How Water Plant Operators Can Reduce Lead Levels
4/10/2023
Water plant operators play an important role in ensuring clean, safe drinking water for their communities.
4/10/2023
Water plant operators play an important role in ensuring clean, safe drinking water for their communities.
3/6/2023
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) is a computer-based program used to supervise, control, and monitor industrial and public water production and process operations.
3/6/2023
Much money and time have been expended developing necessary prevention and treatment methods to mitigate threats to our drinking water.
3/6/2023
One third of the water sector workforce will be eligible to retire in 10 years. This is both scary and exciting at the same time.
3/6/2023
Technological advancements in water plant operations have increased efficiency and decreased labor intensive activities.
3/6/2023
Did you know tap water meets stricter quality and safety parameters than bottled water? In this article, we are going to explore bottle vs.
3/6/2023
Water Utility Management Challenges Management of water and wastewater utilities encompasses a wide array of issues.
3/6/2023
Poor fortune has befallen those populations hit by a major winter storm and two hurricanes in a single year.
3/6/2023
The National Pretreatment Program is an essential component of the Clean Water Act that helps protect our nation's water resources from harmful pollutants.
3/3/2023
Wastewater Treatment is a complex process composed of smaller individual processes that all add up to produce a high-quality effluent.
3/3/2023
A wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is a vital part of a communities' ability to protect public and environmental health.
3/3/2023
We've talked in the past about how drought conditions can negatively impact drinking water systems.
3/3/2023
To deliver safe, attractive drinking water, science does not stop at the water plant.
3/3/2023
There are many causes of water infrastructure issues. These issues can be accidental damage (such as a contractor...
3/3/2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many changes in water and wastewater operations.
3/3/2023
Water reclamation, wastewater reuse, or resource recovery is the process of converting "treated wastewater" into water that can be "reused" for other purposes.
3/3/2023
An ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system is an effective way to remove microbial contamination in wastewater.
2/23/2023
First, understand that atmospheric water generators do not "generate" anything.
1/10/2023
The current work environment has put many organizations severely understaffed. The NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is one of those organizations.
11/23/2022
Today marks one year since the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) was signed. The BIL seeks to build a better America through infrastructure improvements.
10/27/2022
Nanotechnology is a new, exciting, and futuristic field in science and engineering that deals with...
9/29/2022
Lake Mead is currently at less than a third of its capacity and is heading for a crisis in the next few years.
12/22/2021
If you're a certified water operator in the state of Utah, you're probably aware that every three years, you have some...
12/22/2021
We've got a mouthful for you: the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) Water & Wastewater Operators Certification Board.
12/22/2021
Every two years, all certified Ohio water operators have a little work to do.
12/22/2021
There's one major upside to being a certified public water systems operator in North Dakota versus other states.
12/22/2021
All told, the North Carolina Water Treatment Facility Operator (NCWTFO) Certification Board has developed a pretty streamlined process for water operator certification renewal.
12/21/2021
As a certified water operator in Vermont, you're probably familiar with a state agency that goes by the very long name...
12/21/2021
If you're a certified water or wastewater operator in the state of South Dakota, consider yourself lucky.
12/21/2021
As a licensed South Carolina water operator, things can get a little confusing.
12/8/2021
We've got good news and bad news. Let's get the bad news out of the way first.
12/7/2021
On the one hand, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) does a pretty good job of keeping water operators informed about renewing their certification.
12/6/2021
Good news: you don't need to take an exam to renew your Mississippi waterworks operator certificate. Bad news: finding out what you do need to do to renew isn't very easy.
12/6/2021
All told, the process for renewing a Minnesota water operator certification isn't too strenuous.
12/6/2021
Like most states, the Louisiana Committee of Certification requires its operators to renew their certification on a regular basis.
12/6/2021
While licensed Maine water operators used to have a grace period when it came to their renewal, a new Water System Operators Licensing Rule changed things.
11/29/2021
As a drinking water operator in Rhode Island, things can get a little confusing. The renewal timeline varies depending on the type of certification you have, for example.
11/29/2021
Bad news first: if you want to get your info straight from the source, you're going to be hard-pressed as a certified Hawaii water operator.
11/29/2021
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) requires all water operators to complete a certain number of continuing education hours (CEHs) during each renewal cycle.
11/24/2021
As a certified drinking water operator, you're probably aware that you need to do certain things to maintain your license.
11/4/2021
For a lot of people, summer means it's time to kick back and relax. But if you're a certified drinking water operator in Illinois, that might not necessarily be the case for you.
11/4/2021
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Drinking Water Bureau probably isn't on most peoples' radar.
11/3/2021
In Arizona, the timeline for renewing an operator certificate can be a blessing and a curse.
10/14/2021
If you're trying to figure out how to renew your Idaho water operator license, you've probably come across some confusing information.
10/13/2021
Keeping your Georgia water operator certificate isn't overly simple. The renewal date isn't easy to remember and the...
10/12/2021
As a licensed Virginia water operator, you're probably familiar with the Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works...
10/12/2021
Keeping your Delaware water operator certification or license active isn't overly hard, but it's not ultra-simple, either.
10/12/2021
As a certified water operator in Maryland, you know you need to renew your certificate every three years.
2/11/2021
If you've ever thought about becoming a water operator — or you are one already but you're curious about moving up the...
12/8/2020
Triennially. It's a word you don't hear often — unless you have an Indiana water operator certification.
12/8/2020
If you have a water treatment, distribution, or bottled water certification with the Kentucky Division of Water, you...
12/8/2020
If you're a water distribution system operator in Florida, you went through a fair bit of work to get your license from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).
9/17/2020
Attention, water operators. You don't need to sit in a stuffy classroom or clear space during your workday to get the continuing education hours you need.
4/20/2020
If you're a drinking water operator in the state of California, you only have to worry about renewing your certificate every three years.
4/20/2018
Most of us don't spend much time thinking about the water services we use every day.
3/6/2018
While the very mention of "Net Zero" may send chills up and down the spines of accountants...
1/8/2018
Americans in Puerto Rico (in other words, all of its citizens) need clean drinking water.
12/13/2017
We ask an awful lot of wastewater treatment plants. Time was, the goal was just to neutralize the worst bacteria and make our lives a bit better.
9/20/2017
Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.
7/12/2017
It's not just Flint, Michigan. As most water treatment operators know, there is no federal...
5/26/2017
Water services are expensive to operate and maintain; more expensive than other utilities such as electric and gas services.