The world’s top experts in water reuse and recycling recently convened in Atlanta for the 2023 WateReuse Symposium to envision a sustainable...
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Exam Study Guide: Soil Amendment Regulations and the UCMR 5
Welcome back to TPO magazine's Exam Study Guide Series, which offers a pair of water/wastewater study questions with in-depth explanations of the answers. Last time, we...
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Students Encouraged to Compete in 2023 Innovation Challenge
Global water technology company Xylem is calling on students worldwide to join its mission of solving water challenges by signing up to...
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Exam Study Guide: F/M Ratios and Chemical Concentrations
Welcome back to TPO magazine's Exam Study Guide Series, which offers a pair of water/wastewater study questions with in-depth explanations of the answers. Last time, we...
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Meet 'Bruce the Water Guy,' an Operator Shining a Light On Treatment
As treatment plant operators, you’re all too aware of the importance of educating the public about the critical work you do. That’s...
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Bug of the Month: Water Mites Are Often a Sign of a Healthy WWTP
Water mites are occasionally found in biological wastewater treatment processes with higher sludge retention time values (such as fixed-film systems) and represent...
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Exam Study Guide: ORP Readings and Basin Perimeter Calculations
Welcome back to TPO magazine's Exam Study Guide Series, which offers a pair of water/wastewater study questions with in-depth explanations of the answers. Last time, we...
Editorial
Exam Study Guide - February 2023
WASTEWATER
By Rick Lallish
What type of diffuser gives the best oxygen transfer but less efficient mixing?
A. Coarse-bubbleB. Fine-bubbleC. Volcano pressurizedD. Mechanical
ANSWER: B. Diffusers...
Editorial
One Way to Find New Water Professionals: Grow Them Yourself
The Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority needed to get younger people interested in water careers and at the same time fill job...
Editorial
Exam Study Guide - January 2023
WASTEWATER
By Rick Lallish
When using sand beds to dry biosolids, what is the probable cause of excessive odor when the material is applied,...
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Exam Study Guide: Odor Control and Repeat Sampling for Bacteria Contamination
Welcome back to TPO magazine's Exam Study Guide Series, which offers a pair of water/wastewater study questions with in-depth explanations of the answers. Last time, we...
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Webinar: Harness Better Safety and Operational Performance with Connected Workers
Digital transformation is business critical with 80% of industrial workplaces implementing IoT devices. In this webinar, learn how water and wastewater operations...
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Arizona Taps ASU to Lead Water Innovation Initiative
Arizona State University and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey recently announced that the university will lead a multiyear Arizona Water Innovation Initiative to...
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Youth Innovators Step Up to Help Communities Around the World Solve Urgent Water Challenges
A growing global movement of young innovators is helping the water sector make progress against urgent challenges like water accessibility and security....
Editorial
Exam Study Guide - December 2022
WASTEWATER
By Rick Lallish
What operational parameters are able to be controlled by the operator in an activated sludge treatment process?
A. BOD load, hydraulic...
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Webinar: Onsite Biological Solutions for Small Treatment Facilities
This webinar will discuss solutions for onsite packaged biological wastewater treatment plants with 100 to 10,000 residents, that integrate easily into the...
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This Colorado Operator Is Qualified for Management. He Prefers to Stay With Operations for the Challenges It Brings.
It wasn’t enough for Robert “Rob” Magee to master one of the two treatment plants in Denver Water’s South System.Variety was part...









