Entries Tagged School

The wastewater treatment plant in the Illinois village of Deer Creek is small at 132,000 gpd (design), but not too small to...

Joseph A. Craig Charter School was host for the 2018 Water Palooza educational fair, sponsored by the Water Environment Federa- tion in...

Tricia Haler loves working in wastewater treatment, and her enthusiasm is contagious. When Haler created a program for elementary students, she thought a...

We all know it: The industry needs bright, young operators to replace those retiring. Approaches to recruitment are many: internships, apprenticeships, military...

Filling the void created by retiring water professionals is a nationwide challenge. So is the question of how to expose young people...

Water droplets Gobi and Aguat live in a cloud as best friends. They fall as rain and get separated, Gobi happily living...

There’s a lesson about water pollution to be found in a plastic cup filled with gummy bears, chocolate sauce and other assorted...

In the early 1980s, Georgia’s Henry County was a rural place with about 35,000 residents. Today, it’s part of the Atlanta metropolitan...

Leaders at Louisville Water admit that their first attempts at school outreach more than 10 years ago were a failure. Fortunately, they...

It’s hard finding young people who gravitate toward careers in water and wastewater. It’s harder when many lack interest and proficiency in...

Staff members for the Niagara Children’s Water Festival have seen a change in the third- and fourth-grade participants over the years: They...

Change comes slowly when cleaning rivers and streams, so it’s up to the next generation to carry on the legacy of water...

The Carvins Cove Natural Reserve is a small piece of man-made nature in an urban jungle, but its impact is anything but...

Editor's Note: In his new blog, The Monthly Clarifier, Jeff Kalmes, an operator and plant supervisor in Billerica, Massachusetts, will discuss daily operations and...