Entries Tagged Massachusetts

The Massachusetts town of Orleans on Cape Cod is a hot spot for vacationers and long-term renters, especially in summer. Seventy-five percent of...

The timing was right for a solar energy project at the Home Farm Water Plant in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. For one thing, the plant...

Entry 243327Two water treatment plant workers in Wrentham, Massachusetts, were transported by medical helicopter to a hospital for injuries sustained in a...

No industry is more essential than the waster and wastewater sector, but relatively few everyday citizens truly recognize and appreciate the services...

Entry 243452Researchers from a biotech startup called Biobot Analytics recently reported that they took samples from a wastewater treatment plant in an...

A 2007 expansion of the Town of Ayer (Massachusetts) Wastewater Treatment Plant included UV disinfection to replace gaseous chlorine, eliminating safety concerns...

Entry 243629A wildlife rehabilitation group based out of Delta, British Columbia, recently rescued a bald eagle that had landed in a wastewater...

Paula Ely was surprised a couple of decades ago when her clean-water plant superintendent took her aside and said, “I want you...

The Workforce Development Center at Springfield (Massachusetts) Technical Community College (STCC) is partnering with the Massachusetts Water Works Association to offer a...

Entry 244203Instead of relying on manual clearing of brush and overgrowth at the Barnstable (Massachusetts) Wastewater Treatment Plant, workers are relying on...

Entry 244272A police officer and a wastewater treatment plant operator were decontaminated and hospitalized after a peroxyacetic acid spill at the plant...

Entry 244366Firefighers from Boston, Massachusetts, recently responded to a hazmat incident at a wastewater treatment facility in Deer Island. The emergency call came...

You won’t find a treatment plant at the Boston Water and Sewer Commission. You will find a highly dedicated operations team that...

For 15 years the Springfield (Massachusetts) Water and Sewer Commission has hosted fifth-graders from the Springfield Public Schools at the wastewater treatment...