Entries Tagged Grit Chamber

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She Needed a Change. She Found a Calling in Clean Water Operations.

Jeannie Burda discovered the clean-water world as a place to learn and grow. She leads the team at the largest wastewater treatment plant in Florida’s Pasco County.

December 18, 2025

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Treatment University: Innovative Clean-Water Plant Is Also a Lab

RUConn’s clean-water plant delivers high-quality effluent while serving as a place for process innovation and industry research

November 18, 2025

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Quality, Not Quantity. That’s the Secret to This Plant’s Safety Achievements.

A 2023 George W. Burke award is a testament to a safety culture and extensive safety training for the Hanover Park clean-water team and public works department

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For This Lead Plant Operator, It’s All About Helping People

Manuel Dos Santos overcame a learning disability to become his clean-water plant’s go-to guy and an award-winning lead operator

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Product Spotlight - Wastewater: System takes grit removal to miniscule levels

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Teamwork Does It

A long list of awards attests to years of excellence in operating and maintaining the Lehigh County Authority’s clean-water plant.

February 16, 2022

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Product Focus: February 2022

January 18, 2022

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A Kansas Operator Has a Simple Purpose: Treating Wastewater to the Best of His Ability

It’s no exaggeration to say Scott Milholland lives and breathes his career in wastewater. His William D. Hatfield Award is a testament to his dedication.

December 08, 2021

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This New Hampshire Operator Took a Challenging New Job Eyes Wide Open and Made it a Success

Jim Pouliot embarked on a new job determined to restore an aging wastewater treatment facility. The complete rebuild will ultimately include a solar energy array.

September 15, 2021

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End-to-End Recycling Initiative Is the Pride of Reclamation Facility in Semiarid New Mexico

The Hobbs Wastewater Reclamation Facility in southeast New Mexico reclaims all its influent and beneficially uses its entire biosolids stream.

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Welder. Operator. Designer. Consultant. Tim Wilkey Took a Winding Career Path Before Returning Home.

Tim Wilkey’s Hatfield award-winning career took him far and wide, but eventually back to his home state of Iowa.

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North Platte Operators Met the Challenge of Getting a Temperamental New Facility on Track

Now they keep it running and save money by handling projects in-house

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Grit Handling/Removal/Hauling - Smith & Loveless PISTA 360

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Wastewater Treatment Is the Family Business for This Superintendent

Melinda Ward carried lessons from her father into a career in the clean-water profession. She applies those lessons as a plant superintendent in North Carolina.

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How to Run a Plant with Seasonal Fluctuations

The award-winning town of Hampton team finds ways to deal with substantial variations in seasonal flows and influent strength.

August 18, 2016