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The Fire Chief Project: When the Commissioner Takes Over

September 14, 2015

What happens when the county commissioner spends a day as a wastewater operator?

The Fire Chief Project: The Amazing Power of a Wastewater Plant Tour

So how do you turn a wastewater skeptic into a proponent? Give a plant tour.

The Fire Chief Project: Connecting trout and clean water

A pretreatment coordinator helps deliver a vital message about the importance of wastewater treatment

The Fire Chief Project: One community learns that you get what you pay for

An Alabama town gives its water plant operators a sharp boost in pay in hopes of attracting talent.

The Fire Chief Project: How To Handle the Salary/Budget Argument

What is the price tag for an experienced operator?

Finally, a Wastewater Book for the Rest of Us

Finally, a Wastewater Book for the Rest of Us

A new book aims to describe wastewater collection, treatment and recycling in terms almost anyone can understand.

The Fire Chief Project: Biosolids Goes YouTube Crazy

The Fire Chief Project: Biosolids Goes YouTube Crazy

Nontraditional, but effective. See how one utility uses YouTube for biosolids education.

The Fire Chief Project: New York Marks 2015 As 'Year of the Operator'

The Fire Chief Project: New York Marks 2015 As 'Year of the Operator'

February 21, 2015

NYWEA decides it’s time to get serious about recognizing clean-water operators and attracting new talent

All You Need is Love ... And Clean Water: 5 Reasons to Adore Water/Wastewater Operators

All You Need is Love ... And Clean Water: 5 Reasons to Adore Water/Wastewater Operators

February 12, 2015

Without getting too mushy, here's why we heart water/wastewater operators.

The Fire Chief Project: Don’t believe it? Smell for yourself.

February 05, 2015

Members of the media take an “olfactory tour” of a clean-water plant in Terre-Haute, Ind.