Inside the October 2011 Issue
Features
Tanks, Structures and Components
Super Achiever
The Manchester (Wash.) treatment plant has won the state Department of Ecology outstanding performance award for a record 15 straight yearsSilver Lining
A mixer replacement project saves on energy and chemicals at a water reclamation plant in NevadaRunning Lean
Proven techniques borrowed from the manufacturing sector can help wastewater operations improve quality and efficiencyPicky, Picky!
Lessons from his father helped Tony Foster shape up a small lagoon treatment plant in a central Illinois communityMixing It Up
A portable aeration system provides immediate and long-term energy savings for an Alabama city’s treatment pondIt’s Not Black Magic
Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) can be a valuable tool for seeing what is happening in unit processes like anoxic and anaerobic tanksIt’s All About Focus
Safety is serious business at the Leominster wastewater treatment plant, recipient of the Water Environment Federation’s George W. Burke Jr. AwardGreat Strides
Getting Going
Treatment challenges during Mount Carmel Wastewater Treatment plant upgrades from contactstabilization to tertiary ICEAS SBR treatmentAll the Right Moves
Students in a Washington community learn about the treatment process step by step to the “Sewage Shimmy”25 Percent Savings, Just Getting Started
New-style turbo blowers allow a New York treatment plant to save money for ratepayers and fund collection system improvementsColumns
Worth Noting
People/Awards; Education; Calendar of Events
Tanks, Structures and Components
October Product News
Featured new products.
October Industry News
Gorman-Rupp Names Knudsen Eastern District Manager-Engineered Systems; Moyno Offers Max-Flow Annihilator Brochure; Weir Power Names Arnold President; Industrial Scientific Introduces Interactive ‘Ask Dave’ Blog; Meltric Releases 2011-2012 Catalog; Singer Valve Names Caudle Account Sales Manager; PureLine Names Lienau Eastern Midwest Account Manager; Synagro Acquires Drilling Solutions; Enduro Composites Acquires Bay Products; ABB Releases Brochure on Paperless Data Recorders; Hach Revises Product Website; Leonard Engineered Products Named NETZSCH Pumps Distributor; Layne Christensen Opens Center of Excellence
Flowmeter Combines Two Technologies in Same Unit
Sonic-Pro S3c flowmeter from Blue-White Industries
Flavor of the Month?
Resist the temptation to write off tools like Lean and Six Sigma as fads. They are valuable methodologies with potential to help the wastewater profession.
