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Some Clean-Water Plants Have Trouble Finding Land to Apply Their Biosolids. That’s Not the Case for This Colorado City.
Some Clean-Water Plants Have Trouble Finding Land to Apply Their Biosolids. That’s Not the Case for This Colorado City.
Editorial
October 16, 2020

The award-winning Fort Collins biosolids program follows quality procedures in applying Class B material on a city-owned 26,000-acre ranch.

News Briefs: Michigan Governor Announces Big Investment Into Water Infrastructure
Online Exclusives
October 07, 2020

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a contractor working in Jerome, Idaho, is flown to a hospital after falling off a ladder into an empty tank at a wastewater treatment facility
He Started Out Fixing Pickup Trucks and Other Machines. Now He Fixes Water in a Diverse Career in His Home State.
He Started Out Fixing Pickup Trucks and Other Machines. Now He Fixes Water in a Diverse Career in His Home State.
Editorial
September 15, 2020

Eli Jennings turned a fix-it background and a love of engineering into a Hatfield Award-winning clean-water career in his native Colorado.

News Briefs: Water Plant's Black Plume of Carbon Alarms Area Residents
Online Exclusives
July 16, 2020

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the city of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, paints its WWTP's gas sphere to resemble the world's largest fishing bobber
Aeration Is a Big Expense. See How One Clean-Water Plant Drove the Cost Down at Minimal Cost.
Aeration Is a Big Expense. See How One Clean-Water Plant Drove the Cost Down at Minimal Cost.
Editorial
June 09, 2020

A Colorado plant reaps 38% electricity savings and rapid payback with a project combining two separate blower systems into one all-purpose package.

This High Desert City Proves That the Right Landscape Can Be Beautiful and Save Water
This High Desert City Proves That the Right Landscape Can Be Beautiful and Save Water
Editorial
May 13, 2020

Demonstration xeriscape gardens help a Colorado city encourage residents to replace grass with water-conserving vegetation.

News Briefs: Colorado WWTP Sees 40% Flow Reduction After Virus Closes Ski Resorts
Online Exclusives
May 06, 2020

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a boil-water advisory will likely remain in effect until September for Fort McMurray in Alberta due to local flooding
News Briefs: Contractor Rescued After 20-Foot Fall at WWTP
Online Exclusives
December 26, 2019

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a Florida man pays past-due utility bills for 36 families in need during the holiday season
Numbers Replace Sight, Sound, Smell and Intuition at the Water Plants in Louisville, Colorado
Numbers Replace Sight, Sound, Smell and Intuition at the Water Plants in Louisville, Colorado
Editorial
November 19, 2019

The water treatment team in Louisville, Colorado, thrives on reliable lab information and a new SCADA system to make sound operating decisions.
News Briefs: Waste Spill Fills Pump Room to Its Ceiling in Colorado
Online Exclusives
August 21, 2019

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a weeklong wastewater spill in Miami-Dade, Florida, is finally contained