City officials in Stillwater, Oklahoma, got a surprise recently when they discovered a dog trapped in a clean water basin at the...
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News Briefs: Vandals at Bismarck Plant Damage Vehicles, Equipment
Vandals in Bismarck, North Dakota, recently did more than $30,000 in damage to the city’s wastewater treatment plant, according to local police.Vehicles...
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News Briefs: Human Error Causes Black Discharge in Niagara River
Some photos and videos recently surfaced online showing a large pool of dark black water in the Niagara River near Niagara Falls,...
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Instead of Retiring, This Former Operator is Mentoring Young Professionals
When William Grandner took a temporary position at a New York City wastewater treatment plant in 1979, he wasn’t sure he would...
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Addison Village's Sole Operator Keeps Its Upgraded Plant Running Smoothly
Working alone in the Addison Village Wastewater Treatment Plant, plant operator Chuck Wright depends on high-performing and reliable equipment.After a $3.34 million...
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News Briefs: Teens Arrested for Infiltrating Water Storage Tank
Three teenagers in Troy, Indiana, were arrested after being accused of breaking into the town’s water storage tank.Utility employees found the doors...
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NYC Program Ramps Up Effort to Convert Food Waste Into Biogas
Three years into a pilot program aimed at keeping food out of landfills, New York City is making slow but steady progress.From...
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WWTP Operator Spearheads Effort to Create Tree Farm at Plant
Relocating more than 80 trees from the botanical gardens in North Tonawanda to create a tree farm at the wastewater treatment plant...
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News Briefs: Salaries Docked for 25 Water Employees After Data Falsification
The city of Youngstown, Ohio, has reduced the salaries and suspended 25 water employees who were found guilty of falsifying credentials.The workers...
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Finding the Funds for Big Upgrades in Small Towns
It’s a common tale. A small community’s clean-water plant is aging. The operators know it’s time to modernize or upgrade. They know...
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News Briefs: Fire Breaks Out at Michigan WWTP
A fire at Warren, Michigan’s WWTP resulted in damage to a conveyor belt and electronic controls.A power failure and subsequent switch to...
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News Briefs: Workers Resign from Florida Plant, Citing Health Concerns
Four workers resigned from a wastewater treatment plant in Apopka, Florida, saying they had concerns about their health and safety.Chief operator Glen...
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News Briefs: City Worker Dies at Wastewater Plant in Tampa, Florida
A 52-year-old city worker from Tampa, Florida, was killed at a wastewater facility last week after getting pinned between a dump truck...
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News Briefs: Sioux City Treatment Plant Management Under FBI Scrutiny
An ongoing investigation into Sioux City, Iowa’s wastewater treatment plant has led FBI agents to obtain a search warrant and seize computer...



















