Customers are king at Daphne (Ala.) Utilities. Rob McElroy, general manager, and his team make it so. They do the kinds of...
Entries Tagged Fire Chief Project
Editorial
Watershed Warriors Look Upstream
As nutrient restrictions get stricter, notably for phosphorus, clean-water agencies are looking upstream. Adaptive management regimes in states like Wisconsin allow agencies...
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The Fire Chief Project: What Are your milestones? How do you celebrate them
Is your treatment plant 10, 25 or 50 years old? Have you gone five years without a permit violation? Have any of...
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The Fire Chief Project: Making the work-school connection
How better to help encourage the next generation of clean-water operators than to engage with college students? The North Country Now website...
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The Fire Chief Project: They called, he answered
The ABC 4 Utah TV news crew has been reporting on U.S. cities looking at “toilet to tap” treatment – putting reclaimed...
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The Fire Chief Project: Ribbon cutting -- what's next?
A ribbon-cutting is a great way to mark a big occasion – and the opening of a new $25 million water recycling...
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The Fire Chief Project: Clean-Water operators "fight fires" too
When the fire department does its job, trucks roar down the streets, sirens blazing. People from miles around may see the smoke....
Editorial
Up the Ladder
Jim Meehan’s reasoning is simple: Operators who are better schooled and have higher-level licenses help a treatment plant perform more effectively.
He and...
Blogs
The Fire Chief Project: Partnering With Green
A report on the Baytoday.ca website based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, reports that Greening Nipissing and the City of North Bay...
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The Fire Chief Project: It’s not just for the guys
It’s easy for the clean-water profession to overlook half the potential pool of future operators: women. The North Shore Sanitary District isn’t...
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The Fire Chief Project: Plant opening is cause for celebration
With all the fanfare of cutting the ribbon on a new firehouse, the community of Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, celebrated its new...
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The Fire Chief Project: Training center offers scholarships
The Environmental Resources Training Center (ERTC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is offering a $500 scholarship for students entering its one-year Water...
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The Fire Chief Project: Want a voice in your local media? Here’s a way to get it.
Doug Sibolski wasn’t about to let misconceptions stand about water quality in his community and the effect of his treatment plant on...
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The Fire Chief Project: Giving credit to unsung heroes
It’s a tough time to be a water or wastewater professional in Detroit – the city’s fiscal issues are well known. However,...





