City officials in Stillwater, Oklahoma, got a surprise recently when they discovered a dog trapped in a clean water basin at the...
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Water Environment Federation Selects 2017 WEF Fellows
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has announced 11 distinguished members as the 2017 WEF Fellows recipients. This designation recognizes members’ achievements, stature...
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A Slow-Paced Job at the EPA Wasn't Good Enough for This Water Operator
When Brian Steglitz graduated from Yale University, he joined an environmental consulting firm developing regulations for the U.S. EPA.The snail’s pace of...
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Entire Clean-Water Plant Earns LEED Recognition
Dean Walker appreciates the view from his workplace. Numerous windows in the Dryden Wastewater Treatment Plant overlook the Wabigoon River, the plant’s...
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Digital Technology
Software allows for full-featured SCADA at small utilityProblem: The water and wastewater utility in Jack, Alabama, faced pressure to reduce costs while...
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News Briefs: Vandals at Bismarck Plant Damage Vehicles, Equipment
Vandals in Bismarck, North Dakota, recently did more than $30,000 in damage to the city’s wastewater treatment plant, according to local police.Vehicles...
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Water Utilities Recognized for Future-Focused Initiatives
Twenty-five water utilities have been selected for recognition of their leadership in community engagement, watershed stewardship, and recovery of resources such as...
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Utility Tackles Chronic Lift Station Issues With Public Education
When Jason Arnold confronted his utility’s soaring frequency of lift station repairs, he didn’t just want to head off problems. It was...
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News Briefs: Top EPA Official Resigns Over Agency's Course Under Trump
A 30-year U.S. EPA senior official left federal service Aug. 1 convinced that her agency is being steered in a disastrously wrong...
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EPA Tool Offers One-Stop Shop for Infrastructure Financing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching the Water Finance Clearinghouse, a web‐based portal to help communities make more informed financing decisions...
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News Briefs: Human Error Causes Black Discharge in Niagara River
Some photos and videos recently surfaced online showing a large pool of dark black water in the Niagara River near Niagara Falls,...
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What Does the National Tap Water Database Mean for Operators?
By now, most water utility operators have likely heard that the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released its national Tap Water Database,...
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News Briefs: FBI Investigating Indiana Treatment Plant
The wastewater treatment division of Terre Haute, Indiana, got a recent visit from FBI agents, who displayed a search warrant and took...
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Convincing Consumers to Dedicate Dollars to Infrastructure
The adage “out of sight, out of mind” is a particularly common one in the water and wastewater industry. It’s often made...
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Making Excellence Your Plant's Standard Mode of Operation
Achieving Phase IV in the AWWA’s Partnership for Safe Water is a big deal. But at Carlisle Borough, operating the water treatment...
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Instead of Retiring, This Former Operator is Mentoring Young Professionals
When William Grandner took a temporary position at a New York City wastewater treatment plant in 1979, he wasn’t sure he would...
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Finding the Solution to a Biosolids Odor Problem
The Fort Worth (Texas) biosolids land application program ran smoothly for more than 15 years. Then along came an odor problem that...













