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During a typical job interview, there are two tough places to be: behind the desk and in front of it. Behind it,...

During a typical job interview, there are two tough places to be: behind the desk and in front of it. Behind it,...

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has proclaimed this week, March 17-23, as Water and Wastewater Operator’s Week. Luke Markko, president of the Fox...

What’s the most dangerous place in your wastewater treatment plant? Headworks. Biosolids area. Electrical panels.Think again. It could be your laboratory. While...

A broad array of water sector groups from across the country will join forces this spring in Washington, D.C. for the inaugural...

After a punishing winter, full of snowstorms, ice storms and every mix of precipitation Mother Nature could conjure up, many freeways and...

Stanford University researcher Yaniv Scherson has developed a process that captures ammonia from wastewater, converts it to nitrous oxide, and then burns...

How readily does your clean-water plant welcome tours? The treatment plant in Casper, Wyo., entertained just one engineering student for a tour...

Earlier this week, we got to know our house intimately. And by that, I mean I got to spend an evening on...

A Rice University study of “superbugs” found at two wastewater treatment plants in northern China should alert operators at U.S. wastewater facilities...

United Rentals Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire National Pump, the second largest specialty...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the Town of Newburgh, N.Y., has completed the construction of a drinking water treatment...

Biosolids created at municipal wastewater treatment plants can generate odors, which can cause complaints among operators and the community. Belt filter presses,...

In Winona, Minn., where residents have kept water running to ward off frozen pipes, the city council has decided to issue a...

One of the pictures says it all: Two beakers of water from the Albert Lea (Minn.) Wastewater Treatment Plant, one filled with...

You’ve read about it in the news. A storage tank ruptures or leaks and the results are not good — a waterway...

When operators are faced with licensing exams, they sometimes struggle with test anxiety because they don’t fully understand how to properly study...

Deep frost lines in northern Wisconsin, which have plagued municipal water pipes for months, are now affecting wastewater treatment plants. In Eagle...

The discussion over wipes products and “flushables” got a little more heated this week when Dr. Joseph Kurtz, 35, of Brooklyn, N.Y.,...