Hurricane Florence hit the North Carolina coast on Sept. 13 as a Category 1 storm, bringing a strong storm surge and torrential...
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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
Sediment in Water Storage Tanks Can Be a Haven for Pathogens. Here's What to Do About It.
While hurricanes like Harvey and Irma can cause multiple breaches in a water system, sediment already accumulated in water tanks can add...
Editorial
Here's How Three Trailblazing Women Rose Through the Ranks in the Wastewater Profession
Barbara Jackson, Vernia Hawthorne and
Jewel Minor entered the wastewater profession from different areas, but they had one thing in common: determination...
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EPA Announces Preparations for 2018 Hurricane Season
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has joined partners across federal, tribal, state and local governments in preparation for the 2018 Atlantic...
Editorial
Here's How a Florida Treatment Plant Team Deals With Hurricanes and Other Storm Events
Please excuse the staff at the Palm Coast Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 1 for complaining about lousy weather.Hurricane Irma was just the...
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Planet Water Foundation Supports Hurricane Relief Effort in Puerto Rico
Planet Water Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on bringing clean water to the world’s most impoverished communities, recently announced plans to deploy 12...
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Town’s Water System Recovers Quickly After Direct Hit From Hurricane Harvey
The water system in the small bayside community of Holiday Beach, Texas, is back on, a development Neil Adams, general manager of...
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Hurricane Harvey Provides a Valuable Learning Experience
When Hurricane Harvey hit South Texas Aug. 25, the city of Pearland’s Department of Public Works was put to the test. It...
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Online Tool Shows WWTPs Affected by Harvey
As those in the water/wastewater industry know all too well, it’s not just homes that must be evaluated and rebuilt in the...
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Utilities Track Path of Hurricane Irma
Florida residents are closely following the path of Hurricane Irma, seeing where the massive storm currently wreaking havoc in the Caribbean might...
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Hundreds of Treatment Plants Hit by Harvey
It started Aug. 13 when a tropical wave off Africa’s west coast combined with a low-pressure area near the Cabo Verde Islands....
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Initiating Water Culture Through Water Clusters
In today’s volatile political arena, water is perhaps more important than it has ever been. And with new regulations and technological changes...















