Raed Armouti grew up understanding water in a way few people do.
Although he didn’t know it as a boy, water would form...
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The AWWA George Warren Fuller Award Recognizes Raed Armouti for Multiple Contributions to the Water Industry
Entries Tagged Water Environment Federation (WEF)
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Here's How One State Brings Industrial Operators Out of the Shadows
Municipal and industrial clean-water operators are brothers and sisters in arms, facing different treatment processes but many of the same basic challenges...
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Exam Study Guide - February 2020
WASTEWATER - By Rick Lallish
Where do the bacteria obtain the necessary oxygen to survive in an anoxic zone?
A. Remaining dissolved oxygen
B. Nitrite...
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Worth Noting - February 2020
People/AwardsMany staff members from NEW Water in Green Bay took part in the 53rd annual Wisconsin Wastewater Operators’ Association conference. During the...
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Worth Noting - January 2020
People/Awards
The West County (California) Wastewater District hired four executives: Andrew Clough, deputy general manager; Justin Lovell, administrative services department manager; Michael Savannah,...
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Tom Myers Thrives on Relationships With Other Operators, Engineers, Regulators and Others
Tom Myers has reaped many rewards from a 43-year career in the clean-water profession. He’ll be the first to tell you he...
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As in Any Industry, There Is Strength in Diversity in the Water Sector Workforce
Together we stand, divided we fall
Come on now people, let’s get on the ball and work together
Come on, come on, let’s work together,...
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Exam Study Guide - January 2020
WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish
What condition occurs when the sludge age advances and there is less food available per bacteria?
A. Flocculation
B. Nocardia filaments
C. Excessive...
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Exam Study Guide - December 2019
WASTEWATER - By Rick Lallish
During an afternoon plant walk-through, you notice a thin, light-tan foam covering approximately 10% to 25% of the aeration...
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Worth Noting - December 2019
People/Awards
Cary Naas was hired as superintendent of the Eureka (Illinois) Wastewater Treatment Plant. He replaces Doug Eastman, who retired after 27 years.
Jeff...
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A Children's Book Takes Wing as a Potent Tool for Water Education
It’s an axiom in the water industry that protecting and conserving water is everyone’s job. The authors of a new book from...
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Exam Study Guide - November 2019
WASTEWATER By Rick Lallish
What is the condition on a rotating biological contactor (RBC) that is identified by uneven shaft rotation, usually caused by...
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Amazement With the Miracle of Treatment Brought Clifford Creeks Jr. Into the Profession
It’s been 23 years since Clifford Creeks Jr. traveled the short distance, just five minutes from where he grew up, to the...
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Sometimes the Most Important Part of a Trade Show Is What Happens When You Get Home
So you attended WEFTEC in Chicago. You’re back at home and on the job. What will you do with what you learned?
If...
