Entries Tagged California

Entry 243589An unknown trespasser recently broke into a wastewater treatment plant in Fife Lake, Michigan, and released hundreds of thousands of gallons...

Entry 243612The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans recently reported a turbine explosion at the Carrollton Water Treatment Plant injured three...

In a major step toward the potential construction of one of the largest water recycling plants in the nation, the Metropolitan Water...

Entry 243652A wastewater treatment plant in Mendocino City, California, was forced to shut down operations for several hours in October during planned...

Entry 243689In the midst of historic blackouts across the Bay Area of California, one water utility in the city of Vallejo faced...

Entry 244124Recent news out of California is serving as another part of a growing concern nationwide surrounding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),...

Ponds at wastewater treatment plants are like magnets for birds and bird-watchers, especially those along the migration flyway in California’s Central Valley...

As with the stock market, climate change requires a diversified portfolio of solutions. California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed an executive order to develop a...

The EcoCenter in San Francisco’s Heron’s Head Park holds classes and sponsors activities to teach students and adults about ecosystems and habitat...

You won’t find many women senior wastewater operators today. You’ll find even fewer who operate a four-story, 200 wet-ton-per-day multiple- hearth furnace. Yet,...

Entry 244241Protesters in Chase, British Columbia, are blocking the routes of trucks transporting biosolids to a bison ranch. The protesters represent the Secwepmc...

As Jordan Damerel cranked the hand wheel of the heavy gate on the bar screen so his operations teammates could maintain it,...

Nearly three-fourths of the 400 acres that contain the Las Gallinas (California) Valley Sanitary District’s secondary wastewater treatment plant provide habitat for...

Most of the water use in Southern California goes to urban landscapes. That’s why the Vista (California) Irrigation District and other San...