Steven Hardeman believes newly appointed supervisors shouldn’t have to learn leadership skills through the school of hard knocks — he considers training essential.

A data collection application at a Colorado plant guides operators through tasks in the field and records best practices and standard operating procedures.

Plant contractors take community members to a neighboring facility to show them the benefits a wastewater treatment plant can have on their town.

Freeport Sewer District keeps waterways clean and reduces operating costs with energy-saving treatment plant upgrades.

The staff at a small New York treatment plant takes an ingenious approach to give operators a visual assessment of trickling filter status and performance.