Education and Training

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced the 2013 state winners of the U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) — the most prestigious...

Nothing gets kids’ attention for the value of wastewater treatment than showing how it benefits a fishery. For several years, staff members at...

Here’s a great way to give clean-water operators more stature: Encourage them to earn their state licenses and progress to the highest...

I just saw an article in the Byron Review newspaper saying Dale Wellik, clean-water plant operator in Dodge Center earned recognition from...

This year’s National Public Works Week (NPWW) theme of “Because of Public Works…” signifies the quality of life brought to communities through...

It’s great to take kids on treatment plant tours. It’s better – and more aligned with The Fire Chief Project – if...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will provide grants of $340 million to the state of New York and...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will provide grants of $340 million to the state of New York and...

PEOPLE/AWARDSThe AWWA Board of Directors named John Donahue, general manager of the North Park (Ill.) Public Water District and longtime AWWA volunteer,...

People/AwardsThe Florida Department of Environmental Protection honored Bonita Springs Utilities with the 2012 Plant Operations Excellence Award for the East Water Reclamation...

Editor’s Note: TPO’s “Lab Detective” columnist was invited to speak at the 2012 WEFTEC Conference in New Orleans about operator training and...

The message about the harmful nature of some disposable wipes seems to be making its way into the mainstream. It’s reaching from...

A clean-water agency’s name sets the tone for the way public perceives it. So when agencies call themselves “sewerage districts” or “sewer...

Getting young people involved is easy for the Oakland County (Mich.) Water Resources Commissioner’s Office (WRC). The agency just asked kids to...

An impetus for changing the face of the Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority (RVSA) in Rahway, N.J., has boosted the frequency of plant...

Sometimes an adverse event – like a sanitary sewer overflow – can become an opportunity. It’s happening now in Ashville, N.C. where,...

Do you know what a euphemism is? It’s a clever (and not in a good way) trick for making something sound better...