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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...

Surprise audits at a treatment plant are not uncommon. Governing agencies sometimes show up unannounced to look over records and walk through...

It’s a tough question.Replace all the lead pipe in your drinking water system, including home service laterals, or add corrosion-control chemicals at...

Let’s face it. Serious, complex topics and information always have the potential to feel as dry as the current state of California. However, Bay...

The systemic lead contamination in the Flint, Michigan, water supply has created a national dialogue about infrastructure and lead service pipes. “Could...

Nov. 29, 2011: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder appoints Michael Brown the first emergency manager of four to help deal with a declared...

Touring a water or wastewater plant might not be what you'd consider a “vacation destination.” However, there are plenty of people —...

Editor's note: We invite water operators to share their perspectives on the lead contamination problem in Flint, Michigan. Send an email to editor@tpomag.com. We...

When making rounds, a treatment plant operator’s tasks typically do not include removing deer from clarifiers. But that wasn’t the case one...

Some areas of the East Coast are still reeling from a historic rain event that hit the region in early October. South Carolina —...

Despite the worst recorded algal bloom in Lake Erie this past summer, the City of Toledo drinking water system did not experience...