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Until the beginning of this year, direct potable reuse in Arizona was unequivocally banned. “There was a flat-out prohibition against using direct potable...

Sewage treatment may be an unglamorous job, but bacteria are happy to do it. And a bacterium recently discovered by Princeton researchers...

A train full of biosolids is causing a big stink in a small Alabama town. As many as 250 containers, or around...

A collections system playing a role in the fight against drug abuse? That’s what is happening in Cary, North Carolina. The town is...

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...