The solar power system at the Silver City Wastewater Treatment Plant is not exactly what town officials first envisioned. For one thing,...
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News Briefs: Animal Control Rescues Deer From Water Treatment Tank
Animal control workers in Cobb County. Georgia, rescued a deer that fell into a water treatment tank at the R.L. Sutton Wastewater...
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News Briefs: City Shuts Off Water Service to Mayor's House for Nonpayment
The Santa Fe Water Division recently shut off service to the home of its own mayor, Javier Gonzales, for failing to pay...
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New App Allows Water Customers to Track Usage
We live in a connected world. Nearly everyone has a pocket device that can feed them any information they desire.Knowing this, the...
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News Briefs: FBI Investigating Indiana Treatment Plant
The wastewater treatment division of Terre Haute, Indiana, got a recent visit from FBI agents, who displayed a search warrant and took...
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Albuquerque Plant Works on Planning Its Next Chapter
As the Southside Water Reclamation Plant taps biogas and solar resources, operators are looking for ways to make it even more sustainable.The...
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News Briefs: Worker Gambles Away $850,000 in Utility Funds
A state auditor in New Mexico has accused a rural utility worker of embezzling $850,000 and gambling it away at casinos.The taxpayer...
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News Briefs: Residents Launching Their Own Utility to Deal With Bad Water
Residents near Bloomfield, New Mexico, are forming their own utility after dealing with bad water for the past nine months. The state...
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News Briefs: Pennsylvania Operator to Spend Six Months in Prison for Falsifying Reports
A wastewater treatment plant operator in Lake City, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act by submitting false reports...
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November 2016 Project Roundup: Groundbreaking Ceremonies, Construction and More
Editor’s Note: Each month, we’ll bring you a roundup of new water and wastewater projects from across the country. If you would like...
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Rural Areas Getting $331 Million Stimulus for Water Infrastructure
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $331 million in 85 projects aimed at improving water and...
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Bosque Farms Keeps 1,460 Grinder Pumps Humming
Operators at the Bosque Farms Wastewater Treatment Plant say their biggest challenge is keeping their microorganisms happy. Their biggest worry is staying...
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Mining Wastewater Plume Spreads to New Mexico Waters
A plume of contaminated mining wastewater has reached northern New Mexico waters, causing utilities in Aztec and Farmington to shut down river...
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A Stellar Team
Jennifer Baca and Chris Lopez love a challenge, and it has taken them far. From temporary laborer, to senior operator in charge of...

















