In recent years wildfires have entered urban areas, causing breathtaking destruction.
The 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise and Butte County, California was the...
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Federal Agencies Warn that Foreign Hackers Are Targeting Critical Infrastructure
The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued a joint alert warning that...
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National Survey Shows High Confidence in U.S. Tap Water
Four in five Americans (77%) served by a water utility say the quality of their tap water is excellent or good, although...
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Why Wastewater Testing Is Critical in the Fight Against COVID-19
Almost certainly you’ve seen headlines about wastewater treatment plants around North America joining the fight against COVID-19 by testing wastewater in an...
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Bug of the Month: How Hyphomicrobium Can Indicate Wastewater Septicity
Treatment Plant Operator’s Bug of the Month is an ongoing series that spotlights the organisms present in wastewater microbiology. Each month a new...
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TPO Podcast: Optimize Your Operations With These Process Control Strategies
In this podcast presented by Treatment Plant Operator magazine, editor Ted Rulseh talks with special guest Ron Trygar of the University of Florida Training,...
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Three Women Engineers on Birmingham Water Works Staff Help Utility Reach Milestone
While engineering remains a male-dominated field, the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) is changing those expectations with three female engineers on staff...
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Rethinking Wastewater and Conservation
When it comes to water conservation in cities that depend on wastewater reuse, even the best intentions can have unintended consequences.
That's the...
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Counting the Cost of Bottled Water
Of course it’s preaching to the choir to say this in TPO, but bottled water is at best unnecessary and at worst...
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Knox County's 'QuaranTeam' Isolates in Treatment Plant for Weeks
Witnessing the selfless nature of people stepping up is often the silver lining amid crises.
It’s no surprise that the water/wastewater industry has...
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Metering Pump Manufacturer Applies Its Resources to Develop Temporary Ventilator
When officials in Huntington Beach, California, became concerned whether enough ventilators would be available to treat an anticipated surge in COVID-19 patients,...
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Bug of the Month: Abundant Flagellates Can Indicate a Stressed System
Treatment Plant Operator’s Bug of the Month is an ongoing series that spotlights the organisms present in wastewater microbiology. Each month a...
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Letter Praises 'Back-End' Sewer and Water Workers
No industry is more essential than the waster and wastewater sector, but relatively few everyday citizens truly recognize and appreciate the services...
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Virtual Event Brings Water Sector Together for Water Week Advocacy Work
April 27 marked the beginning of Water Week 2020, as thousands of representatives from across the water sector — including wastewater, drinking...

















