Entries Tagged Water Environment Federation (WEF)

This week, hundreds of water and wastewater professionals will gather in Washington, D.C., for Water Week 2015, which celebrates national advancements in...

Since I became editor of Treatment Plant Operator in 2009, I’ve been wishing for a resource to explain wastewater treatment in simple...

A diverse group of U.S. water sector organizations will join forces next month in Washington, D.C., for Water Week 2015. Scheduled for...

A group of five associations, representing the water sector and the nonwoven fabrics industry, announced they are working collaboratively on the joint...

The Value of Water Coalition has added 12 public and private sector organizations to its coalition, has brought on a new director...

Handy at home, trouble at the treatment plant.They’re flushable and disposable wipes. Despite recent cooperation between the wastewater profession and the INDA...

People/AwardsThe Attleboro (Mass.) Wastewater Treatment Plant received an Industrial Pretreatment Program Excellence Award from the U.S. EPA.David A. Simmons was hired as...

People / AwardsKelly Zimmer of Rock Springs was elected president of the Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Association. Zimmer manages drinking water and wastewater...

When Joe Bates became superintendent of the Yellow Springs (Ohio) Water Reclamation Facility eight years ago, he knew he had a lot of...

About 12 years ago, Marcel Tremblay earned his pilot’s license and began a hobby that combined two of his passions: wastewater treatment...

Much remains unknown about Ebola and the risks it may pose for wastewater treatment plant operators. In the meantime, operators can take...

Duct tape and cardboard, recycled bottles, toilet bowl floats and other items help solve tricky problems.It’s not always costly engineering solutions that...

While thousands of new and innovative products aimed at improving water and wastewater infrastructure hit the market every year, it’s also important...

People / AwardsPennsylvania American Water’s Philipsburg Water Treatment Plant received the elite Phase IV Presidents Award recognition under the Partnership for Safe...