Entries Tagged Drinking Water

At first glance, the George Shannon wetlands system resembles most other low-lying marshes where water birds roost in old oaks and pelicans...

Officials lifted a ban on Toledo, Ohio, drinking water Monday morning after test results consistently showed “nondetectable” levels of mycrocystin, a neurotoxin...

Editor's Note: The Evanston Water Utility celebrated its 100th birthday on July 26 with an open house. For more information on the...

Is running water a basic human right? Can a utility shut off water to collect debt?In Detroit, where water customers owe a...

COLE Publishing launched Treatment Plant Operator magazine in 2009 to serve the operations side of the wastewater treatment profession. We started Water...

Drought seems to be everywhere. This year, it’s California and Texas. Last year, the middle of the country, as far east as...

Proposed environmental water regulations in Massachusetts have met criticism from local water districts and the Massachusetts Water Works Association, which are concerned...

Coagulation, flocculation and clarification are common process steps at drinking water treatment plants. The general purpose of this sequence is to remove solids...

Researchers at Texas A&M University are developing technology that will detect fecal matter contamination in water that are thousandths and even millionths...

Water operators at California Water Service are enjoying a little stardom as the utility kicks off Water Awareness Month. And actually, it’s...

Officials in Richmond, Va., took precautionary measures on Wednesday, April 30, to protect the city’s water supply after a train carrying crude...

Editor’s Note: This story first ran on the Madison Water Utility website. Wisconsin Water for the World is a nonprofit group of...

City officials in Portland, Ore., who originally decided to drain 38 million gallons of water from Mt. Tabor Reservoir No. 5 after...

If Ron Trygar could change one thing about wastewater and drinking water treatment training and certifications, it would be replacing exams that...