As Midwest states struggled with record spring flooding this year, the Southwest was wrestling with the opposite problem — not enough water....
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Why Cultivating an Optimization Mindset Is Vital to Treatment Success
When the wastewater treatment plant crew in North Cary, North Carolina, set its sights on the Partnership for Clean Water Director’s Award,...
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Scientists Map Huge Undersea Freshwater Aquifer in Northeast U.S.
In a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast, scientists have made a surprising discovery: a gigantic aquifer of...
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Getting Phosphorus Discharges Under Control Without the Expensive Upgrade
In this online exclusive video, Greg Moser, superintendent of the Slinger (Wisconsin) Wastewater Treatment Plant, gives viewers a detailed look at wastewater...
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UW-Madison and Extension Collaborate on Wisconsin's Water Quality
Nearly 100 people packed a room at the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus recently, overlooking the world’s best-studied lake,...
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Godfather of Constructed Wetlands Awarded for His Achievements
Entry 244309You may not have heard the name Robert Gearheart, but it’s not for lack of achievement. He’s been too busy providing...
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How Utilities Can Ride the Wave of Operator Retirements
Forty years ago, a surge of resources and new recruits flooded the treatment industry due to the Clean Water Act amendment. Now,...
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A Cool Career: Craig Lawniczak Retires After 43 Years at Green Bay WWTP
Craig Lawniczak graduated from high school in 1975 and wasn’t sure what to do next.
He spent the summer “sitting around” until September,...
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School of Mines Creates Water Treatment Technology Hub
Colorado School of Mines recently celebrated the grand opening of a new 10,000-square-foot research facility in Denver that will pave the way...
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How Adding Food Waste Can Double Gas Production
A slate of new legislation in California has spurred a movement to remove all food waste from landfills, and the Sanitation Districts...
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NAWT Scholarship Winner Takes Winding Path to Wastewater Career
Rebecca Burke — one of the winners of the 2019 National Association of Wastewater Technicians Hapchuk Scholarships — has seen a decade...
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Experience in Cambodia Inspires Army Veteran to Join Wastewater Industry
While traveling in Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Jennie Callahan met a civil engineer who was restoring temples. Years later, attending a graduate program...
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Teams of Students, Entrepreneurs Take Part in Water Innovation Competition
More than a dozen teams from Greater Cleveland competed Saturday in the first round of Erie Hack 2.0 — an innovative water-solutions competition that...
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Industry Fights Back Against Biosolids Report
In the 1970s, a research project analyzed the effects of biosolids land application on an area devastated by coal mining — the...
















