People/Awards
The Orange County (California) Sanitation District’s Newhope-Placentia Trunk Sewer Replacement Project was named Wastewater Treatment Project of the Year by the American...
Editorial
Worth Noting - June 2019
Entries Tagged Water Environment Federation (WEF)
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WEF Offers Update on Biosolids and PFAS Concerns
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) recently issued an alert updating its members about concerns over biosolids and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In recent...
Editorial
Worth Noting - May 2019
People/Awards
Nancy Hausrath was hired as utilities director for the City of Hagerstown, Maryland.
Brandon Kelly was hired as director of the Department...
Editorial
Tours and Activities Give Residents New Appreciation for Wastewater Treatment
An annual fall open house at the Water Reclamation Center in Carol Stream, Illinois, has been a popular attraction for the past...
Editorial
There's Plenty of Career Life After Retirement From Operations
While waves of water and wastewater operators retire in the years ahead, demand for their skills will certainly not decline.
That means there’s...
Editorial
Exam Study Guide
WASTEWATER
By Rick Lallish
What will happen if you lose vacuum to the feed line on a chlorinator?
A. Water feed to the chlorinator...
Editorial
Worth Noting - April 2019
People/Awards
Wastewater department employee Douglas Hartsaugh retired after more than 31 years as a public utilities worker in Circleville, Ohio.
Kayla Stephens was...
Editorial
Pinellas County Students Learn About Wastewater on Site and in Class
Shea Dunifon, education coordinator for Pinellas County Utilities in Florida, tirelessly invents creative ways to teach K-12 students about wastewater.
She makes it...
Editorial
For This Utah Wastewater Operations Manager, Water Isn't Just a Job
When Steve Williams went to work for the Magna Water and Sewer District in 1977, it was “just a job.” Not anymore.
“It...
Editorial
Water Professionals Are Really Involved With a Great Deal More Than Water
Several years ago, the water-energy nexus became a buzzword. The two were intimately connected, it was said. It takes energy to produce,...
Editorial
Charlie's Angels Make Their Mark in Operations Challenge at WEFTEC
Women have competed on Operations Challenge teams for years. The Water Environment Federation’s 2018 Technical Exhibition and Conference marked the first time...
Editorial
Baltimore Finds an Innovative Way to Recruit a New Generation of Professionals
Upon seeing seasoned workers leave for retirement and take many years of institutional knowledge with them, Rudolph Chow, P.E., met with department...
Editorial
Here's a Network for Grooming Young People for Careers in the Water Professions
“The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our...
Editorial
Worth Noting - February 2019
People/Awards
The City of Norwalk, Ohio, hired Wade Leimeister as the wastewater treatment superintendent. For the previous five years, Leimeister supervised both the...
