It’s been said that making major upgrades to an in-service clean-water plant without incurring violations is a like changing a tire on...
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Clean-Water Plant Stays in Permit Compliance During Major Upgrade for Phosphorus Removal
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Industry News - December 2019
OCV Control Valves implements new global strategy and restructuring
In April 2018, OCV Control Valves, a family-owned company, was acquired by and began...
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Worth Noting - December 2019
People/Awards
Cary Naas was hired as superintendent of the Eureka (Illinois) Wastewater Treatment Plant. He replaces Doug Eastman, who retired after 27 years.
Jeff...
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Aquatech Innovation Award Winners Announced
Among the winners of this year’s Aquatech Innovation Awards were a biological gum, a nanobubble technology and an Internet of Things and...
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Water Plant Improves Operations and Overcomes Challenges to Consistently Earn Texas Optimization Program Award
Southwest Texas is a dry place and fast-growing place. That’s a double-edged problem that the San Marcos Water Treatment Plant is helping...
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Effective Planning and Consistent Maintenance Helped This Plant Win the 'Stanley Cup of Wastewater'
When the Bloomington-Normal Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant won a 2018 Plant of the Year award from the Illinois Association of Water Pollution...
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A Massachusetts Operator Didn't Shy Away From a Challenge to Take on a New Career Role
Paula Ely was surprised a couple of decades ago when her clean-water plant superintendent took her aside and said, “I want you...
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The Old and the Modern Combine to Produce Excellence at an Award-Winning Treatment Facility
By skillfully managing a combination of old and new, the Duck Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant has racked up an enviable compliance record...
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Worth Noting - November 2019
People/Awards
The City of Midland, Michigan, promoted Patrick Frazee to director of wastewater services. He was hired as the city’s wastewater superintendent...
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The 2018 Arkansas Water Laboratory Professional of the Year Is Someone Her Supervisor Calls Indispensable
Mindi Dearing never stops pushing the envelope.
Twenty-six years removed from her bachelor’s degree in biological science, she earned an MBA. Several years...
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People-Oriented Eric Osborne Helps Utility Select the Right People and Keep Team Members Trained
Eric Osborne ended up in the water industry because of a call from a prospective employer that didn’t come.Now, after 30 years,...
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Amazement With the Miracle of Treatment Brought Clifford Creeks Jr. Into the Profession
It’s been 23 years since Clifford Creeks Jr. traveled the short distance, just five minutes from where he grew up, to the...
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California Professional Climbs From Warehouse Position to Senior Operator
You won’t find many women senior wastewater operators today. You’ll find even fewer who operate a four-story, 200 wet-ton-per-day multiple-
hearth furnace.
Yet,...
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A Land Reclamation Project in Ontario Involves a City Utility in a Three-Way Partnership
In a mining district of northeastern Ontario, biosolids from wastewater treatment plants are being used to revegetate land that had been covered...
