Industrial growth in the past decade has put the Macon Water Authority (MWA) in Georgia on the precipice of a major expansion...
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How WWTP Tours Can Help Operators Get Acquainted With New Processes
The Macon Water Authority (MWA) in Georgia recently completed about $51 million worth of long overdue rehab work on its two wastewater...
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Antimicrobial Resistant Gene Discovered in Georgia Wastewater
A gene that causes bacteria to be resistant to one of the world’s most important antibiotics, colistin, has been detected in sewer...
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AMWA Honors Drinking Water Utilities for Management Excellence
The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies recently honored four public drinking water systems with its top utility management awards Oct. 4 in...
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Case Studies - July 2021
Quiet bypass pump a fit for lift station repair in urban area
Problem
During a lift station pump repair in Hollywood, Florida, all sewer lines...
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Clayton County Lab Functions as an Integral Part of the Clean-Water Operations Team
The clean-water plants at the Clayton County Water Authority have an excellent record for meeting effluent permit requirements. That is thanks to...
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Worth Noting - April 2021
People/Awards
Four City of Houston wastewater treatment plants won Peak Performance Awards from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies:
Kingwood Cedar Bayou Plant, Platinum Award
Forest Grove...
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Columbus Water Work Uses Technology and Pedestrian Methods to Manage its Watershed
Columbus Water Works uses electronic monitoring and other technology to manage its watershed and its water and wastewater treatment, but it also...
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Industry News: December 2020
Centrisys secures order for Denver treatment facilityCentrisys Corp. will be sending eight CS26-4 decanter centrifuges to the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District in Denver....
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News Briefs: Flint Isn't Spending EPA Funding Fast Enough
Entry 243499According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, more than $87 million in federal funding earmarked to fix Flint, Michigan’s infrastructure hasn’t...
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Brian McDade Has a Passion for Water Treatment and a Calling to Help Others
The water business was an accident for Brian McDade.
“For most of my life, I wanted to obtain a psychology degree,” says McDade,...
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News Briefs: Residents Under Long-Term Water Advisory in Summerville, Georgia
Entry 243554The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that residents in Summerville, Georgia, could be under a water advisory for up to a...
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News Briefs: Waste Hauler Crashes Into Pump Station in Ohio
Entry 243618A 60,000-pound waste hauler semi-truck in Rome, Georgia, recently rolled down an incline and crashed into a wastewater treatment plant’s drain...
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A Nontraditional Aesthetic Highlights a University's New Water Reclamation Facility
A small plant in Atlanta that uses hydroponics to treat wastewater saves money for its host by producing reclaimed water that can...













