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The Fire Chief Project: Beyond age 80 and still a fixture on tours
Bill Austin, executive director of the DeSoto County (Miss.) Regional Utility Authority still looms large during tours of the agency’s clean-water plants.An...
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News Briefs: Maine Wastewater Systems Receive $30 Million
Seven Maine wastewater treatment facilities received a funding boost from the U.S. Department of Agriculture during an Earth Day celebration in Hartland,...
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Florida DEP Awards Big Coppitt With Plant Excellence Award
Each year, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection presents awards to domestic wastewater and drinking water facilities throughout the state that demonstrate...
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USDA Celebrates Earth Day by Awarding $387 Million to Water Quality Projects
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack celebrated Earth Day by announcing record support for 116 projects that will improve water and wastewater services for...
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Wisconsin Seeks Federal Disaster Funds After Severe Winter
Monetary relief could be on the way for municipalities across Wisconsin now that an application for federal disaster relief is in the...
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5 Steps to Peak Plant Performance
Wastewater treatment plants should aim to produce quality effluent without using a treatment aid for process control, and the best way to...
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NACWA, Major U.S. Cities Support Chesapeake Bay Watershed Approach
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies filed a brief April 21 with the U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...
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News Briefs: Texas Town Creates Emergency Water Reuse Plan
Although water usage in Wichita Falls, Texas, is down by about half compared to last year, conservation efforts are not enough to...
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Weekly News Briefs: State-Set Phosphorus Limits Worry Treatment Plants
Like many municipalities in Wisconsin, the City of Vesper is concerned about costs associated with Environmental Protection Agency-mandated phosphorus limits, which will...
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Worldwide Biogas Market Thriving, Positioned to Grow
Europe has firmly secured its position as a global biogas leader, and the future looks bright for the industry in the United...
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News Briefs: Pulse Flow Brings Life Back to Colorado River Delta
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....
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Weekly News Briefs: Flushable Wipes Campaign Earns Award Nomination
An innovative pilot program designed to educate the public about the proper disposal of baby wipes has been nominated for a 2014...
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The Name Says it All: Readers Debate Job Titles
Since Editor Ted Rulseh first posed the question about industry name changes in the January issue of Treatment Plant Operator, response from...
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The Fire Chief Project: What’s Seattle’s Newest Wedding Destination?
It has LEED platinum green building certification. Room for 260 guests. A full catering kitchen. A dance floor and excellent audio-visual equipment....
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Hackers Test Water Treatment Plant Vulnerabilities
North American drinking water treatment plants are far from secure from hackers intent on breaching control system security, says Kyle Wilhoit, a...
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Canadian Company Extracts Heat From Raw Sewage
International Wastewater Systems of Burnaby, British Columbia, is putting its own twist on the recovery of heat from sewage and wastewater. The...
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The Fire Chief Project: Grow it, show it. Getting recognized for biosolids
As health food retailers decry the use of biosolids to grow produce, and in some cases refuse to sell such produce, the...
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Avon Solves Frazil Ice Event with Teamwork, Social Media
For two days in early January, it looked as if customers of Avon Lake (Ohio) Regional Water could be without water, thanks...












