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Entries Tagged Alaska

Surviving Without a Plant: How Small Towns and Remote Areas Make It Work

News Briefs: Anchorage Mayor Orders Brief Fluoride Shutoff

News Briefs: Anchorage Mayor Orders Brief Fluoride Shutoff

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has initiated the first application period for Extraordinary Maintenance projects addressing water infrastructure in the West
News Briefs: Crews Cleaning Up Diesel Spill at Alaskan WWTP

News Briefs: Crews Cleaning Up Diesel Spill at Alaskan WWTP

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, Michigan universities get funding for 20 three-month pilot programs to test wastewater for COVID-19
News Briefs: ​Wastewater Study Shows How Much Cannabis Canadians Consume

News Briefs: ​Wastewater Study Shows How Much Cannabis Canadians Consume

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a boil-water advisory is lifted in Anchorage, Alaska, after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocks the city
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Water Quality Analyst Finds Success Meeting Challenges Head-On

Award-winning water quality analyst Andrew Johnson thrives on new challenges, outperforming permit requirements and serving the community.
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Alaskan Hydrant Ops Foreman Fights Elements for Public Safety

Earl Stewman leads a crew keeping some of Alaska’s fire hydrants in working order, battling the elements to maintain public safety, and building an award-winning career.
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Alaska Plant Addresses Community Safety With Upgrade

The largest clean-water plant in Anchorage makes the switch from chlorine gas disinfection to sodium hypochlorite generated on site.
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News Briefs: Alaska Gets Failing Grade In Water/Wastewater Infrastructure

In this week's water and wastewater news, a civil engineering group gives Alaska a failing water infrastructure grade; and a wastewater truck hits and kills a woman in Spokane, Washington.
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What Does Alaskan Fishing Have to Do With Wastewater?

Commercial fishing heritage gives the team in a remote Alaskan village the work ethic needed to keep an older clean-water plant operating smoothly.
USDA Announces $352 Million For Rural Water Systems and Alaskan Infrastructure

USDA Announces $352 Million For Rural Water Systems and Alaskan Infrastructure

USDA grants and loans will provide reliable water to rural residents and businesses. Plus, the USDA says the funding will create jobs in communities across the country.
News Briefs: Texas Town Creates Emergency Water Reuse Plan

News Briefs: Texas Town Creates Emergency Water Reuse Plan

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Treatment in Depth

A deep-shaft activated sludge system helps the Homer treatment plant produce consistently good effluent despite Alaska’s chilly climate.
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Never Satisfied

A new ultrafiltration system resolved many issues for the team in Homer, Alaska, but that doesn’t keep them from working diligently to continue getting better.