Education and Training

A common lament among water plant operators is that their customers don’t appreciate their product — safe, clean and reliable tap water.Consumers...

A local septic pumper is suing the city of Taylor, Texas, for racial discrimination because he allegedly wasn’t allowed to dump waste...

AlaskaThe Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is offering:April 18-20 — Intro to Small Treated Water Systems, Bethel May 2-4 — Electrical Controls, Bethel May 15-16 —...

They can be a drop of saltwater in the Atlantic Ocean. Or a drop of clean water fresh from a well. Or...

Ken Burgener was proud to learn that a student he had mentored had won a prestigious award in the Intel International Science...

People/AwardsThe South Kingstown (Rhode Island) Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility received a 2016 Wastewater Treatment Regional Operations and Maintenance Excellence Award from the...

Treatment plant operator Matt Moore said a bacterial bloom that recently grew out of Butte, Montana’s wastewater treatment plant resembled something from...

A Baton Rouge Wastewater Treatment worker was recently hospitalized following an incident that left him trapped in a hole at the facility.The...

Stone Brewing Co. in San Diego, California, has announced a new craft beer made of treated wastewater called Full Circle Pale Ale.San...

AlaskaThe Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is offering:April 4-6 — 21st Century Membrane Technology, Homer April 10-11 — Pump Repair and Maintenance, Anchorage April 10-14 —...

A system malfunction at a water treatment plant in Machester, New Hampshire, resulted in the hospitalization of two firefighters.An automated fire alarm...

Last week, the American Society of Civil Engineers released its 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, an assessment of the nation’s infrastructure produced every...

Grundfos has announced the launch of its Who Runs the Water that Runs America initiative, which was created to help water and wastewater utilities...

Treating and recycling 4.3 mgd is routine business for the Ironhouse Sanitary District. Giving plant tours to 700 sixth-graders and chaperones in...

People/AwardsNorm Higgins, wastewater commissioner in Key Largo, Florida, passed away on Dec. 21 at age 67.Terry A. Gagnon retired from the Watertown...

The city of Youngstown, Ohio, has reduced the salaries and suspended 25 water employees who were found guilty of falsifying credentials.The workers...

Endress+Hauser installs high-pressure test rig Endress+Hauser installed a high-pressure test rig at its U.S. headquarters in Greenwood, Indiana. The rig allows for testing...