July 2009 Table of Contents

Features

• 14Top Performer - Plant: Better Ideas
  The Wahoo Creek Water Pollution Control Plant earns recognition for consistent innovation in O&M, safety, training and compliance
• 20Plantscapes: Community First
  Brightwater treatment plant in Seattle, Wash., includes landscaping and habitat projects that the public can enjoy even before wastewater starts flowing
• 26Top Performer - Biosolids: Going Organic
  The St. Peters (Mo.) Wastewater Treatment Plant uses two would-be waste streams to produce high-quality compost and divert material from landfills
• 30Cover Story: Quiet Competence
  Dean Nelson’s supportive and trusting management style helps his staff propel the Owatonna (Minn.) Wastewater Treatment Plant to award-winning performance
• 33In My Words: Advancement Planning
  A ‘boot camp’ program helps wastewater treatment operators in Rhode Island prepare to move up and replace plant managers headed for retirement
• 36Greening the Plant: Always Pushing Forward
  The Saco (Maine) Wastewater Treatment Plant applies technology and a progressive attitude toward its goal of becoming a net energy producer
• 46Special Feature: Worth Noting
  People; Education; Calendar
• 48How We Do It: Meeting Nutrient Removal Goals
  Advanced BNR technology and online process instrumentation help an Alabama treatment plant optimize efficiency and minimize lab work for process control

Columns

• 4Let's Be Clear: While the Iron Is Hot?
  One positive side to the current economy is that it builds a compelling case for clean-water careers. Maybe it’s time to bring that front and center.
• 6Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor
  Letters
• 24Industry News: Industry News
  Staco Energy Names Regional Sales Manager; Schweitzer Engineering Becomes Employee-Owned; Ashbrook Simon-Hartley Acquires Centriquip; Parkson Opens Florida Research Facility; Flowserve Receives Best Practices Award; Worlton Joins AMEC’s Environmental Division; Environmental Operating Solutions Chooses Distributor; Osprey Biotechnics Receives EPA Recognition; Lowell Publishes Hand-Tool Catalog; Veolia Creates Canadian Treatment Subsidiary
• 38Product Focus: Pumps, Valves, Drives
  Manufacturers offer the latest innovations to improve efficiency and treatment performance for municipal clean-water facilities
• 44Product Spotlight: Portable Drive System Provides Quick, Safe Way to Operate Valves
  The Easi-Drive portable valve operator from Smith Flow Control Inc. is engineered for one person to open and close valves quickly and safely.