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Entry 244505Welcome 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,...

First impressions matter. Two clean-water plant operators responded to TPO’s request to share pictures of the welcome signs that help send positive...

Upon seeing seasoned workers leave for retirement and take many years of institutional knowledge with them, Rudolph Chow, P.E., met with department...

“The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our...

I wanted to take a few minutes and say kudos for a job well-done in TPO’s Let’s Be Clear editorial. I know...

WASTEWATER - By Rick Lallish Chlorine contact time varies from state to state. Most states require either 15 or 30 minutes at the design...

Cleaning system eliminates biomass, increases productivity Problem: Shane Donoghue, a wastewater facilities manager in a large Australian city, saw accumulation of FOG and biomass up...

People/Awards The City of Norwalk, Ohio, hired Wade Leimeister as the wastewater treatment superintendent. For the previous five years, Leimeister supervised both the...

In today’s high-tech water treatment world, automation is synonymous with efficiency. With that in mind, ABB has introduced the ACQ580 variable-frequency drive....

Hauling and disposal of effluent and grit is often one of the largest budget items wastewater treatment plant operators need to consider....

The 2019 San Antonio Water System (SAWS) Confluence Conference on Feb. 26 will assemble up to 700 high school students to showcase...

Walking into the East Canyon Water Reclamation Facility laboratory in Utah for the first time, Tiffini Adams was struck by the silence...

The improvements just keep coming at the Glasgow (Kentucky) Wastewater Treatment Plant. Built in 1962 as a trickling filter plant with upflow sand...

When the staff at the City of King Water Treatment Plant applied for the North Carolina Area-Wide Optimization Program Award, they never...

In building a new treatment plant, the Sangamon County (Illinois) Water Reclamation District wanted it to be a good neighbor. The Spring Creek...