Entries Tagged Public Outreach

Editorial Water-Wise Wednesdays, Splash Into Spring: Just Two of This District's Outreach Initiatives

Water-Wise Wednesdays. Succulent Sundays. Splash into Spring. These are a few of the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District’s outreach programs that won awards...

June 09, 2020

Online Exclusives Letter Praises 'Back-End' Sewer and Water Workers

No industry is more essential than the waster and wastewater sector, but relatively few everyday citizens truly recognize and appreciate the services...

May 13, 2020

Editorial This Utility's Mobile Tap Trailer Proves That Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery

The Kenosha (Wisconsin) Water Utility created a Traveling Tap water wagon for use at local events to remind citizens of the water’s...

April 17, 2020

Editorial Creatures From Prehistoric Times Visit a California Clean-Water Facility

The dinosaurs came forward in time at a Goleta (California) Sanitary District open house last October. The district held its second Jurassic Plant...

February 13, 2020

Editorial A California District Partners With Other Utilities to Meet All of Its Customers’ Irrigation Needs

In a part of the country where freshwater supplies are often scarce, the Olivenhain (California) Municipal Water District is doing its part. The...

February 13, 2020

Editorial Setting Goals Reachable Through Hard Work. That's Lori Stenzel's Formula for Success.

Wanting more has dominated Lori Stenzel’s professional life. As senior water quality and environmental compliance specialist for Illinois American Water in Belleville, she...

November 19, 2019

Editorial A Concrete Structure Becomes a Public Attraction in a North Carolina Community

Community outreach and education take many forms at Winston-Salem/Forsyth County (North Carolina) Utilities. Most prominent is a 50-foot-tall, 290-foot-wide mural of a...

November 19, 2019

Online Exclusives Changing Minds: How the Industry Is Gaining Public Trust in Water Reuse

Getting ratepayers on board with water reuse may seem daunting, but those who have been keeping a finger on the pulse of...

October 29, 2019

Online Exclusives Taking on Retirement Gap Is an Industry Priority

At the same recent event in Salt Lake City, during which David Ross — the Environmental Protection Agency’s assistant administrator for water...

October 14, 2019

Online Exclusives This Kentucky Operator Is a Pioneer for Women in Water Treatment

Entry 244156When Pamela Rose wanted to join the Elizabethtown (Kentucky) Water Treatment Plant more than two decades ago, she was asked to...

October 01, 2019

Editorial Amazement With the Miracle of Treatment Brought Clifford Creeks Jr. Into the Profession

It’s been 23 years since Clifford Creeks Jr. traveled the short distance, just five minutes from where he grew up, to the...

September 17, 2019

Editorial Public Outreach Doesn't Have to Be by Mail or Door to Door. Here's an Innovative Approach by a Major Utility

A website created by Metropolitan Council Environmental Services delivers public information that has helped engage residents and reduce I&I.Metropolitan Council Environmental Services,...

August 08, 2019