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If you want to recycle your biosolids, you have to market.And while that involves more than putting out a pile and printing...

Some days, you might wonder why you need more social media in your life. Isn’t Facebook enough? Why, just why, do you...

When Duane Covington took over as superintendent of Chariton Waterworks almost two years ago, he resumed a project started by his predecessor...

Wastewater technology may one day solve the world’s thirst for freshwater and provide an environmentally safe means for biosolids disposal.Brad Hill, utilities...

When you’re new to wastewater, nothing is more important than listening to a plant’s seasoned operators. Here, Marcel Tremblay shares what he...

After a nearly five-year drought, Texas swung abruptly in the other direction as torrential rains caused deadly flooding this week. The storms...

At most utilities, the leadership hierarchy looks like this:Shift supervisor/lead operator Assistant chief operator Chief operator Plant manager/plant superintendent Director of operations Assistant utility director Utility directorAlthough each...

Few things are as precious to humankind as water. But that water becomes an even more precious commodity when you can’t afford...

Truck it to farm fields. Ship it to composters and blenders. Fertilize trees. Bag it up for sale at the garden store....

Research performed at a wastewater treatment facility in Calgary, Canada, might one day help develop better processes for removing contaminants, save billions...

Spartanburg, South Carolina, residents love frozen. No, not the Disney movie. They’re big fans of Spartanburg Water’s ice houses — the automated...

Since I became editor of Treatment Plant Operator in 2009, I’ve been wishing for a resource to explain wastewater treatment in simple...

A once-shuttered water treatment plant could find new life as a one-of-a-kind, hands-on training center for future water and wastewater operators.Built in...

Bioaugmentation in wastewater treatment is not new. In fact, wastewater treatment professionals have turned to biological additives for decades as a way...