Entry 243637The Hutchinson (Minnesota) Wastewater Treatment Facility may soon put a gallery of valves and pumps clogged with wet wipes and rags...
Entries Tagged Wisconsin
Online Exclusives
NEW Water Team Competes at WWOA Conference
Many NEW Water staff participated in the 53rd annual Wisconsin Wastewater Operator’s Association Conference, which was hosted in Green Bay at the...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: California Blackouts Cause Water Shortage in Vallejo
Entry 243689In the midst of historic blackouts across the Bay Area of California, one water utility in the city of Vallejo faced...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Goats Clearing Brush at Massachusetts WWTP
Entry 244203Instead of relying on manual clearing of brush and overgrowth at the Barnstable (Massachusetts) Wastewater Treatment Plant, workers are relying on...
Editorial
NEW Water's Quest for Effluent Nutrient Reduction Reaches Out Across a Major Watershed
Rising in the ranks as an engineer and designer of clean-water plants, Tom Sigmund, P.E., likely never dreamed that someday he’d be...
Editorial
Consultations and Culture Change Help Lab Team Win Statewide Award
It took only three years for the new leadership at Eagle River Wastewater Treatment Plant to earn the Laboratory of the Year...
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Wisconsin Agency Asks Wastewater Plants to Test for PFAS
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking its largest municipal wastewater treatment plants to test for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
The department...
Videos
Getting Phosphorus Discharges Under Control Without the Expensive Upgrade
In this online exclusive video, Greg Moser, superintendent of the Slinger (Wisconsin) Wastewater Treatment Plant, gives viewers a detailed look at wastewater...
Editorial
The Village of Slinger's Process Optimization Initiative Has Spanned Three Years in Search of Phosphorus Reduction
The Slinger (Wisconsin) Wastewater Treatment Plant will face a monthly average phosphorus limit of 0.075 mg/L in 2023.
Since the village (population 5,500)...
Editorial
A Wisconsin Operator Looks Beyond Treatment Quality Today Toward Excellence for the Future
Matt Seib goes to work each day focused not just on the quality of effluent leaving the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant,...
Online Exclusives
UW-Madison and Extension Collaborate on Wisconsin's Water Quality
Nearly 100 people packed a room at the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus recently, overlooking the world’s best-studied lake,...
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A Cool Career: Craig Lawniczak Retires After 43 Years at Green Bay WWTP
Craig Lawniczak graduated from high school in 1975 and wasn’t sure what to do next.
He spent the summer “sitting around” until September,...
Online Exclusives
Midwest Flooding Wreaks Havoc on Water/Wastewater Utilities
Heavy rainfall and rapid snowmelt throughout the Midwest has triggered widespread catastrophic flooding, which is causing major problems for water and wastewater...
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News Briefs: Utility Shuts Down Well Waiting for PFAS Guidance
Entry 244424Madison (Wisconsin) Water Utility has announced it is shutting down a drinking water well in an effort to protect customers from...















