In 2002, a “Wastewater Treatment for Youngsters” digital slide show and picture book was a big step forward for the Metropolitan Council...
Education/Training Articles
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Partnering With Green
A report on the Baytoday.ca website based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, reports that Greening Nipissing and the City of North Bay...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: It’s not just for the guys
It’s easy for the clean-water profession to overlook half the potential pool of future operators: women. The North Shore Sanitary District isn’t...
Online Exclusives
Program Offers Multi-Faceted Learning With Training Laboratory
Mike Smith’s enthusiasm and energy for the Water Quality Management program at Red Rocks Community College is contagious. And his pride in...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Want a voice in your local media? Here’s a way to get it.
Doug Sibolski wasn’t about to let misconceptions stand about water quality in his community and the effect of his treatment plant on...
Online Exclusives
Program Offers Multi-Faceted Learning With Training Laboratory
Mike Smith’s enthusiasm and energy for the Water Quality Management program at Red Rocks Community College is contagious. And his pride in...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Giving credit to unsung heroes
It’s a tough time to be a water or wastewater professional in Detroit – the city’s fiscal issues are well known. However,...
Editorial
Idea of the Month
One way to attract people to a clean-water plant tour is to do something a little different. So, here’s a hat tip...
Editorial
Water Wheels
With a compact city covering 46 square miles, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission prefers bike tours to explore its wastewater plants,...
Online Exclusives
Water Technology Company Sponsors 2013 Bay State Children’s Water Festival
To help educate youth about water and its critical role in sustaining the earth, Xylem Inc., a water technology company focused on...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: About those clean-water plants
I’m out of town for a few days attending a waterworks convention in Denver, so for today I will turn the floor...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: A Minnesota clean-water plant decides that looks matter
Why do fire chiefs and fire departments have public respect? In part because, usually, their headquarters look great.
They’ll have a meticulously maintained...
Online Exclusives
Maine Wastewater Association Awards Students for Poster Contest
In 1983 the Maine Legislature made provisions to designate the first full week of June as Maine Clean Water Week. Maine Clean...
Blogs
What clean-water operators can learn from Richard Pryor
The late Richard Pryor, one of the greatest stand-up comics ever, also had a serious side. I was reminded of it when...











