As Jordan Damerel cranked the hand wheel of the heavy gate on the bar screen so his operations teammates could maintain it,...
Award Articles
Editorial
A Florida County Finds New Ways to Put Reclaimed Water to Work
Pasco County, Florida, is putting reclaimed water to use in a new way that makes the regional drinking water supply more sustainable...
Editorial
Worth Noting - August 2019
People/Awards
Raynetta Marshall was hired as general manager of the City of Tallahassee (Florida) Underground Utilities & Public Infrastructure Department.
The Horsham (Pennsylvania)...
Editorial
Industry News - August 2019
Aries Clean Energy biochar certified by USDA and IBI
Aries Clean Energy announced that its Aries GREEN biochar product has earned the U.S....
Editorial
A Career in Operations Leads to a Business Opportunity for a Colorado Professional
A major turning point in Wayne Ramey’s career came at his department Christmas party in 1988. His boss, the Public Works director,...
Online Exclusives
Why Cultivating an Optimization Mindset Is Vital to Treatment Success
When the wastewater treatment plant crew in North Cary, North Carolina, set its sights on the Partnership for Clean Water Director’s Award,...
Online Exclusives
WRF Announces Awards for Achievements in the Water Sector at ACE19
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) announced it has awarded the 2019 Dr. Pankaj Parekh Research Innovation Award to Dr. Karl Linden, Mortenson...
Editorial
One Professional’s Devotion to Training Helps Water Operators Earn New Levels of Certification
Like many people in the world of water, Joe Cribbs didn’t come into the field straight out of high school. In fact,...
Editorial
A City on the Pacific Coast Rejects a Regional Approach for a Community-Based Initiative to Phase Out Septic Systems
Property owners in the coastal California city of Malibu preferred a local wastewater treatment solution to a regional approach. The choice is...
Editorial
A Wisconsin Operator Looks Beyond Treatment Quality Today Toward Excellence for the Future
Matt Seib goes to work each day focused not just on the quality of effluent leaving the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant,...
Editorial
Worth Noting - July 2019
People/Awards
Larry Polfliet, assistant superintendent for the wastewater treatment collections system in Marshall, Minnesota, was named 2018 Employee of the Year. The Hollister Water...
Videos
Dedicated Staff Contributes to Award-Winning Operations at Kentucky Plant
Take a look at footage of the Pirtle Spring Water Treatment Plant in Hardin County, Kentucky, as supervisor Chris Gohman talks about...
Online Exclusives
State Winners Announced for U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize
The Water Environment Federation has announced that 53 high-school students have been selected as 2019 state winners of the U.S. Stockholm Junior...
Online Exclusives
Godfather of Constructed Wetlands Awarded for His Achievements
Entry 244309You may not have heard the name Robert Gearheart, but it’s not for lack of achievement. He’s been too busy providing...













