The Water Break Podcast, Episode 10: Getting Clarification
“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers”
In Episode 10, Heather Jennings discusses water clarifiers with John Gottschall. Mr. Gottschall is retired, with over 40 years of experience in the wastewater industry. Topics covered in the podcast include introduction and orientation to water clarifiers, types, processes involved, and maintenance of clarifier systems. Mr. Gottschall shares many lessons learned from his long experience, along with stories from the field that include goats and lawn mowers!
John Gottschall may be contacted at johngottschall7@gmail.com.
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Podcast References from Wanda’s Water Tidbit: Ice Balls
- CNN—It’s so cold in the Midwest that thousands of ice balls have formed on Lake Michigan: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/16/us/lake-michigan-ice-balls-trnd/index.html
- Atlas Obscura—It’s Ice Ball Season: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ice-balls-lake-michigan
- YouTube—Ice Balls Crash Along Lake Michigan Shore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWHgcsQtOaE
- YouTube—Ice Balls Forming Along Lake Michigan Near Glen Arbor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iupm6VHKoQU
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