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The Lakehaven Water and Sewer District in Washington is collaborating with Federal Way Public Schools to introduce the wastewater industry to middle...

One of the biggest challenges all utilities face is garnering public support, whether for capital improvement or rehabilitation and repair. “A wastewater treatment...

Engineers at wastewater recycling plants can rest easy knowing that their methods for minimizing the formation of a potent carcinogen are targeting...

When it was built 1926, the 6-million-gallon Glenway Street reservoir was considered such an amazing engineering feat that Madison Water Utility proudly filmed...

Man-made phosphorus pollution is reaching dangerously high levels in freshwater basins around the world, according to new research. A new study published in Water Resources Research,...

After reaching out to area businesses about working with students, Gaston College in Dallas, North Carolina, got a response that surpassed all...

In 2007, Karen Sorber took a humanitarian trip to Peru where she learned about communities that don’t have access to clean water....

A study published recently in the journal Nature Geoscience by National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded researchers offers new insights into the wetlands’ ability to reduce...

As if the many variables of wastewater treatment aren’t enough to keep a treatment plant operator busy from day to day, winter...

Although people often “flush it and forget it” when it comes to wastewater, it’s important to track it to ensure it doesn’t...

Early next year, an Australian water utility will be deploying a new leak detection tool — Kep. That’s the name of an...

The U.S. EPA is announcing a cross-agency effort to address perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS, which includes PFOA, PFOS and GenX,...

Lia Diagnostics recently launched the first-ever flushable pregnancy test at TechCrunch in Berlin.The tests are made from a special paper that claims...

High BOD, backup from filamentous bacteria growth overload, and bad odors at a wastewater treatment plant all signal that something is wrong...