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Entries Tagged Public Outreach
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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NEW Water's Quest for Effluent Nutrient Reduction Reaches Out Across a Major Watershed
Rising in the ranks as an engineer and designer of clean-water plants, Tom Sigmund, P.E., likely never dreamed that someday he’d be...
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A Work of Public Art Pays Homage to a Former Treatment Plant Leader Who Had a Vision
Fulfilling a long-held dream of a retired wastewater treatment plant superintendent, a large mural in the California city of Santa Cruz greets...


















