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Dawn McGrath, a Canim Lake Band member, received a Women in Technology Award from Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of British Columbia....
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Jim Baird Takes Pride in Helping Other Operators Become More Effective and Valuable
Jim Baird has a passion for operator education.
As engineering and operations manager for the Roseburg (Oregon) Urban Sanitary Authority, he manages the...
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A Major Award Makes It Official: This South Carolina Water Plant Is a Sustainable Operator
Winning an award for sustainability was not top of mind when Seneca (South Carolina) officials began to redesign their water treatment facility.
Ultimately,...
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A Utility District and School District Join Forces to Promote Water Careers to High School Students
The Lakehaven Water and Sewer District in Washington is collaborating with the Federal Way Public Schools to introduce the wastewater industry to...
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Structured Ceramic Media Boosts Emissions Control Efficiency in a Florida Biosolids Drying Facility
The regenerative emissions treatment system at the Buckman Regional Residuals Biosolids Treatment Facility suffered from frequent clogging of the ceramic block media.
The...
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A Treatment Plant's Settling Ponds Create an Attraction for Birds — and Bird-Watchers
The Clark Township Wastewater Treatment Plant has nearly 1,000 users in Michigan on the north shore of Lake Huron. With an average...
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Looking to Carry Your License to Other States? WEF Is Working to Pave the Way
It’s no secret that waves of operators are retiring and that water and wastewater utilities need replacements. It’s also no secret that...
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Hands-Off Monitoring
The cost of equipment monitoring technology is coming down; the technologies themselves are improving. In this environment, plant operations and maintenance people...
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How Will You and Your Agency Observe a Special Week Dedicated to Water?
It seems there’s an official month, or week, or day for almost everything. In April alone there’s Golden Rule Week, National Public...
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Exam Study Guide
WASTEWATER
Effluent quality improves in lagoon systems that are operated in which configuration?
A. Parallel arrangement
B. Series arrangement
C. Anaerobic only
D. Aerobic only
Answer: B. Lagoons operated in series tend...
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A Hectic Schedule Is a Way of Life for High-Energy Operator Dustin Coles
Don’t blink. You might miss Dustin C. Coles, lead operator at the North Topeka (Kansas) Wastewater Treatment Plant.
In his 21-year career handling...
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Meter with ultra-accuracy
No one can argue that purifying wastewater isn’t an exact science. It requires the precision metering of fluids, which typically pose unique...
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Automate your metering infrastructure
Some say that predictability is boring. However, in the water industry, operators are constantly on the search for any tool that can...
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Study Shows Wetlands Provide Landscape-Scale Reduction in Nitrogen Pollution
A study published recently in the journal Nature Geoscience by National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded researchers offers new insights into the wetlands’ ability to reduce...
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TOC Monitoring of Effluent to Ensure Water Quality
Wastewater effluent is the final product of previous treatment processes, and effluent that meets certain quality standards can be discharged into bodies...
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News Briefs: Montana Ski Town Could Use Wastewater for Snowmaking
In order to avoid discharging effluent to the Gallatin River, the well-known ski town of Big Sky, Montana, is considering a proposal...


















