June 2009 Table of Contents

Features

• 8Plantscapes: Good Neighbor Policy
  A park created near a reclaim facility in Naples, Fla., brings benefits to the local ecology and an abundance of community goodwill
• 10Greening the Plant: Winning Combination
  The City of Hamilton, Ontario, applies biogas-fueled cogeneration on a large scale to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut costs
• 12Special Feature: Worth Noting
  People, News, Education, Awards, Calendar
• 14Top Performer - Plant: From Treatment to Trees
  The Southside treatment plant in Vidalia, Ga., takes a technically sound and safe approach to managing wastewater and recycling effluent
• 18How We Do It: Cutting Odor, Cutting Costs
  Continuous gas-analyzer monitors help a Virginia sanitation district restrict odors while using significantly lower chemical inputs in scrubbers
• 20Top Performer - Operator: Love Of Innovation
  Eagle River plant superintendent Kevin McKinnon enjoys his Alaska clean-water job almost as much as he does the state’s hunting and fishing opportunities
• 30Cover Story: Top Performer - Plant: On the Carpet
  ­Northwest Georgia’s largest industry presents special challenges for Dalton Utilities and its award-winning Riverbend Road Wastewater Treatment Plant
• 39In My Words: ‘Simply Amazing’
  An experienced operator sees the simple process of composting as a way to turn public suspicion of biosolids into ready acceptance and approval

Columns

• 4Let's Be Clear: What Is It Really?
  Call it sludge or call it biosolids — it’s something very different from what many people think. Especially if the end product is a sterile compost.
• 6Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor
  About Management Systems
• 24Tech Topics: 942-Day Sludge Age (On Purpose!)
  Operators at the Crockery Township (Mich.) Clean Water Plant devise an innovative process solution to deal with extremely low flows
• 27Product Focus: Being Neighborly
  Odor-control products from chemical treatments to cover systems help treatment plants keep the air pleasant in their communities
• 34Product Spotlight: Ecosorb Offers Eco-Friendly Odor Control
  Ecosorb odor neutralizer from OMI Industries uses natural ingredients to neutralize organic and inorganic malodors without the addition of harsh chemicals or fragrances.
• 38Industry News: Industry News
  Phoenix Process Equipment Marks 25th Anniversary; Study Cites CH2M HILL as Leaderin Climate Change Consulting; Flowserve Offers Control Valve Cavitation Guide; Lechler Catalog 400 Available; Hach Adds Water Information Management to Product Line; McDermott Holds Annual Dealer Meeting; Ashland President Speaks on Water Treatment Solutions; Asahi/America Introduces Air-Pro Catalog; SEL’s Mexico Facility Begins Operation