Grants to Support COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance
Entry 242542The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services recently announced $49 million in grant funding to support 19 projects around the...
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News Briefs: Tucson Officials to Shut Down Water Treatment Plant Due to PFAS
Entry 242560Officials in Tucson, Arizona, say they plan to shut down the city’s water treatment plant as a precaution against high levels...
Editorial
Worth Noting - April 2021
People/Awards
Four City of Houston wastewater treatment plants won Peak Performance Awards from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies:
Kingwood Cedar Bayou Plant, Platinum Award
Forest Grove...
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News Briefs: Federal Judge Sentences WWTP Operator for Falsifying Tests
Entry 243201A federal judge has sentenced the former supervisor of Sioux City, Iowa’s wastewater treatment facility to two years of probation, including...
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News Briefs: WWTP Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Wastewater Samples
Entry 243239Associated Press is reporting that a former wastewater treatment plant superintendent has pleaded guilty to manipulating water sample test results so...
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News Briefs: Former Superintendent Charged With Falsifying Wastewater Tests
Entry 243262The former superintendent of the wastewater treatment plant in Sioux City, Iowa, is charged with falsifying wastewater test results to make...
White Papers
Fine Screen Helps Plant Operate on Cruise Control
For the city of Clinton, Iowa, things were pretty typical. The wastewater treatment plant had a fairly average geographic situation, a predictably...
Editorial
Welder. Operator. Designer. Consultant. Tim Wilkey Took a Winding Career Path Before Returning Home.
Tim Wilkey started his work life as a welder. Now toward the end of it, he’s superintendent of the Wastewater Division in...
Editorial
Upping the Ante
When the City of Ames (Iowa) and its engineering partner were designing a new lime softening water plant, there was no doubt...
Editorial
Steve Hoambrecker: A Patient and Persistent Problem-Solver for the Communities He Serves
EDITOR’S NOTE: The subject of this article was interviewed in March 2019. After publication of the article in August, Treatment Plant Operator...
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News Briefs: Florida City Agrees to Pay Hackers Ransom Money
Entry 244278The Riviera Beach (Florida) City Council has agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom after hackers used a virus to take down...
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News Briefs: President Trump Signs Colorado Drought Contingency Plan Into Law
Entry 244344President Donald Trump recently signed off on a piece of bipartisan legislation that aims to help manage ongoing drought conditions and...









