A new National Security Agency computer center in Fort Meade, Md., will be cooled by treated wastewater from Howard County, Md. Under...
Entries Tagged Wastewater Treatment
Online Exclusives
Job Title Change Hits a Nerve With TPO Readers
After a record number of responses poured in for the Let’s Be Clear column titled “What’s in a Name? Or a Title?”...
Blogs
Peak Phosphorus and the Role of Biosolids
Does the public value its waste and ultimately wastewater? Most people would probably answer that question with a resounding, “no.” But public...
Blogs
Rural Alaska Homes Need Your Help
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is stepping up its water and sewer game — literally. The DEC wants to improve the...
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The Little Pig That Could
After posting the “What the Heck is Pipe Pigging?” article by Matt Timberlake on TPOmag.com, we received this cool video from NEW...
Blogs
Discovery at Texas Clean-Water Facility Rings in New Year
If you follow college football at all — or own a TV, computer or a smartphone — you probably didn’t miss that...
Blogs
Wally Creates a Lego Wastewater Wonderland
Legos are awesome toys. Amazing toys. Toys that spur creativity and perhaps the occasional parental nightmare: a living room floor covered in...
Online Exclusives
Cold-Weather Operations Require Foresight and Special Precautions
Maybe it’s because so many water and wastewater treatment plants are located in sunny climes, but cold-weather operation doesn’t seem to get...
Editorial
What’s in a Name? Or a Title?
In the same week recently I heard from two professionals — one each from the wastewater and drinking water sides — about...
Editorial
Operator? Technician? Specialist?
Clean-water plant workers attach a lot of pride to the job title “operator.” There are state and regional operator associations, and they...
Online Exclusives
Top 10 Most Popular Articles of 2013
In the past year, we’ve posted hundreds of stories to TPOmag.com. They include everything we know you love — plant and operator...
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Innovative Nano Technology System Seeks to Spur Phosphorus Removal
A Michigan State University (MSU) researcher is working with a Columbus, Ohio, company to develop a process that harnesses nano-technology to capture...
Editorial
To Work by Watercraft
Taking a boat to work may sound like fun. Mark Mundt will tell you it was — the first time. During four...
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Cost Analysis of Anticipated Perchlorate Regulation Released
The American Water Works Association released a new cost-impact assessment for an anticipated perchlorate regulation that is currently pending at the U.S....











