An economic downturn gave Paul Desrosiers his start in wastewater. At the time, a few decades ago, he thought his detour away from teaching...
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Rhode Island Teacher Transitions Into Long-Term Clean Water Career
Education/Training Articles
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Andrew Wendell's Meticulous Nature Helped Him Win a 2020 Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award
Andrew Wendell loves to keep track of data. That includes data about his own laboratory.
Wendell is the senior chemist and quality assurance/quality...
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Water Wonders Videos Give Lynchburg Utility Customers Valuable and Durable Insights
The Lynchburg water utility was all set for two weeks of jam-packed field trips celebrating Earth Day and Arbor Day in 2020...
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Exam Study Guide: Solids Retention Time and Total Trihalomethanes
Welcome back to TPO magazine's Exam Study Guide Series, which offers a pair of water/wastewater study questions with in-depth explanations of the answers. Last time, we...
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Biogas-Fueled Generators Can Go Boom Without Proper Precautions. Find a Remedy Here
Biogas-fueled combined heat and power systems are increasingly common at wastewater treatment facilities.
Recent studies indicate that the United States has more than...
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Is Your Facility Ready for the Next Cyber Attacker? Look Here for Practical Protective Advice
Two fairly recent events should have erased all doubt about whether cyberattacks are a serious threat to critical infrastructure, including water and...
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A Regional Initiative Strives for a Utility Workforce That Looks More Like Its Communities
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and Milwaukee Water Works were challenged to create more awareness of water jobs available to area residents....
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Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority Finds a Super Way to Teach Kids About Water
Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority plans to host third annual Trick or Treatment event in October at two of its wastewater treatment...
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Exam Study Guide: Secondary Clarifier Denitrification and New Groundwater Sources
Welcome back to TPO magazine's Exam Study Guide Series, which offers a pair of water/wastewater study questions with in-depth explanations of the answers. Last time, we...
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Exam Study Guide: Settleometer Tests and Public Notification Requirements
Welcome back to TPO magazine's Exam Study Guide Series, which offers a pair of water/wastewater study questions with in-depth explanations of the answers. Last time, we...
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TPO to Host Webinar on Mastering Gas Detection
Treatment Plant Operator magazine is teaming up with Industrial Scientific, a Watts brand, to offer a webinar titled "Mastering Gas Detection for Water...
Editorial
Bryan Clor Faced a Wave of Retirements. He Didn't Waste Time Before Taking Action
Bryan Clor heard alarm bells on realizing that half of his 41-person staff would retire within the next five years.
“I knew something...
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Tips for Training Non-English Speaking Employees
Right now, we’re in the middle of a labor shortage. With more jobs than workers, municipalities and companies are increasingly willing to...
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Exam Study Guide: Rotifers in Activated Sludge Systems and Arsenic Regulations
Welcome back to TPO magazine's Exam Study Guide Series, which offers a pair of water/wastewater study questions with in-depth explanations of the answers. Last time, we...
