One drop of water may seem insignificant, but if you trace the path it follows during its infinite lifetime, you see how...
Entries Tagged Public Education
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Utility Tackles Chronic Lift Station Issues With Public Education
When Jason Arnold confronted his utility’s soaring frequency of lift station repairs, he didn’t just want to head off problems. It was...
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Convincing Consumers to Dedicate Dollars to Infrastructure
The adage “out of sight, out of mind” is a particularly common one in the water and wastewater industry. It’s often made...
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Don't Miss Out! Get Your Plant Involved in Drinking Water Week
Earlier this month, the industry celebrated Drinking Water Week, a time when many utilities do some public outreach and educate their customers on...
Editorial
WaterWays Program Teaches Youth to Preserve Water Resources
They can be a drop of saltwater in the Atlantic Ocean. Or a drop of clean water fresh from a well. Or...
Editorial
Magnificent Mentor Educates Public Through His Students
Ken Burgener was proud to learn that a student he had mentored had won a prestigious award in the Intel International Science...
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New Initiative Raises Awareness of Water Sector Challenges
Grundfos has announced the launch of its Who Runs the Water that Runs America initiative, which was created to help water and wastewater utilities...
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Treatment Plant Gives Tours to 700 Students in 2 Days
Treating and recycling 4.3 mgd is routine business for the Ironhouse Sanitary District. Giving plant tours to 700 sixth-graders and chaperones in...
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Water Festival Rides Pokémon Fad to Increase Attendance
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...
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See How a New Mexico Plant Got 7,000 Kids to Care About Wastewater
Who really owns a river? Technically, the answer is no one. But employees of the Albuquerque Bernalillo County (New Mexico) Water Utility...
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4 Evolved Pokemon That Could Protect Our Water
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...
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A Little TLC: The Secret to Leesburg’s Class A Biosolids Program
For years, the town of Leesburg (Virginia) Water Pollution Control Facility land-applied Class B liquid biosolids to neighboring farm fields.“For that particular...
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3-Part Documentary Highlights San Diego's Water History
The San Diego County Water Authority released a new documentary series that highlights the major events in the region’s ongoing quest for safe...
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Get Your Groove On, California! The Tap Water Express Has Arrived
Imagine a Saturday night street dance in Santa Clara, California.Now imagine the same scene as a unique vehicle, wrapped in a colorful...



















