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Leave The Names AloneI do not support the movement to change the titles of wastewater treatment plant operators. The idea behind the...

When the Colorado city of Fort Morgan launched a series of Brown Bag Lunches to help residents learn about city departments, Mike...

When I talk to longtime clean-water plant managers about staffing, it usually turns out they had more people on their teams 15...

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies filed a brief April 21 with the U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...

Although water usage in Wichita Falls, Texas, is down by about half compared to last year, conservation efforts are not enough to...

Like many municipalities in Wisconsin, the City of Vesper is concerned about costs associated with Environmental Protection Agency-mandated phosphorus limits, which will...

Europe has firmly secured its position as a global biogas leader, and the future looks bright for the industry in the United...

Along the Colorado River Delta, years of drought mixed with high water-supply demands have morphed the once-lush ecosystem into bone-dry cracked earth....

An innovative pilot program designed to educate the public about the proper disposal of baby wipes has been nominated for a 2014...

Since Editor Ted Rulseh first posed the question about industry name changes in the  January issue of Treatment Plant Operator, response from...

It has LEED platinum green building certification. Room for 260 guests. A full catering kitchen. A dance floor and excellent audio-visual equipment....

North American drinking water treatment plants are far from secure from hackers intent on breaching control system security, says Kyle Wilhoit, a...

Amid noise and nonstop radio traffic, Mark Riggsby quietly tutors an inmate on the finer points of water testing and treatment. Such mentoring...

If Caryl Ann Giles and her team act like they’ve grown up with the Spring Hill Water System, it’s because they have.“I...

Excellence is a way of life at Alabama’s Harvest-Monrovia Water & Sewer Authority. The authority’s 10 mgd Burwell Water Treatment Plant and...

Imagine you’re in charge of hiring a new operator for your water plant. Your choice comes down to two applicants. Both have...

Ounce of Prevention: Tank Inspection 101No one wants to hear about storage tank ruptures or leaks. And preventing these potential catastrophic occurrences is...

Sludges are a fact of life in water treatment; the key is to handle them efficiently and cost-effectively. A major part of...