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Nobody wants to deal with unhappy, difficult or angry customers. However, in most cases the company representative taking an angry call is...

Editor’s Note: We will be highlighting the winners of WEF’s Operator Ingenuity Winners in an ongoing series on our website. The winners...

In the world of industrial operations — including oil, gas, and mining — everyone wants one thing: A way to boost efficiency...

As demand for vacuum trucks increases and the lead time for taking delivery of new trucks rises to six months or more,...

In a perfect world, there would be no oil spills, but that’s not realistic. Accidents happen. Fortunately, there have been great advancements...

Imagine a job market in which a water or wastewater operator can earn just one credential that’s recognized in any state or...

Anyone working in treatment, collection systems or industrial manufacturing has heard catchphrases such as: “Safety starts with me!” or “Everyone is a...

Successful portable restroom operators and liquid waste professionals reach a point where they need to decide how far to extend their service...

How do you budget for infiltration and inflow? Not an easy question to answer because I&I is linked to so many other...

In Madison, Wis., water is part of the culture. The city is home to Lake Monona and Lake Mendota, which act as...

From sample questions to math guides, this is your one-stop shop for test preparation. The sample test questions listed here represent what...

With fewer municipal wastewater treatment plants accepting septage and increased regulations on land application, many pumping contractors are turning to the next...

So you have a local operators’ group whose members can’t get time off to attend a two- or three-day state or regional...

Nobody likes to be fired, and very few of us enjoy firing others. Nevertheless, there are times in which this most definitive...