Education/Training Articles

You might have seen the photo by now: a large Winnie the Pooh plush toy blocking a sewer drain in East Kilbride,...

Many operators cringe at the thought of conducting plant tours. Images of 100 third-graders running amok around dangerous equipment race through their...

In conjunction with the North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS), construction and excavating equipment manufacturer Komatsu has entered into an educational...

Training is critical to building a successful support services business in today’s oil and gas industry. Increasingly complex processes and procedures on...

Can jack-o’-lanterns become the face of clean water? It’s a possibility in the town of Keystone, S.D. Pumpkins are becoming an important...

NEW Water, the brand of the Green Bay, Wis., Metropolitan Sewerage District, has taken an innovative approach to decreasing phosphorus levels in...

Blacoh Fluid Control, a manufacturer of pulsation dampeners and fluid control products designed to improve pump system performance and reliability, recently launched...

If Ron Trygar could change one thing about wastewater and drinking water treatment training and certifications, it would be replacing exams that...

Wastewater treatment plants should aim to produce quality effluent without using a treatment aid for process control, and the best way to...

Clean-water operators don’t hesitate to fix a malfunctioning bar screen or repair a clarifier pump. But ask them to talk to a...

When presented with a bushel of lemons, the crew at the Goleta Sanitary District knows just what to do. The district, a...

Vacuum excavation is the process of excavating and removing soil using high-powered vacuum suction, which transfers material to a debris tank. Water...

When operators are faced with licensing exams, they sometimes struggle with test anxiety because they don’t fully understand how to properly study...

Working a booth at a local lakes festival, Theresa Sailor learned that about 80 percent of people didn’t know where water flowing...