Water treatment is getting more complicated – utilities today must deal with contaminants hardly thought of or nonexistent years ago. One of...
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WEF makes the case for water infrastructure investment
Water and wastewater infrastructure is essential, and survey after survey shows that it needs substantial investment in maintenance and upgrades. It’s important...
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Teenager brings hope to clean water industry
Students enthusiastic about science recently participated in the 14th annual America’s Top Young Scientist Challenge sponsored by Discovery Education and 3M. The...
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Petitioners seek EPA ban on biosolids land application
The Age of Autism website is asking people to use the Obama Administration’s “We the People” website to petition the U.S. EPA...
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Another player in the biogas business
A food waste digester in southern Sacramento, Calif., is designed to produce biogas that can be treated to make natural gas for...
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They still invoke the bogeyman
Land application of biosolids is welcome in and around many communities. Still, we occasionally see news reports on the “horrors” of the...
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Biogas: The uses seem endless
Never under-estimate the versatility of biogas from anaerobic digesters. An energy company in Seattle, Wash., is looking at a plan to turn...
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Groundswell for improvement
When a clean-water plant upgrade plan is put on the table, it usually comes from the clean-water agency – because the plant...
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New CEO for El Paso Water Utilities
According to the online El Paso Times, John E. Balliew has been named the new El Paso Water Utilities CEO. Balliew will...
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Nonprofit gets clean water to developing countries
Design Outreach, a nonprofit organization that creates life-sustaining products for developing countries, recently unveiled its new water pump. They plan to install...
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Charity raises awareness for water crisis with photo contest
Oklahoma City charity Water4 launched a photo contest to bring awareness to the worldwide water crisis. Water4 is inviting Facebook friends, Twitter...
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First class graduates from Water Leadership Institute
The first graduating class of the Water Environment Federation Water Leadership Institute (WLI) was honored with a ceremony at WEFTEC 2012 in...
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New Jersey law banning medicine dumping seems like a no-brainer
News media are reporting that New Jersey Governor Chris on Nov. 19 signed a bill that bans health care facilities from dumping...
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Technician as author: Will it be effective?
The Truro Daily News in Nova Scotia is publishing a three-part series of articles explaining the wastewater treatment process, written by Ramesh...





