The Eustis Wastewater Treatment Plant went online in 1959 with a 1.0 mgd trickling filter process. Fifty-seven years later, it’s a 2.4...
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News Briefs: Former Wastewater Director Faces Grand Theft Charges
A former executive director of the South Central Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, which serves Boynton Beach and Delray Beach, Florida, is facing...
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Those Futuristic Drones: How Using ROVs For Infrastructure Inspection Can Reduce Legwork
Inspecting miles of flood control waterways, reservoirs and other infrastructure is getting a lot easier thanks to new technology. The use of...
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The Power of Many: Can Biosolids Become a Regional Commodity?
Editor's Note: This article is part a biosolids profile in the September 2015 issue of Treatment Plant Operator. Not a subscriber? Take care of...
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Infrastructure Innovator Aaron Zahn Named Young Floridian of the Year
Jacksonville business leader and infrastructure innovator Aaron Zahn, a national leader in the wastewater infrastructure and organic waste industry, has been named...
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5 Awesome Fix-a-Leak Week Events
Water utilities and communities across the nation are hosting events to celebrate Fix-A-Leak Week, March 16-22. Promoted by the U.S. Environmental Protection...
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Do All States Need OSHA-Approved Plans?
Workers are widely considered a company’s most valuable asset, and in the private sector, federal OSHA programs typically dictate safe working conditions....
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AMTA and AWWA Announce Membrane Technology Winners
The American Membrane Technology Association and the American Water Works Association announced four awardees at this year’s Membrane Technology Conference. Awardees were...
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News Briefs: Plant Employees Sue City for Asbestos Exposure
The City of East Lansing, Michigan, is facing a lawsuit filed by employees of its wastewater treatment plant. The employees — eight...
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News Briefs: Florida Operator Dies in Plant Accident
Plant operator Herminio Padilla Jr., 48, died Saturday at the East Central Regional Water Reclamation Facility in West Palm Beach, Fla., after...
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AMWA Honors Drinking Water Utilities for Management Excellence
The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies honored 15 public drinking water systems with its top utility management awards on Oct. 20 at...
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A Florida Batch Plant Exceeds Design Performance Through Study, Observation And Testing
Kanahou Alana admits he knew nothing about wastewater when he became the operator of the Layton Wastewater Treatment Plant on Florida’s Long Key...
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News Briefs: Operator Says Space Debris Hit Treatment Plant
Workers at New Jersey’s Secaucus Municipal Utilities Authority were surprised to see a piece of debris tumbling from the sky toward the...
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Hawkins Announces Agreement to Acquire Dumont Company
Hawkins, Inc. (Nasdaq: HWKN) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of The Dumont...












