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Poplar Plantings Help Keep Nutrients Out Of Trout Streams
Nearly 100,000 hybrid poplar trees on 180 acres near the Missoula Wastewater Treatment Plant are thriving on up to 20 percent of...
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Biogas-To-Energy Helps A New York Facility Toward Self-Sufficiency
The Ithaca (New York) Area Wastewater Treatment Facility now generates nearly half its electricity on site, and the plant team hopes a...
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Automation Helps A Wisconsin Plant Deal With The Challenges Of Lake Michigan Water
Many water plant superintendents would envy a water source like Lake Michigan — vast, clear and consistent.But as Frank Miller can attest,...
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Sequencing Batch Reactors Help Drive Down Nutrients
How can the biggest be a perfect fit for the smallest? The sequencing batch reactor system at the newly upgraded Bowling Green (Kentucky)...
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Biosolids Management Plan Points The Way To Excellence
At the Atlantic County (New Jersey) Utilities Authority, where efficient biosolids incinerators have a major impact on operations, leaders decided in 2010 to...
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Seeing The Value of Water Through Children's Eyes
They expected dozens of pictures of swimming pools and splash pads. But when the judges sorted through the entries in last fall’s...
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Engineered Software, Inc. Launches Piping System Course
Engineered Software Inc., a leading software developer of piping system modeling software, is proud to announce the launch of a piping system course designed...
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YSI Unveils New, Responsive Website
YSI, a Xylem brand, has launched a new, responsive website — www.ysi.com. The sleek, modern design now provides YSI customers with easy-to-read and...
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Des Moines Sets Nitrate Removal Record; Continues With Lawsuit
Utilities nationwide could ultimately pay a higher price for safe drinking water if feuding factions in Iowa are unable to reach a...
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NACWA Board of Directors Selects New CEO
The Board of Directors of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies is pleased to announce it has selected Adam Krantz as...
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Upcycled Water Meters? Here’s How One Utility Got Its Pinterest On
When Duane Covington took over as superintendent of Chariton Waterworks almost two years ago, he resumed a project started by his predecessor...
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Forward Thinking: Citizen Group Drives Flagstaff’s Wastewater Initiatives
Wastewater technology may one day solve the world’s thirst for freshwater and provide an environmentally safe means for biosolids disposal.Brad Hill, utilities...
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EPA Report Reviews Effects of Fracking on Drinking Water Resources
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a draft assessment on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing activities on drinking water resources in the United States....
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Call for Papers: COLE Seeks Speakers for WWETT 2016
COLE Inc. is now accepting proposals for seminars to be presented at the 2016 WWETT Show in Indianapolis, Indiana, Feb. 17-20.Education is...
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WERF to Study Ebola and Antibiotic Resistance Challenges
The Water Environment Research Foundation will begin new studies addressing Ebola and antibiotic resistance challenges. The Ebola outbreak has prompted concern about...
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EPA Awards $1.6 Billion to Upgrade Sacramento Wastewater Treatment Plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld announced a record $1.6 billion in Clean Water Act State Revolving Funds — the...
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Exam Study Guide: Activated Sludge Systems
When faced with a licensing exam, don't struggle with test anxiety! Use the question below and others from our Exam Study Guide series to...
















