Entries Tagged Public Relations

WASTEWATER During nitrification in an aeration tank, which of the following parameters will decrease? A. Alkalinity B. Oxidation reduction potential, or ORP C. Nitrate D. Nitrite Answer: A. As nitrification progresses through...

Winning an award for sustainability was not top of mind when Seneca (South Carolina) officials began to redesign their water treatment facility. Ultimately,...

There are days when life gets a little interesting at a treatment plant. Like on the day a white-tailed fawn falls into...

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District in Wisconsin markets its biosolids as "Milorganite." DC Water in Washington, D.C., recently launched "Bloom." And now, the...

The lead contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan, has brought drinking water safety into headlines across the country. Lead service laterals are a...

A team of water and sewer workers from the city of Lucedale, Mississippi, reunited an 8-week-old pit bull with its family after...

The utility: The Cronulla Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is one of 30 wastewater treatment and water recycling plants in greater Sydney, the Blue...

The systemic lead contamination in the Flint, Michigan, water supply has created a national dialogue about infrastructure and lead service pipes. “Could...

My older brother brings an insulated jug of water along when we go fishing. On it he has written “BWIFI” in bold...

When making rounds, a treatment plant operator’s tasks typically do not include removing deer from clarifiers. But that wasn’t the case one...

No one can really say how long Donald Trump's presidential campaign will last. If you told most veteran journalists or political junkies...

Todd Danielson is the chief utilities executive of Avon Lake Regional Water, a utility on the shores of Lake Erie that provides water...

As it often goes with traditions, we can’t remember how they began. Such is the case in Saginaw, Michigan, where a historic water...

Private companies are rarely criticized for hiring public relations firms to promote their image or advertising agencies to push their products.But when...