Education and Training

The American Water Works Association released a new cost-impact assessment for an anticipated perchlorate regulation that is currently pending at the U.S....

Municipal water systems managers and operators may have more opportunities for process innovation and training if the new Global Water Center in...

According to The Atlantic magazine, your profession is more significant than: · The lever and the nail. · Television and radio. · The automobile and...

In June, global water consulting engineering firm Black & Veatch released its second annual report highlighting the top 10 concerns for the...

Reputation building is just one of the topics on Brett Ward’s mind. As a utility operations consultant in Tennessee, he knows that...

Pipe-tapping competition has been around for decades, testing teams’ strength, skill and speed, but this year history was made. The Madison Water...

Reputation building is just one of the topics on Brett Ward’s mind. As a utility operations consultant in Tennessee, he knows that...

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) and Brown and Caldwell received the Award for Excellence in Innovation from the Water Environment Research Foundation at...

I used to live in a beautiful Lake Michigan community. Every summer they have an art fair on the sidewalk that follows...

Creepy, crawly, spooky. These words spell Halloween. But have you ever considered tying the theme into your wastewater treatment plant tours?The team...

The City of Tacoma, Wash., continues to prove themselves as a global leader in clean wastewater technology, through cutting-edge chemical and biological...

People/AwardsThe Englewood/Littleton (Colo.) Wastewater Treatment Plant received a Gold Level Award from the U.S. EPA for its biosolids program.The City of Boulder...

I hope you’ve been enjoying the Fire Chief Project Idea of the Month in recent issues of TPO. There we highlight operators...

Mary Alfonso believes water and wastewater are the “silent utilities” in most communities, largely unnoticed and not appreciated until something goes wrong.As...

When school lets out for the summer in the Pittsburgh area, parents who think education shouldn’t be shelved until fall have a...

Fire departments do special things for kids at Halloween. Until now I’ve never heard of a clean-water plant holding a “haunted house.”...

PEOPLE/AWARDSThe Hartford (Ky.) Municipal Water Works was recognized by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) for success in producing drinking water...