Despite the worst recorded algal bloom in Lake Erie this past summer, the City of Toledo drinking water system did not experience...
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Video: Operator Helps Rescue Woman in Icy Reservoir
Thomas Braithwaite, a water operator in Brigham City, Utah, usually checks the Mantua Reservoir at 6 a.m. on his daily route. Not...
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Somber Day: Deer Island Staff Remembers 'Baby Doe'
About 1,150 employees work for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority in Boston. Despite the organization’s size, it is very much like a...
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News Briefs: Worms Invade Neighborhood Drinking Water
Residents from the Woodland Acres Subdivision near Houston, Texas, are dealing with wormy tap water after a power outage disrupted services at...
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Three Woofs for Operators! Stray Dog Rescued at Phoenix Plant
You never know what a day will bring. One minute, you’re making rounds at your plant, and the next you’re lassoing an...
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American Water Awards $400,000 For Nature-Based Play Spaces
The American Water Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization created by American Water, the nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility...
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San Antonio's Project Agua Provides Water Bill Relief
Few things are as precious to humankind as water. But that water becomes an even more precious commodity when you can’t afford...
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The Fire Chief Project: Biosolids Goes YouTube Crazy
Forget the screaming sheep, dancing skeletons and thousands of lip-synced renditions of Let it Go; YouTube is more than just a place...
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Picking Up Rocks at WWETT 2015
Welcome to Day 1 of the 2015 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show – Education Day. It’s my third...
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Fish On! Water Utility Goes Angling for Charity
Most people would agree water treatment facilities do plenty of good for their communities. But in El Paso, Texas, fishermen are especially...
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Cleveland Kicks Off 'Year of Clean Water' With Sustainability Initiative
Building a “thriving green city on a blue lake” is the tagline for Sustainable Cleveland 2019 — a 10-year initiative that hopes...
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In Texas, Brown is the New Green
One Texas community is using a grassroots campaign to conserve water. And township leaders are confident the efforts will successfully preserve limited...
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3 Fa-La-La-Fantastic Wastewater Holiday Videos
The holidays are here, and with them come clever parodies, well wishes and more from wastewater and sanitation districts across the country....
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Biosolids Challenge: What's In a Name?
Ron Adams, the Mechanicsburg (Pa.) Wastewater Treatment Plant supervisor, wants his customers involved in what he does. He wants them to understand...

















