A fire at Warren, Michigan’s WWTP resulted in damage to a conveyor belt and electronic controls.A power failure and subsequent switch to...
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New England's Operator Exchange Program is a Great Resource
I recently found another way to take my wastewater education beyond the classroom, which is a topic I’ve addressed before with this...
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Direct Potable Reuse is Coming, but What Does It Mean for Operators?
Communities in California and Arizona could be more drought resistant in the near future, as both states are looking at enacting regulations for...
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News Briefs: School Accused of Lead Contamination Cover-Up
Parents of students at Summit (Pennsylvania) Township Elementary School weren’t told about high levels of lead in the school’s drinking water until...
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Eagle Nesting Site With Webcam Planned at Wisconsin WWTP
There could be some happy bald eagles and even happier bird watchers in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, this spring thanks to a nesting...
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Poisonous Gas Kills Three Florida Sewer Workers
Three utility workers in the Florida Keys died this week after climbing into a manhole and being overcome by hydrogen sulfide and...
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News Briefs: Water Will Be Unaffordable in Five Years for Some, Says Study
A new study from Michigan State University has concluded that more than 35 percent of the nation’s households may be unable to afford...
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See How Snowmakers Solved This Plant's Evaporation Problem
Running both reverse osmosis trains at the Hargesheimer Water Treatment Plant posed the risk of overloading the three evaporation lagoons (39.5 million...
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The Fast Track: An Operator's Journey to Wastewater Supervisor
Working 10 years for the Street Department in the Missouri city of Carrollton didn’t prepare Tammy Hamblen for her move to the...
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Pest Problems at the Plant? Check Out This Guy's Natural Solution
The air around the biosolids drying beds at the Dos Rios Water Recycling Center used to be thick with flies.They were a...
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This Treatment Plant Turned an Ugly Concrete Wall Into a City Attraction
The operators and staff of the Fayette County Water System are proud of their 2016 People’s Choice: Best of the Best Tasting...
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Worth Noting - February 2017
People/AwardsThe city of Klamath Falls, Oregon, hired Ray Busch as wastewater division manager.The village of Breckenridge received a $521,063 grant from the...
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News Briefs: Study Shows Some U.S. Aquifers May Be Depleted by 2030s
A new study from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) shows that human consumption could deplete groundwater aquifers in California’s Central Valley, Tulare...
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EPA Announces $1 Billion in Credit Assistance for Water Infrastructure Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the availability of approximately $1 billion in credit assistance for water infrastructure projects under the...
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Was Flint Just the Beginning of a National Health Crisis?
Since the Flint water crisis came to light in the spring of 2014, concerns over elevated lead levels in drinking water have...
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News Briefs: Workers Resign from Florida Plant, Citing Health Concerns
Four workers resigned from a wastewater treatment plant in Apopka, Florida, saying they had concerns about their health and safety.Chief operator Glen...
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California Court Gives Biosolids a Boost
Many courts over the years have ruled against local ordinances to ban or restrict beneficial use of biosolids.Now a decision in a...











