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Editorial Identifying Filamentous Bacteria? There's an App for That.

Excessive filamentous bacteria can cause severe disruption in clean-water plants, most notably poor settling in final clarifiers. When a filament issue arises, it’s...

December 19, 2019

Online Exclusives Understanding the Impact of PFAS: 'We'll Be Doing This Forever'

On a warm September evening in front of a packed house at Madison, Wisconsin’s Winnebago Arts Cafe, University of Wisconsin aquatic chemist...

December 17, 2019

Editorial Numbers Replace Sight, Sound, Smell and Intuition at the Water Plants in Louisville, Colorado

Data increasingly guides water and wastewater treatment operating decisions. Numbers replace sight, sound, smell and dosing-and-retention-time guidance handed down from old-timers. Plants...

November 19, 2019

Editorial A Massachusetts Operator Didn't Shy Away From a Challenge to Take on a New Career Role

Paula Ely was surprised a couple of decades ago when her clean-water plant superintendent took her aside and said, “I want you...

October 16, 2019

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Editorial The 2018 Arkansas Water Laboratory Professional of the Year Is Someone Her Supervisor Calls Indispensable

Mindi Dearing never stops pushing the envelope. Twenty-six years removed from her bachelor’s degree in biological science, she earned an MBA. Several years...

September 17, 2019

Editorial Consultations and Culture Change Help Lab Team Win Statewide Award

It took only three years for the new leadership at Eagle River Wastewater Treatment Plant to earn the Laboratory of the Year...

August 08, 2019

Online Exclusives Wisconsin Agency Asks Wastewater Plants to Test for PFAS

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking its largest municipal wastewater treatment plants to test for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The department...

August 01, 2019

Videos Award-Winning Lab Tech Explains Oil and Grease Machine Process

In this online exclusive video, laboratory technician Rodney Spires of the Hannibal (Missouri) Wastewater Treatment Plant explains the functions of an oil...

March 27, 2019

Videos Kentucky Drinking Water Plant Looks Ahead to UV System Installation

In this online exclusive video, join Nathan Clark, senior superintendent of operations for the northern division of Kentucky American Water, and his...

March 19, 2019

Online Exclusives EPA Announces Testing, Treatment Methods for PFAS

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing an updated way to test for an additional four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

December 13, 2018

Videos Leading Laboratories Use Advanced Testing Methods to Stay Ahead of Industry Challenges

In this online exclusive video, Wendy Schultz, environmental lab supervisor for Ann Arbor (Michigan) Water Treatment Services, demonstrates some of the tests...

September 18, 2018

Videos Tour This Water Plant and See How Its Supervisor Puts Hach Instruments to Work

Jamie Amlong, supervisor of water and wastewater facilities in Norton, Kansas, says he relies on various Hach analytical instruments to test water...

June 19, 2018

Online Exclusives News Briefs: Lab Worker Caught on Camera Spiking Coworker's Samples

Entry 245091A former laboratory technician at the Billings (Montana) Water Treatment Plant is accused of contaminating her coworker's water test samples and...

May 30, 2018