Chris Nelson of the Carmichael Water District had no idea when he won a poster calendar contest in middle school that the...
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A Poster Contest Winner as a Child Creates a Similar Contest as an Adult
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Have You Noticed a Slower Pace in Public Sector Work? Have You Wondered Why?
We’ve all heard the lament: In the public sector it’s hard to get things done. There’s too much red tape. Too many procedures....
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You're Not in This Alone. Your OEM Can Offer Valuable Help with Major Equipment Rehab Projects
The annals of home ownership are filled with stories of do-it-yourself projects gone wrong.
Operators of water and wastewater treatment plants are more...
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There's a Way to Monitor Your Entire Water Network From One Intuitive Platform
Water and wastewater utilities constantly look for ways to make their networks operate more efficiently and to improve service reliability for customers.
Endress+Hauser now...
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Tapping the Minds of Future Water Problem Solvers: Xylem Rewards Innovative Thinking
The water and wastewater sector depends on a new generation of devoted professionals to replace those retiring by the thousands. And solutions to...
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A Florida Plant Dramatically Improves the Solids Side With a $100 Million Upgrade
A major upgrade to the solids process at a Florida clean-water plant has improved efficiency, reduced costs and enabled production of energy.
The $100 million...
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Rapid-Settling Clarification from Veolia Helps a Canadian Community's River Run Clear
A new residuals management process at a water treatment plant in Alberta is designed to improve the environment for fish and for recreational...
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A Maryland Operator Rallied His Team and Led With Conviction Through a Challenging Time
Imagine you buy a house and on the day you’re to move in it is half finished and teeming with construction workers.
That’s...
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A Background in and Passion for Science Propelled This Kentucky Operator to Career Success
After college Jenny Moss wanted a job involving nature and animals. Low pay for natural resources jobs quickly ended that notion, and...
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Multi-Talented Danny Locco Is Well Positioned to Lead His Utility Through Important Initiatives
Danny Locco is a man of many talents. His diverse training, education and varied positions in the water treatment industry make him...
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Exam Study Guide - July 2022
WASTEWATER
By Rick Lallish
What color is the waste gas burner on a properly operating anaerobic digester with an approximate mixture of methane 68%...
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How to Turn Your Public Against You
So, testing has revealed trace amounts of PFAS in your drinking water wells or the biosolids from your clean-water plant.
When members of...
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This Ultrasonic Algae Control Technology Functions on a Broad Frequency Range for High Effectiveness
Algae is a growing problem in all sorts of water and wastewater facilities — reservoirs, lagoons, ponds, water storage tanks and more.
The...
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Want to Be a Leader? Maybe You Already Are, Says This Research Report
Many treatment plant operators plan on rising through the ranks to become plant supervisors, plant managers or even utility administrators.
But what does it take...
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Smart Energy Improvements Include More Efficient Mixing for a Denitrification Process
Replacing anoxic zone mixers with much more energy-efficient units is saving more than $22,000 per year for a water pollution control facility...
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Small-Town Phoenixville Launches a Big Innovation in Beneficial Use of Biosolids
The Borough of Phoenixville is a small municipality in southeastern Pennsylvania that rises to the challenges of being first.
It was first in...
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At North Port, Nothing Is Wasted. The Clean-Water Plant Even Has a Garden Where Operators Grow Healthy Foods
Look up the word “efficient” and you’ll find it defined as “producing desired results without wasting materials, time or energy.”
That certainly describes...
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Solar Panels, Cogeneration, Hydroturbines, and Wind Generators Are All on the Net Zero Agenda in Santa Cruz
Amanda Bird is on a mission to achieve net zero energy at the Santa Cruz (California) Wastewater Treatment Facility.
To Bird, senior wastewater treatment operator and...
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Starting Out as an Immigrant Was Challenging. This Lab Tech Cleared the Hurdles and Found Success.
Joga Chizer had no kind of background for the clean-water industry. As an immigrant, he wanted a job. He found an opportunity...
