Tom Myers has reaped many rewards from a 43-year career in the clean-water profession. He’ll be the first to tell you he...
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Tom Myers Thrives on Relationships With Other Operators, Engineers, Regulators and Others
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Diligent Care for the Water System Earned an Illinois Village a Utility Water Saver Award
The Illinois village of Mount Prospect has not had its own water plant for decades. It does have plenty of challenges to...
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Operators in a Virginia Water Plant Thrive Using Standard Operating Procedures They Wrote Themselves
If the operators at the Percy D. Miller Water Treatment Plant are experts at operating their systems, it’s because they wrote the...
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For Years, Spartanburg Water Has Been on Top of Its Game in Sustainability
When a water utility has won as many awards as Spartanburg Water, for sustainable management and consecutive years of 100% permit compliance...
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Setting Goals Reachable Through Hard Work. That's Lori Stenzel's Formula for Success.
Wanting more has dominated Lori Stenzel’s professional life.
As senior water quality and environmental compliance specialist for Illinois American Water in Belleville, she...
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Clean-Water Plant Stays in Permit Compliance During Major Upgrade for Phosphorus Removal
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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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...
