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Award-Winning Treatment Plant Project Safeguards Thriving Trout Fishery in Arkansas
Upgraded with an E.A. Aerotor Plant from Lakeside Equipment Corporation, a water and wastewater treatment plant that sits right next to one...
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How Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Can Catch Outbreaks Early and Save Lives
Researchers analyzing wastewater say routine monitoring at wastewater treatment plants could provide a powerful early warning system for the next flu or...
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FLOW Act Aims to Expedite Financing for Lead Pipe Replacement Projects
The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies recently applauded new bipartisan legislation that will help drinking water systems nationwide more efficiently finance the...
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Utilities in Maine Seek Solutions Amidst Biosolids Disposal Crisis
Imagine you own a business that produces a beneficial product. Suddenly the government says you can no longer sell it. You can’t...
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Bug of the Month: Water Sponges and Wastewater Treatment Plants
Sponges are nonmoving invertebrates that have specialized cells for filtering water for food. Freshwater sponges filter out food such as bioplankton and...
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Toilet Paper Is an Unexpected Source of PFAS in Wastewater, Study Says
Wastewater can provide clues about a community’s infectious disease status, and even its prescription and illicit drug use. But looking at sewage...
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Princeton Researchers Claim WWTPs Emit Nearly Twice as Much Methane as Previously Thought
Municipal wastewater treatment plants emit nearly double the amount of methane into the atmosphere than scientists previously believed, according to new research...
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Heroic Operators Kept Water Flowing During Colorado’s Devastating Marshall Fire
The Marshall Fire of December 2021 was the most destructive in the history of Colorado. The calamity might have been worse if...
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Meet 'Bruce the Water Guy,' an Operator Shining a Light On Treatment
As treatment plant operators, you’re all too aware of the importance of educating the public about the critical work you do. That’s...
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Researchers Use Egg Whites to Remove Microplastics From Water
Researchers at Princeton Engineering have found a way to turn your breakfast food into a new material that can cheaply remove salt...
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EPA Releases New PFAS Analytic Tools
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a new interactive webpage called “PFAS Analytic Tools,” which provides information about per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
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AWWA Applauds EPA's Request to Halt Litigation Over Revised Lead and Copper Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently asked the court to halt litigation over the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions in Newburgh Clean...
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How to Steer Money for Sewer and Water Upgrades to the Communities That Need It Most
When storms like Hurricane Ian strike, many people have to cope afterward with losing water service. Power outages mean that pumps can’t...
