A new drinking water plant opened beside the Kentucky River a few years ago, but its main customer, the city of Lexington,...
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A New Water Plant Enables Kentucky American Water to Meet Its Key Customer's Water Demand for Years to Come
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Worth Noting - April 2019
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Wastewater department employee Douglas Hartsaugh retired after more than 31 years as a public utilities worker in Circleville, Ohio.
Kayla Stephens was...
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Pinellas County Students Learn About Wastewater on Site and in Class
Shea Dunifon, education coordinator for Pinellas County Utilities in Florida, tirelessly invents creative ways to teach K-12 students about wastewater.
She makes it...
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For This Utah Wastewater Operations Manager, Water Isn't Just a Job
When Steve Williams went to work for the Magna Water and Sewer District in 1977, it was “just a job.” Not anymore.
“It...
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It's About Improving Infrastructure, Encouraging Employees and Communicating With Customers for This Ohio Operator
Kevin Zebrowski is passionate about making things better. Over his career with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, he has focused on...
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A Nevada Operator's Professionalism Earns Him MVP Status Among Co-workers and Peers
Quick: What’s a synonym for “professional”? For those who live and work in the Round Hill General Improvement District near Lake Tahoe...
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This Arizona Utility Makes Sustainability a Way of Life
The portfolio of sustainable practices at Scottsdale (Arizona) Water is wide and deep.
The utility received a 2018 Sustainable Water Utility Management Award...
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Canadian Plant Squeezes More Water From Biosolids While Shrinking Its Fuel Costs
Waste activated sludge from five wastewater treatment plants across the city arrived daily at the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant in London, Ontario.
After...
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Updates and Optimization Help This Kentucky Plant Earn Recognition
Making the most of technology has helped Jacob Billingsley, superintendent of the Glasgow (Kentucky) Wastewater Treatment Plant, run an efficient facility that...
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Baltimore Finds an Innovative Way to Recruit a New Generation of Professionals
Upon seeing seasoned workers leave for retirement and take many years of institutional knowledge with them, Rudolph Chow, P.E., met with department...
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Worth Noting - February 2019
People/Awards
The City of Norwalk, Ohio, hired Wade Leimeister as the wastewater treatment superintendent. For the previous five years, Leimeister supervised both the...
