Entries Tagged Fire Chief Project

Don Clark and Jason Fladland had tried public meetings, water festivals and citizen committees to raise awareness of issues facing the Tenmile...

It’s said a drop of water takes 90 days to travel from Minnesota’s Lake Itasca down the Mississippi River to the Gulf...

A plant tour for members of a Village Study Committee paid off handsomely for the York (Maine) Sewer District.Tim Haskell, plant superintendent,...

Many clean-water plants do their own outreach. The City of Montpelier (Vt.) Wastewater Treatment Plant is among them.“But when you do tours...

So there’s a drought in your area and local utility policies restrict your ability to turn on the sprinkler for your garden....

Many operators cringe at the thought of conducting plant tours. Images of 100 third-graders running amok around dangerous equipment race through their...

Gary DeKock, retired a year ago from his position as plant supervisor at the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Wastewater Treatment Plant, will make...

It’s not every day you see racers jogging through your wastewater treatment plant.But on June 14, that’s precisely what’ll happen at the...

If you’re going to highlight the importance of clean water and wastewater treatment, it makes sense to include resource recovery in the...

It’s fairly common for governors to proclaim a special day or week to honor water and wastewater operators. Usually it’s a state...

One of the best ways to get your community’s attention is to piggyback a local event on a milestone of wider significance.As...

Bill Austin, executive director of the DeSoto County (Miss.) Regional Utility Authority still looms large during tours of the agency’s clean-water plants.An...

When the Colorado city of Fort Morgan launched a series of Brown Bag Lunches to help residents learn about city departments, Mike...

It has LEED platinum green building certification. Room for 260 guests. A full catering kitchen. A dance floor and excellent audio-visual equipment....