August 2010 Table of Contents

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  • 10Hearts and Minds: ‘A Glass of History’
    Go-getter Jeff Kalmes visits numerous classrooms and leads plant tours to teach kids about the value of water and the need to protect it
  • 12Top Performer - Plant: Compliance at a Bargain
    Staff innovation helps a Pennsylvania sanitary authority meet strict Chesapeake Bay nutrient requirements at far lower cost than consultants predicted
  • 18How We Do It: Living in the Present
    An Arkansas clean-water plant uses online water-quality instrumentation to get real-time visibility to plant processes and make timely adjustments
  • 22Top Performer - Biosolids: Best of Two Worlds
    The San Antonio Water System applies belt filter presses and sand drying beds to prepare biosolids for its contracted composting process
  • 26Top Performer - Operator: Always Looking Forward
    Chris McCalib brings a progressive outlook and a team orientation to his job as operations manager responsible for two treatment plants
  • 30Greening the Plant: Stirring with the Sun
    Solar-powered mixing technology helps an Ohio treatment plant cut electric bills, avoid capital costs and improve treatment performance
  • 32How We Do It: Scanning Success
    A multi-parameter analyzer helps a Kentucky treatment plant step up to the plate and meet a new phosphorus limit in its permit
  • 42In My Words: Showing the Way
    An operator in the State of Washington believes professionals should be ready to offer guidance to people interested in clean-water careers
  • 8Let's Be Clear: Making a Statement
    Treatment plant teams demonstrate that public education doesn’t have to be expensive or time-consuming. All it takes is a little old-fashioned ingenuity.
  • 34Product Spotlight: New Sampler Automates Sample Preparation
    AQUATek 100 waters-only purge and trap autosampler from Teledyne Tekmar
  • 34Product News: Product News
    Featured products of August
  • 37Industry News: Industry News
    EDI Partners with Ameren UE; Blackmer Launches Smart Energy Web Site; SPX Adds Nettco i-Series to Online Store
  • 38Product Focus: Solids Management
  • 46Worth Noting: Worth Noting
    People/Awards, Education, Calendar