People/Awards
The Orange County (California) Sanitation District’s Newhope-Placentia Trunk Sewer Replacement Project was named Wastewater Treatment Project of the Year by the American...
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Online Exclusives
NAWT Scholarship Winner Takes Winding Path to Wastewater Career
Rebecca Burke — one of the winners of the 2019 National Association of Wastewater Technicians Hapchuk Scholarships — has seen a decade...
Editorial
The Sun Is Part of the Art on This Public Sculpture in Davis, California
The abstract mural on the East Area Water Tank in the California city of Davis is much more than a painting. It...
Editorial
Worth Noting - May 2019
People/Awards
Nancy Hausrath was hired as utilities director for the City of Hagerstown, Maryland.
Brandon Kelly was hired as director of the Department...
Editorial
Tours and Activities Give Residents New Appreciation for Wastewater Treatment
An annual fall open house at the Water Reclamation Center in Carol Stream, Illinois, has been a popular attraction for the past...
Editorial
No Odors, No Trash, No Violations for This Utah Water Reclamation Facility
If you had to pick one word to describe the South Valley Water Reclamation Facility, that word would be “excellence.”
This 50 mgd...
Editorial
This Missouri Operator and His Team Have Found the Recipe for Consistent Compliance and Operating Efficiency
Ben Riles bends over a pot of steaming noodles in his kitchen. He stirs in some Cajun seasoning, then turns to another...
Videos
Award-Winning Lab Tech Explains Oil and Grease Machine Process
In this online exclusive video, laboratory technician Rodney Spires of the Hannibal (Missouri) Wastewater Treatment Plant explains the functions of an oil...
Editorial
Win-Win: Biosolids Program Holds Down Solids Management Costs and Delivers Quality Product to Farmers
The Orem, Utah, biosolids operation enjoys the best of both worlds — maybe the best of many.
The treatment plant’s old but well-maintained...
Editorial
A New Water Plant Enables Kentucky American Water to Meet Its Key Customer's Water Demand for Years to Come
A new drinking water plant opened beside the Kentucky River a few years ago, but its main customer, the city of Lexington,...
Editorial
Boston's Water Agency Earns Plaudits for Improving Operations, Fiscal Responsibility and Public Outreach
You won’t find a treatment plant at the Boston Water and Sewer Commission. You will find a highly dedicated operations team that...
Editorial
County Wastewater Treatment Department Tackles Seattle’s High Runoff Flows in Environmentally Sound Fashion
A new wet-weather treatment station in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood won’t be completed until late 2022, but it has already won a Platinum...
Editorial
There's Plenty of Career Life After Retirement From Operations
While waves of water and wastewater operators retire in the years ahead, demand for their skills will certainly not decline.
That means there’s...
Editorial
Worth Noting - April 2019
People/Awards
Wastewater department employee Douglas Hartsaugh retired after more than 31 years as a public utilities worker in Circleville, Ohio.
Kayla Stephens was...
















