Inside the September 2011 Issue

Features

The Ultimate Recycling

An Oregon plant uses a proprietary process to extract nutrients from wastewater and uses them for salmon restoration and a high-quality fertilizer

Productive Alternative

A continuous-fill, intermittent-discharge sequencing batch reactor provides high performance in biological nutrient removal in a treatment plant facing high infiltration

Outside the Box

An award-winning recycling plant relies on the ingenuity of its operators to provide excellent-quality water for its community while holding down costs

Lunch Time

West Lafayette and Purdue University collaborate on a program to feed digesters with cafeteria scraps, boost methane production and save money

Joining Hands

Can partnerships between the public and private sectors provide resources to help make up the shortfall in infrastructure investment?

Data Does It

For a South Carolina agency, a centralized data management system pays dividends in compliance, maintenance, budgeting and process design

Catching the Rain

A green roof is just part of substantial efficiency and sustainability at the Village of Lyons treatment plant

Always Learning

Jeff Rewerts Jr. takes his business seriously, whether chairing his state association section or rigorously maintaining an older wastewater treatment plant

A Case for Transparency

The latest monitoring technology helps the Hampton Roads Sanitation District take subjectivity out of the equation when assessing odor issues

Columns

Worth Noting

People/Awards; Education; Calendar of Events

Water Power

Wastewater does great damage if simply dumped into rivers. But look at all the value it brings along when managed wisely.

Treatment System Uses Heat and Pressure to Destroy Sludge

Moyno Offers Grinder Product Brochure; Griswold Launches Product Website; ABB Offers Water Cycle Instrumentation Brochure; Godwin Pumps Opens Texas, California Branches; Aquatech de Las Americas Launches Website; Viking Pump Creates Company Museum; ITT Names Global Business Leaders; Endress+Hauser Opens Temperature Instrumentation Plant; Staco Energy Redesigns Website; Online White Paper Looks at Reduction in Aeration Runtime