A new study from Michigan State University has concluded that more than 35 percent of the nation’s households may be unable to afford...
Entries Tagged Virginia
Editorial
Career Path Program Could Fill the Operator Retirement Gap
Baby boomers are retiring from the clean-water industry in record numbers, and there is strong competition in the trades for the kinds...
Editorial
They Fit an Interactive Museum in this Virginia Laboratory
Working in a water and wastewater lab can be a lonely task. That isn’t the case in Virginia’s Prince William County, where...
Online Exclusives
A Little TLC: The Secret to Leesburg’s Class A Biosolids Program
For years, the town of Leesburg (Virginia) Water Pollution Control Facility land-applied Class B liquid biosolids to neighboring farm fields.“For that particular...
Editorial
AlexRenew: Where Soccer Meets Wastewater Treatment
Expanding a wastewater treatment plant in a residential neighborhood and winning the enthusiastic support of its residents may seem difficult, but that...
Online Exclusives
Dairy Operator Turns to GTI for Wastewater Treatment Upgrades
The customer:
HP Hood LLC is one of the largest dairy operators in the United States with 13 plants across the country. It...
Blogs
What Happens When Utilities Think Beyond Treatment?
Todd Danielson is the chief utilities executive of Avon Lake Regional Water, a utility on the shores of Lake Erie that provides water...
Online Exclusives
Good-Bye, Geese! Shelter Dog Solves Plant's Waterfowl Problems
At first, the staff at the Richmond (Virginia) Water Treatment Plant was only interested in finding an office pet. But bringing Duck...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Diesel Fuel Spill Creates Water Supply Woes
Virginia American Water shut down its Hopewell plant this week after 600 to 800 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the Appomattox...
Online Exclusives
Good Odor Control Means Good Neighbors
The utility
The James River Treatment Plant is one of nine major treatment plants operated by the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), in...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Beer to the Rescue! Brewing Company To Aid Treatment Plant
A brewing company in Boulder, Colo., could partner with the local wastewater treatment plant as part of the city’s Nitrogen Upgrades Project....
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Diabetes Drug Discovered Near Lake Michigan Treatment Plants
Researchers with the School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have found elevated levels of metformin, a diabetes treatment drug,...
Online Exclusives
Virginia Offenders Train for Wastewater Treatment Jobs
A new Virginia Department of Corrections program helps offenders get certified to properly deal with wastewater. After they leave prison, these offenders...
Editorial
Water Management And Energy Savings Drive Down Costs In West Virginia
The Western Virginia Water Authority hasn’t been around all that long, but you’d never know it upon first review.Formed in 2004 from the...


















