Entries Tagged Illinois

First it forms. Then it multiplies. Then it attaches to underwater structures like water system intakes.It’s frazil ice, and it’s led to...

The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies honored 15 public drinking water systems with its top utility management awards on Oct. 20 at...

A lead operator at the Fox River Water Reclamation District in Elgin, Ill., was taken into custody Oct. 1 after police received...

Drivers on U.S.-126 outside of Lansing, Mich., were held up in traffic after a truck carrying processed biosolids tipped over, emptying its...

Editor's Note: The Evanston Water Utility celebrated its 100th birthday on July 26 with an open house. For more information on the...

So you have a local operators’ group whose members can’t get time off to attend a two- or three-day state or regional...

Egrets and trumpeter swans may know more about the Shannon Wastewater Treatment Plant than the 757 folks it serves. These and other...

When the City of North Chicago consolidated the water, street and engineering divisions into a single public works department in 2011, the...

What Doug Strempek doesn’t know about water systems, he makes up for with his ability to integrate technological advancements in his community.“I’m...

As general manager of utilities for the City of Moline, Ill., Greg Swanson works hard to promote the water treatment industry and...

TrojanUV is pleased to announce that the TrojanUVSigna has been selected by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD). The...

Operators had plenty of input to the design of the new Bradley Avenue Water Treatment Plant in Champaign County, Ill. Their input...

Maybe John McCool would rather have an automated bar screen scraper instead of having to rake the screen three times a day....

It takes a special touch — and a strong leader — to keep a 120-year-old water plant ticking. That’s what Scott Bailey...