Native American tribes strive to make decisions with thought about their effects seven generations into the future.Wisconsin’s Ho-Chunk Nation couldn’t look that far...
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Wisconsin’s Ho-Chunk Nation Expands Wastewater Treatment Plant
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An Epic Flood Meant A Long Recovery For The Plant Team In Clarksville, Tennessee
Thirty feet of water and sewage covering the treatment plant grounds and structures. Building roofs lifted off. Clarifier vacuum units afloat and...
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A Maine Community Builds A Multi-Talented Team & Resumes Control After Years Of Contract Operations
When a contract operator took control OF the City of Biddeford’s clean-water plant, both sides knew the arrangement was temporary.OMI, the operations arm...
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Sid Fredrickson's Career In Coeur D'Alene Has Been A Continuous Quest For Excellence
During Sid Fredrickson’s first year as Coeur d’Alene wastewater superintendent, part of the answer to a challenging phosphorus limit was a process...
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A Citizens’ Committee Helps Architects And Engineers Design A Water Treatment Plant
The City of Yankton’s 1929 water treatment plant had reached the end of its life. A new collector well and water treatment...
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Water Operator Brian Bishop Takes No Shortcuts In Serving His Vermont Community
If there’s one word that describes Brian Bishop it’s “serious.” Ask his boss, his mentor or the engineers who worked with him on...
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A California Agency Creates A Brand For Its Recycled Water, Biogas Energy And Pelletized Biosolids
Many clean-water plants create brand names for their biosolids. The Encina Wastewater Authority takes the concept further.Its Class A biosolids pellets go to...
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Efficient Pumps And VFDs Bring Fast Payback On A Rhode Island Plant Upgrade
Easing the ratepayers’ burden and shrinking the carbon footprint were the twin objectives of the Cumberland Water Department’s modernization and upgrade of...
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Pulling Together
In the old days, several communities in Alabama’s St. Clair County depended on individual wells for drinking water — sources that weren’t...
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Treatment With Trees
Trees, trees and more trees proved to be a natural solution for meeting tightened effluent ammonia limits at the City of Woodburn...
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Ace Troubleshooter
For Gary Hanson, wastewater is more than flows, lift stations and chemicals. Over the last 38 years, it has been his life’s...
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Tricks of the Trade
In today’s economic climate, generating new revenue is a challenge for almost any municipality. Upgrades, repairs and new infrastructure are continuous needs,...
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Working Both Streams
The story of Bari Wrubel proves that hard work early on can still pay off. Wrubel is the supervisor of the 3.6...
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Meeting the Goal
Determination, hard work and attention to detail have paid off for operators at the Kingsport (Tenn.) Water Treatment Plant. The plant was...
