Stanford University researcher Yaniv Scherson has developed a process that captures ammonia from wastewater, converts it to nitrous oxide, and then burns...
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The Fire Chief Project: A little tour goes a long way
How readily does your clean-water plant welcome tours? The treatment plant in Casper, Wyo., entertained just one engineering student for a tour...
Editorial
Multiplying Impact
Working a booth at a local lakes festival, Theresa Sailor learned that about 80 percent of people didn’t know where water flowing...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Would you like to see an article like this in your local paper?
One of the pictures says it all: Two beakers of water from the Albert Lea (Minn.) Wastewater Treatment Plant, one filled with...
Online Exclusives
Exam Study Guide: Problem Solving
When operators are faced with licensing exams, they sometimes struggle with test anxiety because they don’t fully understand how to properly study...
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Exam Study Guide: Backwash Rate
When operators are faced with licensing exams, they sometimes struggle with test anxiety because they don’t fully understand how to properly study...
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Not Your Grandfather's Treatment Plant Operation
With an increasing number of wastewater treatment operators and other key staff members retiring or moving on from the industry, Tom Groves...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Only you can prevent – sewer clogs
Your local fire chief preaches prevention directly to homeowners. Now the city of Casper, Wyo., is appealing straight to residents to quit...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Turn Good News into More and Better News
When a profile of the Jamestown (R.I) Wastewater Treatment Plant came out in TPO magazine this month, the plant team could have...
Editorial
The Secret To Wastewater Math
In my years as a wastewater operator trainer, I find that math is by far the most anxiety-producing topic for those preparing...
Editorial
Paint Me A Picture
Nothing calls attention to clean water like a picture in the paper — or a segment on TV — showing kids holding...
Editorial
From Inside Out
Clean-water operator associations are generally places for networking, learning and sharing best practices. What if they could have power as focal points...
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Exam Study Guide: Activated Sludge Troubleshooting
When operators are faced with licensing exams, they sometimes struggle with test anxiety because they don’t fully understand how to properly study...
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The Fire Chief Project: What’s in those brown bags?
The clean-water plant in Fort Morgan, Colo., will be at center stage as the city sponsors a series of educational brown-bag lunches...










