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Entries Tagged Sustainability

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Treatment Isn’t Working Right? This Plant Team Experimented to Find Remedies.

Team members at a Cape Coral clean-water plant aren’t afraid to change things up. Their persistent upgrading dialing in earned them a 2025 Earle B. Phelps award.
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A New Solids Process Charts a Path to Energy Efficiency and Resilient Facilities

A New Jersey authority turns to biogas-fueled CHP for sustainable biosolids management and resiliency for the community and region
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This Utility Collects More Than Stormwater With Its Art Competition

Raleigh students’ artworks help educate and engage the public on stormwater runoff and other water-quality issues
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It's Four Decades Old. It Meets Today's Stringent Treatment Standards.

Modern technologies and sharp operators help a 1950 vintage California clean-water plant produce quality effluent and win recognition
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Lead Service Line Replacement: A Program Based on Performance

A central Wisconsin city is setting a national example with an aggressive 5-year program to inventory and replace some 8,000 lead water service lines
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Green Luminaries Take Pride in Eco-Friendly Landscapes

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District helps a school district transform its primary, middle and high school properties with green infrastructure
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An Advanced Treatment Plant Team Deals With the Challenges of Florida’s Wet and Dry Seasons

Hillsborough County’s Northwest Regional WRF protects water resources while helping its west central Florida communities deal with water stresses
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Protecting the Environment Is Goal No. 1 for This Florida WRF

St. Lucie County’s award-winning Holiday Pines Wastewater Treatment Facility consistently produces high-quality reclaimed water for golf course irrigation
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Product Spotlight: Wastewater - Additive helps lagoon operators avoid violations

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Little Things Mean a Lot: A Story of Energy Savings

The Utah city of South Jordan proceeds slowly and carefully with a direct potable reuse project that could secure its future water supply
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New Research Questions California's Water Scarcity Narrative

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In Energy Savings, Little Things Add Up. Erie County’s Experience Proves It.

A careful search for low-cost and no-cost changes helped a New York clean-water plant reduce energy bills by more than 5%
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This Young Pro Aspires to Transition From Operations to Leadership

Rianna Laughridge drew inspiration from the world underwater. She surfaced as a high-performing California clean-water operator.
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One Just Isn’t Enough. This Operator Helps Manage Plants Besides His Own.

Tony Lastowski shares his expertise in water treatment and distribution far beyond the boundaries of the Massachusetts community where he works full time