Entries Tagged California

A wastewater treatment plant operator in Lake City, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act by submitting false reports...

The Bay Area Consortium for Clean Water Education (BACCWE) has announced that registration is open Dec. 1-5 for its free plant operator...

Editor’s Note: Each month, we’ll bring you a roundup of new water and wastewater projects from across the country. If you would like...

As the sun sets in the California foothills, a shadowy figure stands in silent regard, looking down on a wastewater treatment plant...

Each year from spring through autumn, migrating humpback and California gray whales are a major attraction in coastline waters near San Francisco...

Removing food from solid waste streams to preserve landfill space is nothing new, but one utility in California has plans to turn...

The Hayward Water Pollution Control Facility used to consume up to 60 percent of the city’s electricity. Today, it produces its own...

The four inmate operators of a water reclamation plant at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi faced a dilemma. Working with plant...

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a final rule in the debate on antibacterial consumer products, which include household hand soaps...

The family of construction worker, Edgar Alejandro Gonzalez, 30, who died in a 2011 construction accident at a wastewater treatment plant in...

Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment Facility, located in Santa Cruz, California, generates most of its own electric power by using internal combustion engines that...

Large regional water companies, such as California American Water Company, which services the central coast of California, have already invested in high...

The Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority saves about $40,000 per month by using biogas to displace some natural gas for generating electricity.With...

When Chiquita Water Reclamation Facility in California's Santa Margarita Water District began planning and implementing a series of upgrades and improvements to the facilities, the...