San Francisco - As millions of American families celebrate Thanksgiving with traditional holiday meals, an inevitable crisis looms. Fat, oil and grease (FOG) from turkey, ham, bacon and all the trimmings will be discarded down kitchen sinks and toilets across the nation.
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WASHINGTON -- The National Rural Water Association, the nation's largest water utility association with more than 31,000 members, today formerly announced a partnership with the United States Department of Labor (DOL) to launch a nation-wide apprenticeship program. The WaterPro Apprenticeship Program, tailored to water and wastewater system operations specialists, is now a nationally-recognized standard with the DOL.
KALAMAZOO, Michigan — PRAB Inc., announced the continuation of its partnership with EVALED, a European manufacturer of industrial systems that treat wastewater by accelerating the natural evaporation process.
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LENEXA, KS. – Smith & Loveless Inc. and RF Wastewater/Nuvoda LLC announce a strategic alliance to deliver innovative biofilm technologies to dramatically optimize activated sludge treatment and clarifier performance for Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs) and other public/private treatment plant systems.
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