When the time came to renew ITS NPDES permit, the team in the City of Seguin received an unpleasant surprise.In 2010, as...
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News Briefs: Two Wastewater Workers Air-Lifted After Gas Exposure
Two treatment plant workers were rescued from the basement of the River Road Wastewater Treatment Plant in Wichita Falls, Texas, on Saturday,...
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University of Texas at Arlington Partners with EPA For Future Training, Research
The Environmental Protection Agency and the University of Texas at Arlington are partnering to strengthen collaboration aimed at meeting the national need...
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The Race is On! Operations Challenge Sharpens Skills at Trinity River Authority
Supporters whoop and holler as teams race through a safety rescue operation or repair a pump. The tension mounts as contestants check...
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Tap Water Turns Black in Texas Town Embroiled in Scandal
Crystal City, Texas — a city that found itself in the headlines earlier this month when top officials were arrested for bribery — suddenly...
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News Briefs: Wastewater Supervisor Skips Work for Years ... And Gets Paid
When it was time for Spanish civil servant Joaquin Garcia to collect an award for two decades of loyal service, he was...
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Go-To Texas Operator Knows How to Run It All
Donald Malovets is known as the go-to guy at the Brazos River Authority (BRA), based in Waco, Texas. If equipment needs repair,...
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Biosolids, Recycling and Storage Solutions: The Dyno Dirt Story
It’s a common problem: Too much biosolids volume, not enough storage space, and landfill costs becoming prohibitive.The team in Denton, Texas, 30...
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Drink It Up! El Paso Welcomes Direct Reuse Pilot Project
If everything works as expected with the Advanced Water Purification Pilot Facility in El Paso, Texas, residents will soon be drinking cleaned...
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Zebra Mussels On the Move: What Are Water Utilities Doing to Stop Them?
The Fargo, North Dakota, water utility had an unwelcome visitor recently.A zebra mussel showed up in the intake structure that draws raw...
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City Drops Wastewater Reuse Project
As heavy springtime rains brought relief from the drought that gripped north Texas, the City of Wichita Falls has pulled back from...
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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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News Briefs: How Much Marijuana is in Wastewater?
In Washington state, researchers hope to glean a little information about pot use by studying wastewater in two separate cities. The pilot...
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News Briefs: Water Operator Charged With Falsifying Data
A former Dolton, Illinois, water operator has been charged with falsifying drinking water sample paperwork. According to a report in the Chicago...

















