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We are sailing in uncharted waters. But we also have to continue the job we've been doing well for decades. Resilience is...

People/AwardsBartow County, Georgia, earned a WaterFirst designation. The program is a voluntary partnership between local governments, state agencies and other organizations that...

Life Cycle Cost, or LCC, analysis is a tool allowing utility owners to make sound project decisions, considering both capital and operating...

Entry 243378Welcome 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,...

Molecular diagnostic tools including qPCR and 16s Microbial Community Analysis represent a leap forward in biological wastewater monitoring as they directly measure...

With many buildings sitting empty during the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of having a severe outbreak of Legionella bacteria increases. This bacteria...

The newest of the Great Lakes Water Authority’s five water treatment plants operates in the oldest building. It is also the latest...

People/Awards The Township of Edison, New Jersey, hired Robert Smith as director of its Water and Sewer Utilities Department. The Town of Bridgton, Maine,...

Entry 243577Welcome 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,...

The Willamette River Water Treatment Plant was built as a long series of buildings in a row, each joined by sections of...

Entry 243607Welcome 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,...

The Illinois village of Mount Prospect has not had its own water plant for decades. It does have plenty of challenges to...

AlaskaThe Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is offering:Nov. 18-22 — Water Treatment Level 1, FairbanksDec. 4-5 — Arc Flash Electrical Safety, AnchorageDec. 10-12 — Electrical...

Massive sewer accumulations of fats, oils and grease are on the rise. The system impact of FOG is greatly exacerbated by a...