People/AwardsJoyce Ruocco, a clerk in the Wastewater Division of the Department of Public Works, was named October Employee of the Month in...
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News Briefs: Ohio EPA Orders Miami River Plants to Reduce Phosphorus
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has set new phosphorus limits for two plants that discharge into the Great Miami River. The new...
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EPA Survey Says $271 Billion Needed for Wastewater Infrastructure
According to a new survey, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that $271 billion is needed to maintain and improve the nation’s wastewater...
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Oh, Deer! 9-Point Buck Rescued From Clarifier
When making rounds, a treatment plant operator’s tasks typically do not include removing deer from clarifiers. But that wasn’t the case one...
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What Donald Trump Can Teach Water Utilities
No one can really say how long Donald Trump's presidential campaign will last. If you told most veteran journalists or political junkies...
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Nation's Largest Desalination Plant Officially Opens
Operations are underway at the nation’s largest and most technologically advanced seawater desalination plant, which has already produced more than 1.5 billion gallons...
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News Briefs: Water Employee Dies in Chemical Explosion
An employee at Water Rescue Services near Midland, Texas, died in a chemical explosion on Monday, Jan. 4. Authorities reported that the...
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What Happens When Utilities Think Beyond Treatment?
Todd Danielson is the chief utilities executive of Avon Lake Regional Water, a utility on the shores of Lake Erie that provides water...
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Puerto Rico to Make Major Upgrades to San Juan Water Infrastructure
Under two settlements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice, three Puerto Rico government agencies have agreed...
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Arizona, Nevada Receive $44M to Improve Water Quality
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $44 million in funding to Arizona and Nevada for investment in statewide improvements in local drinking...
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Holiday Cheer and Thousands of Lights Deck Water Treatment Plant
As it often goes with traditions, we can’t remember how they began. Such is the case in Saginaw, Michigan, where a historic water...
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EPA Approves Oklahoma Drinking Water Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the State of Oklahoma’s revised rule for regulating total coliform in drinking water. With this...
Editorial
Biosolids, Recycling and Storage Solutions: The Dyno Dirt Story
It’s a common problem: Too much biosolids volume, not enough storage space, and landfill costs becoming prohibitive.The team in Denton, Texas, 30...
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This Manitoba Town Transformed an Obsolete Lagoon Using Bioremediation
Through an unconventional approach to decommissioning a two-cell wastewater treatment lagoon covering 30 acres, the Manitoba Town of Niverville nearly halved its...
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The Complexity and Compromises of Sewage Overflows
One frustrating thing about environmental communication is that the advantage always goes to the simple — or simplistic — argument.I see this...
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Worth Noting - January 2016
People/AwardsJohn Cruz, Big Valley Rancheria Tribal System operator, received the 2015 Tribal Water/Wastewater Operator of the Year award from the Inter Tribal...
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News Briefs: So Much Lead — Flint, Michigan, Declares State of Emergency
A water crisis in Flint, Michigan, hit an alarming level this week as Mayor Karen W. Weaver declared a state of emergency,...









