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Nancy Pugh of the Louisa County (Virginia) Water Authority was recently named Wastewater Operator Specialist of the Year by the Virginia Rural...

On a warm September evening in front of a packed house at Madison, Wisconsin’s Winnebago Arts Cafe, University of Wisconsin aquatic chemist...

Three students from Milwaukee Area Technical College recently made waves at the Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Association’s annual conference in Green Bay as...

The environmental compliance and water quality team at Illinois American Water visits schools throughout the year to educate students about the water...

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

There’s no time like the present to start planning for the water/wastewater operator retirement wave. That’s the thought process behind a new...

With climate change comes not only increasing water shortages, but longer periods of drought. As policymakers look urgently to wastewater recycling to...

Getting ratepayers on board with water reuse may seem daunting, but those who have been keeping a finger on the pulse of...

Drought has always been a challenge for the desert community of El Paso, Texas. With an average total rainfall of about 9...

Entry 244156When Pamela Rose wanted to join the Elizabethtown (Kentucky) Water Treatment Plant more than two decades ago, she was asked to...

The 92nd WEFTEC Conference opened in Chicago Sept. 23 with strong messages on adopting a regeneration mindset and embracing diversity as a...

Plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles, potentially causing consequences for human health and our aquatic systems, according...

As if the wastewater industry didn’t have enough public perception issues, the conversation around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has reached a...

Recruitment shortage has been a bogeyman of the industry for several years, and one municipality in central Florida is taking steps to...