This year for the first time in 30 years, the Fort Collins Utilities annual water festival was held virtually due to COVID-19.
“Because it...
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Editorial
A Litter-Free Coastline Is a Community Service Project and an Education for District Residents
It’s no doubt that COVID-19 has disrupted lives and brought new challenges to getting things done. That didn’t keep California’s Fairfield-Suisun Sewer...
Editorial
Educational Activity Lets Kids Create a Clean-Water Plant on Their Own Tabletop
The University of Colorado Boulder hosts a hands-on mini wastewater treatment plant activity at its online TeachEngineering Digital Library. It helps high...
Online Exclusives
Applications Sought for Utility of the Future Today Recognition Program
The application period is open for the Utility of the Future Today recognition program, which seeks to honor water resource recovery facilities...
Online Exclusives
Jersey Water Works Releases Innovative Data Hub for Water Utilities
Water customers in New Jersey looking for information about whether their local water system contains lead service lines, meets regulations for bacteria...
Online Exclusives
'Fix a Leak Week' Is a Good Time for Public Outreach About Common Household Leaks
More than two in three Americans have experienced a leak at their home, according to a recent survey conducted by global research...
Editorial
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Festival Promotes the Water Professions
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s comprehensive youth outreach program started out with career-day visits. That led to a water festival. Now multiple...
Online Exclusives
Wisconsin Utility Emphasizes Importance of Public Outreach
Treatment plant operators work day in and day out to serve their communities with efforts that are too often unnoticed. But a...
Online Exclusives
Water Treatment For Dummies Second Edition Now Available
Entry 243127Water Treatment For Dummies: Second Edition is now available both online and in a printed version through the Water Quality Association. WQA...
Editorial
This Utility Proves That Less Water Does Not Mean a Less Beautiful Landscape
Two acres of land next to the 42 mgd Tollefson Water Treatment Plant in Colorado Springs are the showpiece of water conservation.
The...
Editorial
Imagine It's Crisis Time. Here's How to Communicate With Your Public.
Water agencies today can’t afford not to communicate with their publics.
The issues are diverse: COVID-19. PFAS. Odors. Lead. Sewer overflows. Water main...
Editorial
An Island Shaped Like a School Emblem Sends a Powerful Message of Environmental Stewardship
The City of Broken Arrow partnered with high school students to build a floating wetland in the shape of the school district’s...
Online Exclusives
Orange County Water District Wins Award for Virtual Outreach Response to COVID-19
The Orange County (California) Water District recently was recognized as a Special Districts Award Winner by AT&T and Government Technology Magazine. This...
Editorial
Who Knew That a Natural Wastewater Treatment Process Could Help Cold-Water Fishes Thrive?
During July 2020, more than 5,000 people visited the wastewater treatment facility in Albany, Oregon. The main attraction was the 40-acre constructed...
Editorial
Operators Turn From the Art of Treatment to Supporting the Art of Education
Conserve. Protect. Use less water. Those are behaviors the Wisconsin Rural Water Association looks to instill in children through its annual poster...
Online Exclusives
Utility Reaches Thousands of Students Via Virtual Water/Wastewater Education Hub
COVID-19 hasn’t stopped the flow of wastewater into treatment plants, and it shouldn’t stop the stream of water education either.
The Prince William...
Online Exclusives
Brave Blue World Documentary Available on Netflix Oct. 21
The new Brave Blue World documentary — which paints an optimistic picture of how humanity is adopting new technologies and innovations for...









