After a nearly five-year drought, Texas swung abruptly in the other direction as torrential rains caused deadly flooding this week. The storms...
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American Water Awards $400,000 For Nature-Based Play Spaces
The American Water Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization created by American Water, the nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility...
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EPA Reminds Operators to Prepare for Hurricane Season
The onset of a hurricane is predictable and, as a result, lends itself to early preparations for minimizing its effect on a...
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Sinkhole Severs Sewers, Wipes Out Lift Station
Public Works officials at the City of Granbury (Texas) are surveying the damage left behind by a 45-foot-wide, 30-foot-deep sinkhole in the parking lot...
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News Briefs: Water Workers Sue Over Age Discrimination
Sixteen former employees of the Las Vegas Valley Water District have filed a civil lawsuit against the utility, claiming they were forced...
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Infrastructure Innovator Aaron Zahn Named Young Floridian of the Year
Jacksonville business leader and infrastructure innovator Aaron Zahn, a national leader in the wastewater infrastructure and organic waste industry, has been named...
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5 Steps For Becoming a Utility Director
At most utilities, the leadership hierarchy looks like this:Shift supervisor/lead operator
Assistant chief operator
Chief operator
Plant manager/plant superintendent
Director of operations
Assistant utility director
Utility directorAlthough each...
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City of Tulare Captures Biogas, Reduces GHG Emissions
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The City of Tulare, located in California’s world renowned San Joaquin Valley, is known for its rich agricultural and dairy industries. Tulare...
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Exam Study Guide: Pipe Measurement
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...
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Green Infrastructure Planned for Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the District of Columbia and DC Water have announced an agreement to modify a 2005 federal consent...
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WEF Opens Registration for Great Water Cities Series
Registration is now open for the next installment of the Water Environment Federation’s Great Water Cities dialogue series. Great Water Cities: Collaborating...
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Wipes Manufacturer Settles with FTC Over Flushability Claims
Under an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, wipes manufacturer Nice-Pak Products, which produces wipes under Costco, CVS and Target private labels,...
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Looking for a Built-To-Last Modular Cover?
Geomembrane Technologies Inc. (GTI) designs and installs modular floating covers for effective odor control, algae control and thermal protection for wastewater treatment applications...
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The Fire Chief Project: Connecting trout and clean water
Eric Swope’s job as industrial pretreatment coordinator at the Keene (New Hampshire) Wastewater Treatment plant involves keeping harmful substances out of the...
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US Peroxide LLC Announces Name Change
US Peroxide LLC has changed its name to USP Technologies effective May 15, 2015.The name change to USP Technologies builds upon US Peroxide’s successful track record of...
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San Antonio's Project Agua Provides Water Bill Relief
Few things are as precious to humankind as water. But that water becomes an even more precious commodity when you can’t afford...
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Vermont's 4th Annual Water Quality Conference Scheduled
The Vermont Environmental Consortium and Vermont Tech announce the 4th Annual Water Quality Conference to be held on Friday, May 29, from...
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News Briefs: Texas Drought Officially Over!
A drought that began in 2010 is officially over, according to the Texas Water Development Board and the State Climatologist. The four-and-a-half-year...
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Water Utilities Use Infrastructure Week to Educate Stakeholders
Across the country, water providers are rising to the challenge and creating innovative solutions to solve water-centric problems both at the local...















