When Jamie Amlong drove into the Norton (Kansas) Water Treatment Plant on a May morning in 2016, he had no idea he...
Editorial
A Plant Team Responds to a Disastrous Chlorine Leak With Quick Repairs and a Long-Term Improvements
Award Articles
Editorial
Award-Winning Project Manager Mark Houle Tackles Challenges With Experience, Problem-Solving Skills and a Dedicated Team
Mark Houle’s first job was collecting and analyzing industrial wastewater samples and operating a 53 million-gallon retention basin for the Oakland County...
Online Exclusives
Entries Open for Sherwin-Williams Impact Award
The entry submission process is now open for the annual Sherwin-Williams Impact Award, which recognizes excellence on North American water and wastewater...
Editorial
Worth Noting - July 2018
People/Awards
The Pollution Management engineering firm, which designed upgrades to Riviera Utilities’ wastewater works, won an American Council of Engineering Companies of Arkansas...
Editorial
Worth Noting - June 2018
People/Awards
Brian Lafferty, a wastewater treatment plant operator, was named the February 2018 Employee of the Month by the Cedar City (Utah) Employee...
Editorial
Henry County Kids Go Outdoors to Learn About Watersheds, Water Quality and Water Conservation
In the early 1980s, Georgia’s Henry County was a rural place with about 35,000 residents. Today, it’s part of the Atlanta metropolitan...
Editorial
Ditching a Piecemeal Plan in Favor of Comprehensive WWTP Overhaul
Sometimes the best of plans and intentions run into hurdles that can’t be cleared.
That’s what happened when the New York village of...
Editorial
Herlon J. Fayard Jr. Succeeds With Effective Training, Personal Conviction and People-Oriented Management
Herlon J. Fayard Jr. was the new kid on the block when he became supervisor of the Shoal Creek Water Reclamation Facility...
Editorial
Devin Snyder Succeeds With a Skilled Team, Rigorous Maintenance and a Supportive Manager
Devin Snyder didn’t start out as an operator, but as
a maintenance technician at the Savanna Street Wastewater Treatment Plant in Jackson,...
Editorial
Jeff Pippel Relies on Plain-Spoken Management and a Mentoring Focus to Build an Award-Winning Career
Dependable. Dedicated. Easy-
going. Awesome. Those are some labels executives and direct-reports apply to Jeff Pippel, operations manager for Jefferson Utilities, which operates...
Editorial
Rooftop Plantings, Storm Drain Painting and Residential Rain Barrels Help Control Runoff in Richmond
The green roofs on two buildings at the Richmond wastewater treatment plant are an important part of the city’s water quality improvement...
Editorial
Meticulous Care From an Experienced Operator Family Keeps These Alabama Plants Spotless and Effluent Sparkling
The effluent from SouthWest Water’s two main wastewater treatment plants in Alabama consistently meets permits that include a 0.2 mg/L phosphorus limit.
That’s...
Editorial
Jim Boyer Brings 30 Years’ Experience in Coaching, Teaching and Mentoring to His Role as Utility Superintendent
Jim Boyer learned about empathy at an early age. After his father became disabled from a serious accident, his mother ran the...
Editorial
Prestonsburg Water Plant Team Members Deal With an Expansive Territory and Variable Source Water
The eastern Kentucky city of Prestonsburg sits in a valley of the Appalachian foothills, and from there, the water utility’s pipes stretch...
