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Ohio Articles
Editorial
Lake Erie WaterFest Brings the Party to Conservation Efforts
When you think of a beach party, you picture toes in the water and a tropical drink. While learning opportunities aren’t typically...
Editorial
Phase IV Status Means Excellent Operator Training at Crown Water
Achieving Phase IV in the Partnership for Safe Water Program - Treatment Optimization Program means more than peer recognition at the Crown...
Editorial
From Failed Upgrade to Successful Power Generation
After spending millions of dollars for a system upgrade, the Wooster (Ohio) Water Pollution Control Plant was regularly violating its effluent permit....
Online Exclusives
Cleveland Trumps Up Infrastructure Ahead of GOP Convention
The Republican National Convention kicks off July 18 in Cleveland, the city’s first such event since 1936. That means about 50,000 visitors...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Suspected Drowning at Plant Attributed to Heart Attack
Although first considered a drowning accident at a Baton Rouge (Louisiana) wastewater treatment plant, an autopsy revealed that 57-year-old plant worker Michael...
Editorial
This Plant is Conquering CSOs With a Wet-Weather Clarifier
Heavy rains flowing through the Ohio city of Springfield’s combined sewer system overwhelmed the wastewater treatment plant. The city averaged 50 to...
Online Exclusives
Open House Operations Challenge Showcases Wastewater Skills
Jerry Greiner, president of the Northwestern Water and Sewer District in Bowling Green, Ohio, admits it’s not always easy for his employees to explain...
Videos
How Southwest Licking Navigated Those Complex Biosolids Rules
Josh Holton, a Class III wastewater operator at the Southwest Licking Community Water and Sewer District near Hebron, Ohio, takes phosphorus seriously....
Editorial
How a Political Science Degree Applies to Wastewater Treatment
Some might claim that by working in the wastewater industry, Josh Holton isn’t making use of his college degree in political science...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Snowy Owl Recovers From Sludge Pond Dive
A wildlife rescue has a happy ending, thanks to two county wastewater system employees. The duo recently discovered a disabled snowy owl in...
Online Exclusives
Sewer Cum Laude: NEORSD Creates Wastewater University
Educating the public and key stakeholders plays a vital role for any wastewater utility as shared responsibility helps keep a system operating...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Flint Water Official Says He Raised Red Flag
During a legislative hearing last week, Flint water treatment plant official Mike Glasgow testified he had reservations about the city’s water source...
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In Berkeley Springs, Tasty Water is King
When Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, hosted its first water-tasting competition in 1991, organizers had to work hard to fill the field of...



















