The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced the 2013 state winners of the U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) — the most prestigious...
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The Fire Chief Project: Students help release salmon reared in effluent
Nothing gets kids’ attention for the value of wastewater treatment than showing how it benefits a fishery.
For several years, staff members at...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Helping operators climb the ladder
Here’s a great way to give clean-water operators more stature: Encourage them to earn their state licenses and progress to the highest...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: If you don’t blow your horn, who will?
I just saw an article in the Byron Review newspaper saying Dale Wellik, clean-water plant operator in Dodge Center earned recognition from...
Blogs
National Public Works Week: Let’s Celebrate Your Hard Work
This year’s National Public Works Week (NPWW) theme of “Because of Public Works…” signifies the quality of life brought to communities through...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: The World of Working in Water
It’s great to take kids on treatment plant tours. It’s better – and more aligned with The Fire Chief Project – if...
Online Exclusives
EPA Awards $560 Million in Funding to Storm-Damaged Wastewater and Drinking Water Facilities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will provide grants of $340 million to the state of New York and...
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EPA Awards $560 Million in Funding to Storm-Damaged Wastewater and Drinking Water Facilities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will provide grants of $340 million to the state of New York and...
Editorial
Worth Noting - May 2013
PEOPLE/AWARDSThe AWWA Board of Directors named John Donahue, general manager of the North Park (Ill.) Public Water District and longtime AWWA volunteer,...
Editorial
Worth Noting - June 2013
People/AwardsThe Florida Department of Environmental Protection honored Bonita Springs Utilities with the 2012 Plant Operations Excellence Award for the East Water Reclamation...
Editorial
Where Will We Go With Training?
Editor’s Note: TPO’s “Lab Detective” columnist was invited to speak at the 2012 WEFTEC Conference in New Orleans about operator training and...
Editorial
Message Getting Through?
The message about the harmful nature of some disposable wipes seems to be making its way into the mainstream. It’s reaching from...
Editorial
Starting Anew
A clean-water agency’s name sets the tone for the way public perceives it. So when agencies call themselves “sewerage districts” or “sewer...
Editorial
Learning Lasts All Year
Getting young people involved is easy for the Oakland County (Mich.) Water Resources Commissioner’s Office (WRC). The agency just asked kids to...
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Plant Tours Change the Face of New Jersey Sewerage Authority
An impetus for changing the face of the Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority (RVSA) in Rahway, N.J., has boosted the frequency of plant...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Partnering for a Tour
Sometimes an adverse event – like a sanitary sewer overflow – can become an opportunity. It’s happening now in Ashville, N.C. where,...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Euphemisms
Do you know what a euphemism is? It’s a clever (and not in a good way) trick for making something sound better...




