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Operators Turn From the Art of Treatment to Supporting the Art of Education
Operators Turn From the Art of Treatment to Supporting the Art of Education
Editorial
November 12, 2020

The Wisconsin Rural Water Association encourages students to be ‘Water Conservation Heroes’ as they create their artworks.

More Than Just Flowers Decorate the Gardens at This Clean-Water Plant
More Than Just Flowers Decorate the Gardens at This Clean-Water Plant
Editorial
October 16, 2020

Operators at a central Wisconsin municipal water and wastewater utility plant flower gardens to help monarch butterflies breed new generations.

Aeration Efficiency Project Complete. Next Step: Net-Zero Energy.
Aeration Efficiency Project Complete. Next Step: Net-Zero Energy.
Editorial
October 16, 2020

An aeration blower replacement puts a Wisconsin clean-water plant on a course toward being energy self-sufficient or a net producer of energy.

Fond du Lac's Operators and Engineers Were Not Afraid to Try Something New. Their Courage Paid Off.
Fond du Lac's Operators and Engineers Were Not Afraid to Try Something New. Their Courage Paid Off.
Editorial
October 16, 2020

An advanced nutrient removal technology saves a plant in northeast Wisconsin from an expensive expansion and brings multiple benefits.

News Briefs: WWTP Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Wastewater Samples
Online Exclusives
October 14, 2020

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a wastewater treatment plant in Danbury, Connecticut, is officially named after John Oliver after he started a feud with the city's mayor on his TV show
News Briefs: Two Workers Found Dead in Nebraska Pump House
Online Exclusives
September 17, 2020

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the University of Arizona prevents a potentially massive COVID-19 outbreak thanks to wastewater testing
News Briefs: Wastewater Testing Predicts Minnesota COVID-19 Outbreak
Online Exclusives
August 19, 2020

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a gasification plant in North Dakota is selling beverage-grade CO2 to water treatment plants due to a CO2 shortage
News Briefs: Dead Lizards Discovered in California Drinking Water Tank
Online Exclusives
August 12, 2020

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a bottled water company is ordered to pay a $5 million fine for illegal storage of arsenic-tainted wastewater
News Briefs: Water Plant's Black Plume of Carbon Alarms Area Residents
Online Exclusives
July 16, 2020

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the city of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, paints its WWTP's gas sphere to resemble the world's largest fishing bobber
Quality Staff Begets Quality Performance at Wisconsin Clean-Water Plant
Quality Staff Begets Quality Performance at Wisconsin Clean-Water Plant
Editorial
June 09, 2020

An award-winning superintendent shares credit with her team for a Wisconsin clean-water plant’s consistent quality performance.