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Biosolids Management And Headworks
Vertical screening system installed in challenging headworksProblem: Four years ago the Mendocino (Calif.) City Community Services District needed to make a change at...
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Oregon Certification Review Classes Help Operators Pass Licensing Exams
Certification exams often stand as obstacles to operators’ advancement. Exam failure rates can be relatively high, and some operators fail exams on...
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YSI Offers A Hand-Held Multiparameter Instrument For Spot Sampling And Profiling Of Waters
Water utilities often need to look upstream at conditions in their source water; wastewater agencies sometimes need to explore conditions in waters...
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Wind Turbines From Goldwind USA Help The Field's Point Treatment Plant Save $1 Million A Year
Three large wind turbines are helping to power the Field’s Point Wastewater Treatment Facility, saving money and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The...
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A Mural In A Mississippi Plant’s Administrative Building Promotes Protection Of Water Resources
Amural that graces a large wall of the City of Greenville’s wastewater treatment plant helps connect the facility with its community.Entitled “Greenville...
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Doug Ouellette Believes Teamwork Is All The More Important At Smaller Facilities
Great teams are built on solid foundations. Doug Ouellette, superintendent at the Jamestown (R.I.) Wastewater Treatment Facility, knows teamwork matters all the...
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A Hydroturbine From Hydra Engineering Saves Power Costs For A Small Oregon Water Plant
Operating costs at the Corbett (Ore.) Water District water treatment plant were steadily increasing, and rates rose accordingly.Jim Jans, district manager, saw...
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A State Biosolids Council Finds Farmers Are The Most Effective Sources Of Information For The Public
Everyone has played the game, “Telephone,” where players pass a message from person to person and see how it’s distorted by the...
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Technology Matters In The Water Treatment Professions. People Matter More.
Technology has changed the water treatment industry for the better. It allows tighter process control. It frees people from mundane, repetitive, miserable...
Online Exclusives
Water Works To Sue Neighboring Counties
Des Moines Water Works in Des Moines, Iowa — alarmed by rising nitrate levels in the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers —...
Online Exclusives
Take the World of Pumps Quiz
ITT Corporation's Goulds Pumps brand is launching the fourth annual World of Pumps Quiz, an online pump knowledge game that has attracted...
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Illinois Water Environment Association To Host Annual Conference
The Illinois Water Environment Association will host its 36th annual Technical Conference and Exhibition on Feb. 23-25 at the iHotel in Champaign,...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: What’s in a name? A great deal, apparently!
What used to be called the Shelbyville (Ind.) Wastewater Treatment Plant is now the Shelbyville Water Resource Recovery Facility.The new name, effective...
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In Texas, Brown is the New Green
One Texas community is using a grassroots campaign to conserve water. And township leaders are confident the efforts will successfully preserve limited...
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News Briefs: Bill Gates Demonstrates Value of Water Reuse
In a new video posted to his blog, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates brings awareness to water reuse, clean drinking water...
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Indiana Wastewater Plant Chooses Closed Channel UV System
The City of Scottsburg, Ind., recently improved its wastewater disinfection facility and elected to replace a chlorine feed system with a closed...
Blogs
Color Me Creative: Paracord Bracelets Made Just for Operators
Operator ingenuity — or creativity — can come in so many different shapes and forms. This week, we’d like to give a...





















