Studying to be a dentist didn’t light a fire of enthusiasm for Suzanne Potts, but it did ignite her love of chemistry...
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A Love of Science Led to a Rewarding Career for Laboratory Specialist Suzanne Potts
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A Pennsylvania Clean-Water Plant Masquerades as a Red Barn to Blend in With Its Scenic Surroundings
When it comes to hiding a wastewater treatment plant in plain sight, the Hilltown Township Water & Sewer Authority has done it...
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A Couple of Paddlers Traverse Big Rivers to Help Provide Water for Those in Need
Gary and Linda De Kock have paddled more than 3,800 river miles and raised some $39,000 for their favorite charity, Water For...
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New Technology Helps Treatment Plants Deal Efficiently With Wipes and Other Tough Solids
No one in clean-water operations needs to be told that wipes are a problem. Utilities try to educate residents to keep wipes...
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Worth Noting - February 2018
People/AwardsTrident Processes received a 2018 Canadian Business Excellence Award for Private Businesses from Excellence Canada and PwC Canada. Trident Processes of Abbotsford,...
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Here's How a Clean-Water Agency Enlisted Public Support Through Outreach — and How You Can, Too
The Concord (New Hampshire) General Services Wastewater Treatment Division has kissed the low profile goodbye.Leaders decided that residents needed to understand the...
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A Passion for Answers
Brandon Pechin has never shied away from a challenge.For years, he ran his own property maintenance business. He later helped the city...
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Rolling Hills and Multiple Pressure Zones Don't Deter This Tennessee Distribution Team
Kingsport is a city of hills and ridges. Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Tennessee, it is also a place where...
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Many Illinois Operators Owe Their Career Success to This University-Based Process Instructor
Not every clean-water plant operator can get paid for purposely upsetting the process or causing an equipment malfunction.Rick Lallish can — and...
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Art and Landscaping Combine to Decorate a New Water Treatment Plant
An August 2017 open house and ribbon-cutting at the 15 mgd Ames (Iowa) Water Treatment Plant welcomed the public and launched a...
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Drylet Microbe and Substrate Formulation Helps Slash Biosolids Volume
Biosolids can be among the valuable resources recovered from clean-water plants. Yet, few operators would object to producing smaller volumes because the...
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Worth Noting - January 2017
People/AwardsFor the ninth straight year, the city of Forks (Washington) Wastewater Treatment Plant received an Outstanding Performance Award from the Washington State...
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How Ordinary Attention to Detail Wins Awards
As a teenager working at the Marshall Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant, Rick Bailey got a lesson about quality work.“My boss was Harold...
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Experience, Hard Work Are Keys to Success for Superintendent Tony Wood
Twenty-five years ago, Tony Wood’s life made a right-angle turn: He got married and within a month became the chief operator of...
