Entries Tagged California

Entry 244547Statistics Canada has released statistics from its wastewater-based epidemiology program showing that Canadian citizens consume between 400 and 1,600 tons of...

Entry 244599Michigan State University scientists are working to develop remediation techniques for wastewater contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and are...

Water treatment plant operators are always on the job, so to speak, but this summer many of them went above and beyond...

The 4-foot-thick floating grease blanket in Castroville Pump Station was a continuous challenge for Monterey One Water mechanics in Marina, California. The cost...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $699 million low-interest loan to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to...

Entry 244913A chemical explosion at the Martinez (California) Water Treatment Plant injured a 32-year-old employee, who was taken to a hospital for...

We all know it: The industry needs bright, young operators to replace those retiring. Approaches to recruitment are many: internships, apprenticeships, military...

The availability of water from underground aquifers is vital to the basic needs of more than 1.5 billion people worldwide. In recent...

Entry 245011The failure of an electric motor at a water treatment plant in Elgin, Illinois, started a fire in a building that...

Water droplets Gobi and Aguat live in a cloud as best friends. They fall as rain and get separated, Gobi happily living...

Entry 245029A lime dust explosion at a Kansas City water treatment plant injured two workers July 15. The workers reportedly had chemical...

Built in the 1950s, the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant in Los Angeles has undergone several upgrades to keep up with population growth...

Entry 245130Two water treatment operators in Siskiyou County, California, lost their operators’ licenses for failure to report bacteria in Dunsmuir and McCloud...

Workers inspected about one-third of a 6,400-foot sewer system under Griffith Park in Los Angeles over the span of 13 hours Sunday...