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Wow, I received a lot of great feedback from last month’s blog (How to Get Your Foot in the Classroom Door).I’ve been going...

What is that rotten egg smell? If you’re a wastewater operator, you get that question a lot from visitors or even friends....

In British Columbia, Canada, operators are required to complete 2.4 continuing education units (CEU) every two years to maintain certification, which equates...

The Environmental Resources Training Center at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville provides a unique opportunity for aspiring treatment plant operators. Its year-long program combines...

“I saw it on the news, and I just needed to do something.”That’s what New Englander Ken Hinson said when he watched...

Editor's Note: In his new blog, The Monthly Clarifier, Jeff Kalmes, an operator and plant supervisor in Billerica, Massachusetts, will discuss daily operations and...

Educating the public and key stakeholders plays a vital role for any wastewater utility as shared responsibility helps keep a system operating...

Federal legislation at the end of 2015 banned the future manufacture and sale of microbeads — those small plastic particles used as...

You walk into the trendy space, the vibe of the city humming around you. The bartender strikes up a conversation, so you...

“Never forget that you live at the mouth of the largest freshwater estuary in the world. And never forget the great responsibility...

When Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, hosted its first water-tasting competition in 1991, organizers had to work hard to fill the field of...

If there is one lesson to be learned from the Flint crisis, it is this: Our communities will be safer in the...

I’ve worked in the same plant for 30 years, so I've witnessed the years of “stay out of sight” — meaning be...

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District plans to have its flood-damaged Fenton Wastewater Treatment Plant restored to full treatment capability by April...