Entries Tagged Public Awareness

The team at the Weirton (West Virginia) Wastewater Treatment Plant wanted to make a great impression on visitors pulling up to the...

First impressions matter. Two clean-water plant operators responded to TPO’s request to share pictures of the welcome signs that help send positive...

The old saying is that you only get one chance to make a good first impression. Four clean-water operators responded to Treatment...

Ever since my son was little, we’ve had fun pointing out business signs with letters missing. A big-box store for months advertised...

The Washington city of Edmonds has transformed its wastewater treatment facility with a summer-long project to repair, clean and seal a decorative...

Staff members for the Niagara Children’s Water Festival have seen a change in the third- and fourth-grade participants over the years: They...

If you’ve been to WEFTEC recently or follow the news closely, then you know about beers made from recycled wastewater. No such...

It’s no secret that waves of operators are retiring and that water and wastewater utilities need replacements. It’s also no secret that...

It seems there’s an official month, or week, or day for almost everything. In April alone there’s Golden Rule Week, National Public...

In my father’s bathroom, there’s a cartoon picture of a two-story outhouse. The door on the upper unit is labeled “Government”; the...

Unless you’ve lived off the grid for the past nine months, you’ve probably heard of the hit game, “Pokémon Go.”Laurie Loftin learned...

Each year from spring through autumn, migrating humpback and California gray whales are a major attraction in coastline waters near San Francisco...

When you think of a beach party, you picture toes in the water and a tropical drink. While learning opportunities aren’t typically...

Editor's Note: This blog was originally posted on Think at the Sink, a public education arm of Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities Department. Here...