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Treatment plants all over the country are modernizing at a rapid pace, and there will come a time in your career as...

Its computer network under relentless attack, the wastewater-treatment plant’s systems fail, and a tank begins to overflow. Workers scramble to compensate, and...

10. The Nitty-Gritty of Treatment Plant ToursWastewater plant tours are an essential part of any public education program. In this post, we...

The US Water Alliance is releasing its "One Water Roadmap: The Sustainable Management of Life's Most Essential Resource" as a guide for changing...

Anyone first entering the wastewater field should consider themselves lucky if they’re hooked up with an old-timer — someone who’s been on...

In today’s volatile political arena, water is perhaps more important than it has ever been. And with new regulations and technological changes...

As the sun sets in the California foothills, a shadowy figure stands in silent regard, looking down on a wastewater treatment plant...

There’s a variety of dangers associated with working at water and wastewater treatment plants, and one of the most deadly hazards is...

After traveling to Bermuda and the United Kingdom this year and seeing how those areas handle wastewater operator licenses, I’m beginning to...

The secondary clarifier is a vital part of every wastewater treatment plant. Its health is determined by upstream variables and the mechanical...

Abigail Foust had done everything from working as a janitor to selling fly fishing waders. She even worked for three years in...

Rhinelander, Wisconsin, has a nose for cost-effective odor control.To eliminate odors from foul air drawn from beneath its influent channel covers, the...

Early in my career, my education focused on attending classes and getting licenses. It wasn’t until about 10 years in the wastewater...

Phosphorus — a water-quality nemesis and the target of tighter treatment regulations — might actually be bringing point-source and nonpoint source dischargers...