The Hendersonville Water and Sewer Department doesn’t always do things the easy way. Maybe that’s why it won the city’s Sustainability Hero...
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Bioengineering and More: This City Doesn’t Shrink from Challenges
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This Rhode Island Plant Tackles Major Flows From Industries
The Quonset Point Wastewater Treatment Facility differs greatly from most clean-water plants: a large majority of its influent comes from commercial and...
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Known for Excellence. Never Satisfied.
The Oxbow Water Reclamation Facility serving the Eastern Idaho Regional Sewer District was named 2025 Plant of the Year by the Idaho...
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He Finds Valuables in Biosolids. And Adds Value to His WWTP.
You may have heard of Leonard Whitt.He’s famous for finding and returning valuable objects like wedding rings he spots in the biosolids...
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She Dreamed of Nursing People. Now She Nurses Filters.
A few years after high school graduation in 2006, Brittany Reynolds enrolled at the community college with dreams of becoming a nurse.
When...
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This Operator Almost Literally Walked Through Fire to Protect His System and Community
A fast-spreading wildfire ripped through the British Columbia village of Lytton and surrounding homes on the Lytton First Nation reserve.
The weather that...
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Award Recognizes Des Moines for Broad Sustainability Initiatives
Des Moines Water Works improved its energy performance by 19.4% over eight years with auditors keeping watch every step of the way.
Ted...
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Retire? No Way. His Colleagues Want Him to Stick Around.
Colleagues applauded when Steve Wilcox announced he wasn’t ready to retire yet.
Wilcox, senior operator at the Arlington County (Virginia) Water Pollution Control...
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Like a Doctor, Olson Sees and Addresses Symptoms in His Plant
Paul Olson has a knack for wastewater treatment.“I’m good at recognizing signs and symptoms, and how to correct them,” he says. With...
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Dealing With Drought: Colorado Wholesaler Casts a Wide Net
Northern Water keeps looking for ways to stretch resources so that it can serve more people with the same amount of water.
Its...
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People, Process and Culture Drive Success at this Utah Clean Water Plant
The Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility has seen multiple upgrades over the years. So have the people who operate the plant.
Phil Heck...
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He Looked for a Better Career. He Found It in Clean Water.
Todd Sukup was working from sunup to sundown at a food distribution warehouse in his hometown when a friend tipped him off...
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Outreach Program Connects Residents to Contractors for Drought-Resistant Yards
The Eastern Municipal Water District started its Landscapes for Living Program during the COVID pandemic, when residents were home more and spending...
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Sarasota’s Plant Upgrade Takes the Long View and Looks Deep
The nearly complete upgrade at Sarasota County’s Bee Ridge Water Reclamation Facility does more than boost capacity.
The $280 million project includes a...
