The City of Leominster (pronounced “Leminster”) Department of Public Works has been working for more than a decade on systemwide improvements to...
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Taking the Challenge
Founded in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 36,000 individual members and 75 member...
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Worth Noting - October 2011
The Chittenden County (Vt.) Regional Stormwater Education Program received the Green Mountain Water Environment Association Stormwater Award for outstanding performance in education...
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Time to Recertify?
In the April issue of MSW we told about NASSCO’s plans to require recertification of the Pipeline Assessment and Certification Program (PACP)...
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Certified Success
New employees at Marietta Water in Marietta, Ga., used to learn the ropes through informal on-the-job training that lacked accountability.
These days, they’re...
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Worth Noting - July 2011
Robert R. McVicker, District Engineer at Mesa Consolidated Water District (Calif.) received the Diplomate Water Resources Engineer credential from the American Academy...
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Cleaning House
Spurred by the threat of privatization and a federal government mandate to drastically reduce sewage overflows, San Diego wastewater officials decided to...
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Worth Noting - June 2011
Learning Opportunities
APWA
The American Public Works Association is offering an audio/Web broadcast on June 28: Out of the Box Funding Options for Public...
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Bringing the Industry Together
Now that I’ve got my feet wet as executive director, I want to take a big step out into the industry and...
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Worth Noting - May 2011
People
Mark Kollitz was elected president of the Missouri Chapter of the American Public Works Association.
David R. Watt was named Secretary-Treasurer of the...
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Worth Noting - April 2011
People
The National Utility Contractors Association announced new officers for 2011: Ryan Schmitt of Florida, board chairman; Jim Barron of Maryland, chairman-elect; Florentino...
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Winning With Allies
Living on the island of Oahu brings unique stormwater challenges to Iwalani Sato, community relations specialist in stormwater management for the City...
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Bringing the Message Home
The 2009 TV documentary, “Liquid Assets: The Story of our Water Infrastructure,” sent a powerful message about the importance of water and...
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Getting Going
The U.S. EPA’s Capacity, Management, Operations & Maintenance (CMOM) program for sewer systems is not yet officially on the books, but municipalities...
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Winning Ways
Almost every time the City of Los Angeles solves one challenge, it seems to unlock Pandora’s box. For example, converting more than...
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Badge of the Professional
When is a wastewater collections department a school? When it’s the Pure Waters Division of the Monroe County (N.Y.) Department of Environmental...
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It’s All About the Crabs
Instead of telling homeowners to use fewer pounds of fertilizer because it is good for water quality, Fran Geissler and her staff...

