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Paul D. Jones II, P.E., Eastern Municipal Water District general manager, received the John P. Fraser Emissary Award from the Association of California...
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Industry News: January 2021
Kaeser expands U.S. headquartersKaeser Compressors broke ground on a new 30,000-square-foot facility expansion at its headquarters, based in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The virtual ceremony...
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A Weed Patch in this Ontario City Turned Out to Be a Magnet for a Treasured Species
During summer, hundreds of migrating monarch butterflies are attracted to the Greater Sudbury Wastewater Treatment Plant.
A nearly half-acre milkweed patch on the...
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News Briefs: Water Treatment Plant Worker Finds Rare Species of Spider
Entry 244188A rare species of spider called Crossopriza lyoni was recently found at Missouri American Water’s central water treatment plant in Chesterfield...
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News Briefs: Fire Destroys Water Treatment Plant in Saskatchewan
Entry 244435Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation in Saskatchewan is under a state of emergency after a fire burned down its water...
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News Briefs: Wastewater Study Shows How Much Cannabis Canadians Consume
Entry 244547Statistics Canada has released statistics from its wastewater-based epidemiology program showing that Canadian citizens consume between 400 and 1,600 tons of...
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News Briefs: Sandpaper Blockage Floods Connecticut Wastewater Plant
Entry 244613The town of Wallingford, Connecticut, could soon pay more than $100,000 in plant repairs after sandpaper clogged its wastewater treatment system.
In...
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News Briefs: 'Highly Intoxicated' Swimmers Continue Breaking Into Treatment Facility
Entry 244942A group of routinely intoxicated homeless men are using the Mill Creek Water Treatment Facility’s pond as a swimming hole, according...
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News Briefs: Canadian Government to Track Cannabis Use Via Wastewater
Entry 245136The Canadian government will start tracking cannabis use in a number of major cities by contributing wastewater samples from treatment plants....
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News Briefs: Two Workers Die in Treatment Plant Accidents
A 46-year-old worker recently was killed after falling 20 feet from the top of a tank at Marshall (Missouri) Water Treatment Plant.Scot...
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WWTP Covers Its Grit Tanks to Address Odor Concerns
The customer:
The Georgetown Wastewater Treatment Plant located in Ontario, Canada, provides industrial and municipal wastewater treatment for the urban area in the town...
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December 2016 Project Roundup: Groundbreaking Ceremonies, Construction and More
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...
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News Briefs: Appalachian Water System Hasn't Tested for Contaminants in Decades
An orphaned water system in the Appalachian region of Kentucky hasn’t tested for contaminants for decades, although it collected numerous violation notices...
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Environmental Operators Certification Program Appoints Board Members
The Environmental Operators Certification Program announces the appointment of four new members to its board of directors. Joining the board are Peter Coxon,...










