Handyman Special: What’s Your Pipe Project Proficiency?

Is there a piping project in your plant’s future? Take heart: It can be done in-house. Simply get started with these practical tips, which begin with visualizing the job, sketching out the plan and taking careful measurements. With just a little extra planning and some practical know-how, you could save a ton of money for your treatment plant. Tpomag.com/featured

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I love to fix things myself. It gives me pleasure to do that, rather than going to Home Depot and buying something.

Ingenuity Winner: Larry Bastian’s Creative Brain Improves Operations at DC Water Tpomag.com/featured

Roll Cameras! Wastewater Goes Hollywood

It’s not every day a movie star shows up at your wastewater treatment plant. But in Austin, Texas, where the film industry is growing, stardom is just part of another day on the job. See how the wastewater treatment plant became the setting for several movies, and find out how the staff adapted to being part of the action. Tpomag.com/featured

Victory! Court Upholds Biosolids Application

In a legal victory for the wastewater industry, the Washington Court of Appeals recently decided to strike down a county ban on Class B biosolids. The court case has received national attention because of the precedent it could set for other states. Learn more about the case and why it was backed by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, the Northwest Biosolids Management Association and the Washington Association of Sewer and Water Districts. Tpomag.com/featured