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One precept of The Fire Chief Project is to “look great.” The City of Ocala, Fla., has installed a 760-foot-long sound barrier...

The lack of respect that comes to wastewater treatment plants and the profession starts with what we call ourselves. If we call...

This comment comes from Rachel Reese, a writer in Niceville, Fla.: I’d like to begin by saying that I love TPO magazine. You captured...

We know the status — as bleak as it may be — of America’s infrastructure thanks to the American Society of Civil...

People who work in the clean-water profession love it. Many wouldn’t quit it for the world. Yet out there in the public,...

Check out this submission from Kevin Shlatz, superintendent of Water Pollution Control for the Town of Enfield, Conn.: I agree with The Fire...

Who better to invite for a clean-water plant tour than Cub Scouts? They’re part of the Boy Scouts of America, for whom...

In April’s issue of Treatment Plant Operator, I launched The Fire Chief Project, a long-term effort to elevate the stature of people...

Last week we asked if Treatment Plant Operator magazine should include stories about industrial treatment systems and operators. We received this reply: "I think...

When we started Treatment Plant Operator 4.5 years ago, we debated whether we should stick to municipal treatment plants or expand into...

The ASCE’s 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure has been released and the results are looking good — slightly. Updated once every...

Part of the foundation of sound water policy and water management is reliable, scientific information. Now Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com), a global...

My first real involvement with the clean-water industry came in 1984, when I helped lead a public participation program for the Milwaukee...

No matter how much quality goes into biosolids today, the product often comes under a certain degree of suspicion. The Florida Today...