"Imade up a dance for the water cycle," says Aura Lindstrand. Boris Krizek jokingly adds: "I don't do the dance!"
It's part of...
Education and Training
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EPA awards $1.5 million in grants to three universities
The U.S. EPA announced $1.5 million in grants to three universities to develop sustainable drinking water treatment methods. The research grants are...
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Two-month course provides training for water system operators
The Illinois Section of the American Water Works Association will sponsor a 10-week program entitled “Water Distribution System Operation and Maintenance and...
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Real-World Practice
Imagine showing up at your treatment plant in the morning and finding your process completely out of kilter. It's no...
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Plant Pride
Making an impression on the youth in Greeley, Colo., has been easy for industrial pretreatment specialist Eddie Treviño.
"I told my five-year-old granddaughter...
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Stars of the Show
Plant operators are integral to the education program at Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) in Rhode Island on multiple levels — and one...
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August Worth Noting
People/Awards
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.’s United Taconite Mine received the Wastewater Treatment Facility Operational Award from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The award...
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From Old to New
When the former Greater Jacksonville (N.C.) Wastewater Treatment Facility became unusable, the city took “makeover” to the extreme and turned its infrastructure...
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July Worth Noting
People/Awards
The City of Mayer was awarded a Wastewater Treatment Facility Operational Award-Certificate of Commendation by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Arthur Franks with...
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River Culture
Visitors to the Loxahatchee River Center don’t just learn about the river — they can see, touch and feel it. A Touch...
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An Extra Measure
Wastewater operator training often consists of stand-alone courses designed solely to impart the basic knowledge and skills needed to pass a state...
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June Worth Noting
People/Awards
The City of New Port Richey (Fla.) Wastewater Treatment Facility received the Department of Environmental Protection’s Domestic Wastewater Plant Operations Excellence Award.
The...
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Small Systems, Big Resource
Small water systems are not without support resources. Organizations like state Rural Water Associations and the AWWA (especially its state sections) are...
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Turbines Stand Tall
The small Town of Medicine Bow, Wyo., is tucked between mountain ranges in uranium-rich land, posing water quality problems that are energy-intensive...
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Its Own Story
After a survey showed that fewer than half of Mesa Consolidated Water District’s customers knew the independent utility was their water provider,...
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Educational Entertainment
Working together is nothing new for the Wastewater Treatment Agencies of Marin County, Calif.
Central Marin Sanitation Agency coordinates education programs for itself...
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Known the World Over
Jim Pynn never dreamed a single email about a tour of his treatment plant would lead to publicity across the nation and...









