Despite receiving just 15 inches of precipitation each year, the Colorado city of Greeley has found a way to promote gardening to...
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This High Desert City Proves That the Right Landscape Can Be Beautiful and Save Water
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Nothing Goes to Waste at the Southwest Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility in Polk County, Florida
Millions flock to the Sunshine State each year for exactly that: the plentiful sunshine.
But those sun rays are not so popular at...
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When a Life of Fishing, Hunting and Travel Wasn't Enough, This Man Found New Energy in a Second Career
A lot of people dream of retirement days spent fishing, hunting and traveling. Doug Heistand did, too — until he grew bored.
After four...
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To This Mississippi Water Operator, the Career Is an Exercise in Constant Learning
You’d be hard-pressed to find a more humble water treatment professional than Terence Byrd.
As operations supervisor at the J.H. Fewell Water Treatment...
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Worth Noting - May 2020
People/AwardsThe City of Round Rock, Texas, named its newly opened utilities and transportation administration building for Bob Bennett, who began his career...
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A Utah City's Leak Detection Program Earns Rapid Payback and a Smart 50 Award
The Park City (Utah) Public Utilities Department invested in leak detection in 2018 and 2019, and it is paying off in a...
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This Vermont Professional Brings a Special Level of Devotion to His Career and Communities
With all his experience, Peter Krolczyk could have become a supervisor or a top-level technician for a large clean-water plant or for...
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Education and Certification Led to Career Advancement for Bob Davis When Preparation Met Opportunity
At the ripe old age of 19, Bob Davis answered a help wanted newspaper ad from the International Paper research center in...
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Award-Winning Filter Plant Overcomes Raw Water Supply Challenges
Birmingham and its Alabama surroundings are home to more than half a million people. One of the plants supplying them with water...
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For the Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility, Resource Recovery Is a Way of Life
Wastewater process diagrams from the 1990s typically showed an arrow in the lower right corner pointing off the page into space, typically...
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Leveling Out Demand Was the Key to Putting This Florida Water Plant and Distribution System on Track
When the City of Leesburg in Florida took over a water plant serving a large subdivision, it inherited a facility that did...
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Dale Clark and His Team Achieved $22,000 in Annual Energy Savings for Only a Tiny Investment
Saving energy in clean-water plants often starts with the efficient use of air.
Dale Clark and his team at the lagoon-based clean-water facility...
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Welder. Operator. Designer. Consultant. Tim Wilkey Took a Winding Career Path Before Returning Home.
Tim Wilkey started his work life as a welder. Now toward the end of it, he’s superintendent of the Wastewater Division in...
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The Great Lakes Water Authority's Newest Water Plant Rises From the Bones of the Oldest One
The newest of the Great Lakes Water Authority’s five water treatment plants operates in the oldest building. It is also the latest...
