Damon Forney loves his job. His passion for excellence shows up in staff excellence, high morale, and exemplary facility performance.

A Michigan clean-water utility modifies its training program, aiming to attract a diverse workforce to replace retiring workers.

A new screen and grit system helps a Michigan community deal effectively with a grit buildup related to peaks and valleys in treatment plant flow.

Today’s analyzers with online sampling and communication capabilities give operators real-time data that helps ensure compliance and boost plant efficiency.

An electro-osmosis dehydration technology helps treatment facilities remove more water at far lower cost than thermal drying systems.

But only if somebody else, or nobody, has to pay for it. And if that’s the case, how will it ever get built or rehabbed?

WEFTEC, the Water Environment Federation’s annual Technical Exhibition and Conference, offers water and wastewater professionals from around the world exposure to the newest products, along with water-quality education and training. This year’s event, from Oct. 16 to 20 in Chicago, promises to show off some of the finest new products on the market for municipal and industrial water and wastewater professionals. Below is a preview of some of the newest products that will be highlighted at this year’s show.

Beauty runs more than skin deep at the Rockfish Creek Water Reclamation Facility as meticulous housekeeping pairs up with excellent maintenance.

The right blend of technology, approach and operational teamwork delivers award-winning water quality to communities in rural Kentucky’s Hardin County.

Billions of gallons of storage, a LEED certified administration building, and ozone disinfection are all part of sustainability efforts at Loudoun Water.

DC Water publishes a children’s book to educate elementary students about wastewater using clever imagery and illustrations.