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Entries Tagged Texas

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This Texas Operator Draws Motivation From Protecting His State’s Water Resources

Joe Thompson has helped his water district build for a future of rapid growth. He also helps operators excel and works to bring new ones into the profession.
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A Major Plant Upgrade Met a Dual Objective. Awards Were Just a Byproduct.

A plant expansion and treatment upgrade gives this Texas city capacity for growth and a reliable water supply through indirect potable reuse
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News Briefs: EPA Proposes Adding Microplastics and Pharmaceuticals to Contaminant Candidate List

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, an underground electrical fire triggers a manhole explosion in Larchmont, New York, injuring two police officers
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News Briefs: Survey Shows High Public Trust in Municipal Water

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a utility worker is found dead in a manhole after a suspected electrical accident in Corpus Christi, Texas
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News Briefs: DC Water Begins Park Restoration After Potomac Spill

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, Texas' Lake Corpus Christi is teetering on the brink of a historic low, with the city manager warning that the reservoir is expected to drop below 10% capacity for the first time
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This Lab Leader Shows That Treatment Is About the Bugs, but Also the Numbers

Jevonne Bass and her lab team strive to make sure clean-water plant operators have the data they need to make sound treatment decisions
News Briefs: Pennsylvania Boil-Water Advisory Lifted

News Briefs: Pennsylvania Boil-Water Advisory Lifted

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, online credit and debit card payments for San Angelo, Texas, water bills are unavailable following a cyberattack on the city's payment processor
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What Happens When PFAS Restrictions Plug the Biosolids Pipelines

Northeast states struggle over how to manage biosolids that contain these persistent compounds as legislators enact harsh restrictions
News Briefs: ​​North Carolina DEQ Releases Data From PFAS Study

News Briefs: ​​North Carolina DEQ Releases Data From PFAS Study

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a boil water advisory takes effect in El Paso, Texas, following the rupture of a 70-year-old water main
News Briefs: Texas Voters Approve Big Water Infrastructure Investment

News Briefs: Texas Voters Approve Big Water Infrastructure Investment

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, Kansas City moves forward with plans for a $2 billion water treatment facility to accommodate data centers
News Briefs: 3 Texas Workers Dead After Manhole Gas Exposure

News Briefs: 3 Texas Workers Dead After Manhole Gas Exposure

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, sinking levees in New Orleans require more than $1 billion in upgrades
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All Manner of Art: Kids Are Drawn to Water

The Dallas Water Utilities student art competition looks to inspire young minds to think about water conservation
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Helping Tribal Citizens Become Professional Operators

The United South and Eastern Tribes organization brings training, technical support and certifications to operators of tribal nations’ water and wastewater facilities
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Potable Reuse Will Soon Reach New Heights. Operators Are Key Players.

El Paso Water will build a first-in-the-nation direct-to-distribution water reuse facility, turning wastewater effluent into 10 mgd of high-quality drinking water