Entries Tagged Public Education

From wastewater plant management to the operational staff, Public Works department, and community, pride was busting out all over Waynesboro after the...

Tricia Haler loves working in wastewater treatment, and her enthusiasm is contagious. When Haler created a program for elementary students, she thought a...

Mark Darmanin will tell you there’s a simple reason for the success of the North Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Broward County,...

As a centerpiece for a clean-water treatment plant’s community outreach, it’s hard to beat the 24-acre bird-watcher’s paradise created by five lagoons...

In 1993, a few team members at Houston Water were charged to create a festival with activities to teach kids about water...

Thirty or so years ago, a big day of production  was a time to celebrate for a water plant team. “When I came...

Making a formerly invisible wastewater treatment operation highly visible is an unspoken theme of construction projects at Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew).  ...

Filling the void created by retiring water professionals is a nationwide challenge. So is the question of how to expose young people...

On a recent visit with my grandsons, 6-year-old Tucker out of the blue began talking about the “water wasting treatment plant.” Apparently he...

When Kathleen Cahall was a high school student in Dayton, Ohio, her advanced chemistry class focused on environmental issues including water quality....

Water droplets Gobi and Aguat live in a cloud as best friends. They fall as rain and get separated, Gobi happily living...

Visitors to Alexandria (Virginia) Renew Enterprises don’t have to wait long to learn about the organization that keeps area waterways clean. Essential messages...

There’s a lesson about water pollution to be found in a plastic cup filled with gummy bears, chocolate sauce and other assorted...

In the early 1980s, Georgia’s Henry County was a rural place with about 35,000 residents. Today, it’s part of the Atlanta metropolitan...