Award Articles

Editorial A New York Plant Adopts Reuse and Eliminates the Pumping of 100 Million Gallons of Groundwater Annually

A wastewater reuse project that took 14 years of planning is winning big environmental awards for the Riverhead Sewer District on Long...

April 10, 2018

Editorial Creative Paintings Turn Water Towers Into Landmarks in a Florida Beachfront City

Two elevated water tanks in Florida’s Panhandle don’t just hold water, they are also award winners, considered tributes to the city of...

April 10, 2018

Editorial Worth Noting - May 2018

People/Awards The city of Rocky Mount Tar River Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant received the 2017 Operations and Maintenance Excellence Award for the Eastern...

April 10, 2018

Editorial An Oregon City Saves $55 Million With a Natural Approach to Wastewater Treatment

Faced with borrowing $62 million for a new wastewater treatment plant, the city of Prineville, Oregon, wanted an alternative. Community leaders found it...

March 20, 2018

Editorial James Dean Constantly Infuses Team Members With a Passion for Continuous Improvement

James Dean may be the Mr. Efficiency of wastewater treatment. As manager of wastewater treatment facilities for North Baldwin Utilities in Bay...

March 20, 2018

Editorial Worth Noting - April 2018

People/Awards The town of Clinton, Connecticut, received a $55,000 grant under the State of Connecticut’s Responsible Growth and Transit-Oriented Development Grant Program to...

March 19, 2018

Online Exclusives Winners of 2018 LIFT SEE IT Scholarships Announced

The Water Research Foundation (WRF), the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) recently announced the...

March 06, 2018

Videos Dedicated Operations Team Keeps Carpinteria WWTP Running Fluidly

Upgrades like turbo blowers by APG-Neuros, a new digester, chemical handling facility and aeration control have helped a team of six operators at...

February 27, 2018

Editorial Cross-Training and In-House Improvement Projects Help the Carpinteria (California) Sanitary District Keep Quality Up, Costs Down

Cross-training staff in all facets of treatment plant operations, maintenance and laboratory analysis is yielding big dividends at the Carpinteria (California) Sanitary...

February 20, 2018

Editorial A Major Award Makes It Official: This South Carolina Water Plant Is a Sustainable Operator

Winning an award for sustainability was not top of mind when Seneca (South Carolina) officials began to redesign their water treatment facility. Ultimately,...

February 19, 2018

Editorial Worth Noting - March 2018

People/Awards Dawn McGrath, a Canim Lake Band member, received a Women in Technology Award from Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of British Columbia....

February 19, 2018