Education and Training

What started out as just a job to pay the bills turned into a decades-long love and constant source of fascination for...

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...

COVID-19 hasn’t stopped the flow of wastewater into treatment plants, and it shouldn’t stop the stream of water education either. The Prince William...

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...

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has announced the 52 graduates of its Water Leadership Institute Class of 2020.The Water Leadership Institute program is...

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...

Understanding how to effectively work with a commercial lab can help save an operators' time and provide a better understanding on how...

The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) has graduated its first cohort of apprentices from the Authority’s inaugural three-year Electrical Instrumentation Control Technician –...

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...

Water treatment and wastewater facilities often face electrical safety challenges due to the ongoing presence of water and tough environmental conditions. This...

A decade ago, Treatment Plant Operator was first to announce the formation of a new company that was taking a different approach...

WASTEWATERBy Rick LallishWhat is the most common type of lagoon in use to treat municipal wastewater?A. Anaerobic lagoonB. Aerated lagoonC. Polishing lagoonD. Facultative lagoonAnswer: D. The...

AlaskaThe Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is offering:Sept. 14-15 — PLCs for Non-Programmers, AnchorageSept. 16-17 — PLC Programming & Applications, AnchorageOct. 6-7 — Pressure...

In this podcast presented by Treatment Plant Operator magazine, editor Ted Rulseh talks with special guest Ron Trygar of the University of Florida Training, Research and...

Progressive Cavity Pumps 101This presentation provides a general overview of progressive cavity pumps at a novice level for those who may not...

Wastewater treatment plants have become sophisticated in collecting data on the costs associated with maintenance, repair, replacement and efficient operation. Operations personnel...

Active mixing is a powerful water-quality improvement tool that can help make water and treatment processes better, regardless of where you work in...