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Columbia, S.C.’s atypical apprenticeship program is working, and here’s proof
When it rains, it doesn’t always pour — at least not at the City of Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant. Even after a historic 1,000-year flood in 2015 and the wettest December on record 3 years later, the 227-ML/d (60-mgd) facility remained well within its regulatory limits every day, according to superintendent David Wiman. […]
Continue reading...January 2019 Digest
January 31, 2019
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Featured Other News Operators Without Borders Makes a Lasting Difference in the Caribbean When Valerie Jenkinson heard about the devastation in the small Caribbean nation of Dominica after Hurricane Maria, she was not content to just make a donation. She started an organization that will make a much larger and lasting difference: Operators Without Borders. […]
Continue reading...Operators Without Borders Makes a Lasting Difference in the Caribbean
January 29, 2019
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When Valerie Jenkinson heard about the devastation in the small Caribbean nation of Dominica after Hurricane Maria, she was not content to just make a donation. She started an organization that will make a much larger and lasting difference: Operators Without Borders. Jenkinson knows the Caribbean area well since she spends about 6 month every […]
Continue reading...December 2018 Digest
December 31, 2018
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Featured Other News New Operations Challenge Teams Travel the Road to WEFTEC 2018 At WEFTEC, 44 teams of elite wastewater operators met in New Orleans to participate in the 31st-annual Operations Challenge competition. For 11 of those teams, 2018 marked their national-level debut. Meet some of the new teams and learn about how they prepared […]
Continue reading...November 2018 Digest
November 30, 2018
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Featured Other News Weddings and Wastewater: An Unlikely Match at Seattle’s Brightwater Center Couples looking to tie the knot in the Pacific Northwest need to look no further than the Brightwater Center. Located about 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Seattle, the venue features romantic views and an unexpected neighbor — the 144,000 m3/d (36-mgd) […]
Continue reading...Family of Utah Sheep Farmers Take a New Career Path
November 27, 2018
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After years of logging and sheep farming, Cody Snyder entered the wastewater sector. He may have started the career with simple expectations, but he developed a commitment to water that he has passed down to his oldest daughter, Jade. “Truthfully, when I was 21, I was just looking for a job with good benefits,” Cody […]
Continue reading...Notable Figure of New England Water Profession Recognized as 2017 WEF Fellow
October 17, 2018
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Growing up in the northeast U.S., Paul Dombrowski had two dreams: sail alongside Jacques Cousteau, studying the ocean while advocating for environmental protection, and play for the Boston Red Sox. While Dombrowski, a 28-year member of Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) may not have made the National Baseball Hall of Fame, his decades-long career […]
Continue reading...Coming to WEFTEC 2018? Get All the Information You Need Here
September 19, 2018
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The 2018 Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) technical exhibition and conference (WEFTEC®) returns to New Orleans, Sept. 29–Oct. 3 at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center. Register for WEFTEC for access to 143 technical sessions, 26 workshops, 7 facility tours, 17 mobile sessions, and more than 1000 exhibiting companies covering about 300,000 ft2 of […]
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May 14, 2019
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