Entry 244221Wastewater treatment plant workers in Craig, Colorado, came into work recently to find wastewater up to the ceiling. Turns out, a...
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A Florida County Finds New Ways to Put Reclaimed Water to Work
Pasco County, Florida, is putting reclaimed water to use in a new way that makes the regional drinking water supply more sustainable...
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News Briefs: Florida City Agrees to Pay Hackers Ransom Money
Entry 244278The Riviera Beach (Florida) City Council has agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom after hackers used a virus to take down...
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Study Shows 'Flushable' Wipes Don't Disperse in Sewer Systems
So-called flushable wipes are in the news again — this time clogging the sewer system in Miami-Dade (Florida) Water and Sewer Department.
A...
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News Briefs: Door-to-Door Water Treatment Salesman Faces 112 Charges
Entry 244390The Canadian province of Ontario recently filed 112 charges against a door-to-door salesman using misleading claims to offer water treatment services...
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News Briefs: Residents Report Illness After Fluoride Pump Malfunction
Entry 244418
Sandy City, Utah, was recently cited by the state’s Department of Environmental Quality after testing revealed high levels of lead, copper...
Editorial
Pinellas County Students Learn About Wastewater on Site and in Class
Shea Dunifon, education coordinator for Pinellas County Utilities in Florida, tirelessly invents creative ways to teach K-12 students about wastewater.
She makes it...
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News Briefs: Cryptosporidium Discovery Causes Boil-Water Notice in B.C.
Entry 244538The residents of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, are under a boil-water advisory after city officials found elevated levels of the parasites...
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News Briefs: Indirect Reuse Project in Florida Facing Resistance
Entry 244550A $350 million project proposal could see indirect reuse of wastewater in the City of Tampa, Florida, but a city council...
Editorial
What Makes This Florida Clean-Water Plant Successful? You Can Sum It Up in One Word.
Mark Darmanin will tell you there’s a simple reason for the success of the North Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Broward County,...
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News Briefs: Hurricane Florence Tests the Carolinas' Sewer/Water Infrastructure
Entry 244697Numerous sewer systems and treatment plants have been overwhelmed in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, as the storm tested the infrastructure...
Editorial
In This Florida County, Wastewater Effluent Goes on to Become Irrigation Water for a Variety of Green Spaces
Team members at the South County Water Reclamation Facility IN Collier County, Florida, have been scrambling to keep up with growth...
Editorial
Doing It the Island Way
They don’t hire licensed operators when there’s an opening at the Island Water Treatment Plant in Sanibel, Florida.
“We take new people and...
Editorial
See How Students Approached the Challenge of Creating Water Tower Models
Filling the void created by retiring water professionals is a nationwide challenge. So is the question of how to expose young people...











