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From A to Z: New Book Champions Water Reuse

1 month ago | tpomag.com | Ted Rulseh

Potable reuse of wastewater gains importance as communities face stresses on their drinking water supplies. A potential barrier to growth of reuse is a public reaction (the “ick factor”) to the thought of wastewater coming back through the tap. Water professionals know... Please login or register to view TPO articles. It's free, fast and easy!
This Operator Faced a Career Crossroads. She Chose Water Treatment. | Treatment Plant Operator

1 month ago | tpomag.com | Ted Rulseh

Appeared in print as "A Change for the Better" June 2025 Top Performer - Operator Karen Lewis needed a change. She wasn’t unhappy with her job in Florida’s pest control industry, but was looking for a position with better benefits like health insurance and paid holidays. When a friend told her about an opening in the grounds department at Hernando County......
Will AI Take Your Job? Or Make Your Job More Valuable? | Treatment Plant Operator

1 month ago | tpomag.com | Ted Rulseh

Appeared in print as "Elevating the Profession?" June 2025 In My Words The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has people in many professions wondering if they will be automated out of their jobs. Many who work in occupations once assumed safe against offshoring and robots — computer programming, accounting, advertising, graphic design,......
A Tremendous Asset. He Does It All. That’s Wes Adams. | Treatment Plant Operator

1 month ago | tpomag.com | Jim Force

Appeared in print as "In His Kansas Community, He’s the Guy" June 2025 Top Performer - Operator Stop in to see Wes Adams at work and you might find him tending the wastewater lagoon system on the edge of town. Or adjusting the softening dosage at the water treatment plant. Or driving the grader on one of the town’s gravel streets. Or unplugging a storm drain, or......
Here’s How You Can Remove More PFAS With the Same or Less Carbon | Treatment Plant Operator

1 month ago | tpomag.com | Ted Rulseh

Appeared in print as "More Bang for the Carbon Buck" June 2025 Technology Deep Dive Concerns about PFAS in drinking water keep rising. And so does the number of technologies designed to remove these “forever chemicals.” There are at least two key challenges in PFAS treatment. First, removing PFAS can mean big money and significant water rate hikes for......
Bringing Safe Water Across the Continental Divide | Treatment Plant Operator

2 months ago | tpomag.com | Ken Wysocky

After a delay of more than 60 years, work is finally underway on a $1.4 billion pipeline project that will provide residents in southeastern Colorado’s Arkansas Valley with something many of them haven’t enjoyed in decades: a reliable source of quality drinking water. Known as... Please login or register to view TPO articles. It's free, fast and easy!
Bug of the Month: Addressing Nutrient Deficiencies in Aerobic… | Treatment Plant Operator

2 months ago | tpomag.com | Ryan Hennessy

In this month's wastewater microbiology spotlight, learn how to diagnose and attend to nutrient deficiencies in aerobic biological treatment systems A general guideline or starting point for nutrient demand in aerobic biological treatment systems is that the wastewater should contain a balance of approximately 100 parts BOD to 5 parts nitrogen to 1 part phosphorus. For the necessary biochemical reactions, micronutrients and... Please login or register to view TPO articles. It's free, fast and...
Breaking New Ground in Potable Reuse

2 months ago | tpomag.com | Ted Rulseh

El Paso Water will build a first-in-the nation direct-to-distribution water reuse facility, turning wastewater effluent into 10 mgd of high-quality drinking water Water utilities in the arid Southwestern United States are starved for water supplies and increasingly look to indirect and direct potable reuse as part of the answer to meeting demand. El Paso Water is helping lead the way in potable reuse, breaking ground in late February for... Please login or register to view TPO articles. It's...
Stormwater: Looking Beyond and Recognizing Innovators | Treatment Plant Operator

Mar 18, 2025 | tpomag.com | Ted Rulseh

Appeared in print as "The End of the Pipe" April 2025 Let's Be Clear A top attraction for the kids in my old neighborhood was a storm sewer that ran one block down 42nd Street and emptied into a woodsy swamp. Guarding the end of the pipe was a set of vertical metal bars. In their wisdom the city fathers spaced them widely enough that we could......
This Lab Analyst Rises While Helping Elevate Others | Treatment Plant Operator

Mar 18, 2025 | tpomag.com | Jim Force

Appeared in print as "Part Analyst, Part Teacher" April 2025 Cover Story Candice Kucera has learned a lot about water and wastewater treatment in just four years with the city of Cedar Rapids. Now as a lab services water quality analyst, she shares her passion and knowledge and to help others appreciate water quality the way she does. “I enjoy......