It’s been obvious for years: The nation’s public infrastructure is decaying and is getting too little attention and investment.That’s especially true of...
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Editorial
Cause For Celebration?
Special days come many times a year. Do you find ways to celebrate them in your community? Many clean-water plant teams do.
Earth...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: One way to make the case
So your clean-water plant needs a big upgrade. It’s going to cost a lot of money. You need the public to get...
Blogs
Whole Foods Market Drops Produce Grown With Biosolids
In an unfortunate turn of events for the clean-water industry, the organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market announced it will no longer...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: If you don’t blow your horn, who will?
What is one of the first things you see and hear in a community parade? It’s the fire engine rolling down Main...
Editorial
Worth Noting - January 2014
PEOPLE/AWARDSDennis W. Doll, chairman, president and CEO of Middlesex Water Company, has been elected to a one-year term as president of the...
Editorial
Industry News - January 2014
Franklin Electric relocates headquartersFranklin Electric relocated to its new World Headquarters and Engineering Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. The 118,800-square-foot facility houses...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Crediting those who keep working when it’s cold
We’ve all seen the images in the paper and on tV: The firefighters, icicles hanging from their hats, after battling a blaze...
Online Exclusives
CA-NV Section AWWA Partners Offer Free Chromium 6 Workshops
In anticipation of California’s pending drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium [also known as chromium 6 or Cr(VI)], the CA-NV Section of...
Online Exclusives
CA-NV Section AWWA Partners Offer Free Chromium 6 Workshops
In anticipation of California’s pending drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium [also known as chromium 6 or Cr(VI)], the CA-NV Section of...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Making the Case
When it’s time to renovate the firehouse or buy a couple of new fire trucks, the fire chief is always there with...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Two ways to reach out
Two clean-water agencies on opposite sides of the country recently reached out to their publics – for the same basic purpose but...
Online Exclusives
How To Win a Water Treatment Plant Award
In an industry where many of you don’t get the personal recognition you deserve, local and national associations regularly recognize overall plant...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Public education ideas of the year
In keeping with the common practice of creating Top Ten lists at year’s end, here are 10 ideas taken from The Fire...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Another perspective on names
TPO has suggested calling wastewater treatment plants by a different name (such as “clean water plant”). Organizations such as the National Rural...
Online Exclusives
Water Association Applauds Passage of Hydrant Bill
The U.S. Senate passed HR3588, the Community Fire Safety Act, on unanimous consent. The bill passed earlier in December in the U.S....
Editorial
Worth Noting - January 2014
People/AwardsSatsop Business Park received the Washington State Department of Ecology’s 2013 Wastewater Treatment Plant Outstanding Performance Award.The City of Cookeville’s Wastewater Treatment...