Brandon Huston looks at wastewater treatment as more than a career. It’s fair to say he considers it a calling.
“I always had...
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Editorial
At This Illinois Clean-Water Plant, It’s All About the Team
In the movie Hoosiers, coach Norman Dale preached a team approach. Every player contributed to the effort that led to the Indiana...
Videos
Georgia Operator Exemplifies Upward Mobility in Water/Wastewater Industry
In this online exclusive video, Brian Boswell, superintendent of wastewater for the South Columbus (Georgia) Water Resources Facility talks about his 18 years...
Editorial
Once a Cop, Michalak Now Polices a Top-Quality Treatment Process
With a degree in criminal justice and a work history in the casino industry, Jeff Michalak never imagined that in his mid-50s...
Editorial
Off to a Great Career Start, Corry Tschopp
In any sport or business, rookie recognition signifies a newcomer achieving great things and destined to do even more down the road.
That...
Editorial
In the Water Business, Mike Ziegler Found a Rewarding Career
From the time he graduated high school until 1996, Mike Ziegler was a dairy farmer in Beecher City, Illinois.
“Then we had a...
Editorial
Award-Winning Biosolids Program Is Built on Relationships
It’s more than product quality that makes for an exemplary biosolids program at the Central Davis Sewer District in Utah.
The key ingredient,...
Editorial
Need to Find New People? Here Are Some Ways to Recruit the Best
A changing workforce requires change in how water and wastewater agencies recruit people to accommodate growth and fill voids left by retirement.
Each...
Editorial
Plants and Pollinators Become Water Wisdom Educators
A Texas city won a water conservation award for building an outdoor yoga studio.
Actually, what the City of Arlington Water Utilities built...
Editorial
Learning by Doing: A Utah Team’s Path to Excellence
“See it. Learn it. Do it.” That motto best describes the management style of Rich Mickelsen, district manager for the Timpanogos Special...
Editorial
A Mid-Career Change Brought This Operator Into the Water Fold
You’d never guess today that Brian Boswell more or less stumbled into wastewater management.
Now as superintendent of wastewater for Columbus (Georgia) Water...
Editorial
Industry News - December 2023
Entry 220982
Axine Water Technologies expands its leadership teamVictor Leung, formerly vice president, technology, has been promoted to the position of chief technology...
Editorial
Wondering About the Value of Industry Associations? Ask Melanie Vines.
Melanie Vines entered college with her sights set on an engineering career focused on solving water problems and improving water quality in...
Editorial
Passersby Mistake This Clean-Water Plant for Something Very Different
The Crooked Creek Water Reclamation Facility is so well maintained that a visitor once mistook it for something else.“A lady walked up...


















