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Welcome to Day 1 of the 2015 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show – Education Day. It’s my third...

Industry leaders today are brainstorming the Utility of the Future. Suppose that utility takes shape but no one is there to operate...

Here at the TPO office, which is located in the snow belt of northern Wisconsin, we take pride in our winters. In...

It’s the season of Cupid — think hearts, frilly cards with corny sentiments, dark-chocolate truffles and overpriced red roses. Whether you deem...

The Indiana city of Terre Haute plans to expand processing of other communities’ waste activated sludge at its wastewater treatment plant as...

From small streams and lakes to mighty oceans, nutrients are a major cause of water-quality problems. When it’s time to clean up,...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department is no more. That is, the name is history, From now on, this widely respected North Carolina utility will...

What used to be called the Shelbyville (Ind.) Wastewater Treatment Plant is now the Shelbyville Water Resource Recovery Facility.The new name, effective...

Operator ingenuity — or creativity — can come in so many different shapes and forms. This week, we’d like to give a...

The holidays are here, and with them come clever parodies, well wishes and more from wastewater and sanitation districts across the country....

1974.Nixon was impeached. The Watergate trial began. The first extraterrestrial message was sent from Earth into space. John Lennon’s solo “Whatever Gets...

Toilet and bathroom habits are typically a taboo topic in the U.S. We blush when we excuse ourselves from a crowded room...

Creepy stories are par for the course this time of year: Ghouls and goblins lurk in shadows, anyone who has a ghost...

Is access to water a human right?In Detroit, where water shut-offs have received international attention, United Nations representatives have answered that question...

Editor's Update: According to an Oct. 17 WEF press release, the CDC is preparing guidance for wastewater sector workers. The guidance, "Interim...

Editor's Update: According to an Oct. 17 WEF press release, the CDC is preparing guidance for wastewater sector workers. The guidance, "Interim Guidance...

When some 75 community leaders took a tour of the White Pigeon (Mich.) Township Wastewater Treatment Plant, one big thing they noticed...

Note: Ted J. Rulseh, editor of TPO magazine, was at WEFTEC in New Orleans this week. If you didn't get a chance...

Duct tape and cardboard, recycled bottles, toilet bowl floats and other items help solve tricky problems.It’s not always costly engineering solutions that...