Rob Michaelson, P.E., water systems manager at the Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Public Utilities, faced some impending retirements and didn’t know where to find...
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Editorial
Round Rock Utility Proves It: There Are Many Ways to Conserve Water
In the drought-prone region between Dallas and Austin, the water utility in Round Rock takes water conservation seriously.
The utility encourages conservation by...
Editorial
Marlborough's Linko Software Automates and Simplifies Data on Permitted Industries and FOG Haulers
Marlborough is not your average medium-sized city. With the convergence of three major highways in Massachusetts, the city has a prosperous industrial...
Editorial
Can Your Plant Remove Nutrients Cost-Effectively? EPA Study Aims to Show You How
Stricter effluent nutrient limits pose a dilemma for clean-water plant teams: How to comply with the new permit, and at what cost?
Major...
Editorial
Clayton County Lab Functions as an Integral Part of the Clean-Water Operations Team
The clean-water plants at the Clayton County Water Authority have an excellent record for meeting effluent permit requirements. That is thanks to...
Online Exclusives
Study Guide Answer Key
Here are the answers to the April 15, 2021 edition of TPO's Exam Study Guide:
1. The MPN (Most Probable Number) method for fecal...
Online Exclusives
Exam Study Guide: MPN Testing and Water Distribution System Layout
Welcome back to TPO magazine's Exam Study Guide Series, which offers a pair of water/wastewater study questions with in-depth explanations of the answers. Last time, we...
Online Exclusives
CDC to Expand Use of Wastewater-Based Disease Surveillance With WEF
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has selected the Water Environment Federation to develop, manage and provide training for a...
Online Exclusives
Plant Achieves Low Nutrient Limits with Biolac System and MRI Plate Settlers
The Tri-Lakes Wastewater Treatment Facility located in Monument, Colorado, receives flow from the Woodmoor, Palmer Lake, and Monument Sanitation Districts. The plant...
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
Rialto Microgrid Project to Offer Resilient, Sustainable Power to City's WWTP
The City of Rialto, California, in partnership with Rialto Water Services and Veolia North America, have announced a joint commitment to the...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Former Kansas Operator Faces Prison for Remotely Tampering With Disinfection
Entry 242657A former water treatment plant worker in Kansas is facing up to 25 years in federal prison for breaking into the...
Online Exclusives
WRF to Host Wastewater Surveillance Global Update Symposium
The Water Research Foundation will host an online symposium April 26 to share updates on wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) activities from around the...
Online Exclusives
Blue-White’s Exclusive DiaFlex Diaphragms
The unique single-piece DiaFlex diaphragm is manufactured 100% in-house and exclusively for use on Blue-White pumps. The innovative construction of DiaFlex means...
Online Exclusives
Keys to Effective Communication for Project Leaders
A study from consulting firm FMI Corporation and PlanGrid discovered that 52% of all construction industry rework is a result of poor data...
Online Exclusives
Wastewater Operator Safety is Priority One
Quick Disconnect Fittings are designed to help ensure operator safety by helping prevent chemical spills and splashing.
Safely and quickly disconnect your metering...
Videos
How Inclined Plate Settlers Work
This video discusses the curious science that is the inclined plate settler (also known as a lamella). The process is a bit...
Online Exclusives
President Biden Introduces Major Water Infrastructure Investment Plan
President Joe Biden recently released an ambitious infrastructure plan called the "American Jobs Plan” that includes an unprecedented $111 billion investment in...
White Papers
Macerator Explodes, Monster Sludge Grinder Takes Over
The Coeur d’Alene wastewater treatment plant has been in operation since 1939, making it one of the earliest examples of a municipal...

















