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August 2009 Table of Contents

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Features

  • 10Plantscapes: Jewel in the Crown
    Public space around Boston’s Deer Island treatment plant reminds visitors of the lasting benefits of a massive harbor cleanup project
  • 12Top Performer - Plant: Driving Efficiency
    A methane-to-energy system and sophisticated SCADA controls enable a North Carolina treatment plant to keep a tight rein on energy expenses
  • 16Cover Story: Top Performer - Operator: With A Smile
    Plant superintendent Dennis Wilson loves his hometown and his job of safeguarding water resources in and around a historic community
  • 20Top Performer - Biosolids: When Treatment Becomes Production
    The Chambers Creek treatment plant adds product-quality issues to its day-to-day concerns about meeting effluent requirements
  • 26Top Performer - Plant: Small Staff, Big Performance
    The regional treatment facility in Sussex, Wis., maintains consistent permit compliance in the face of continuous growth and treatment process expansion
  • 30Greening the Plant: Winning Big in Atlantic City
    The City Island (N.J.) Wastewater Treatment Plant controls energy costs with old-fashioned energy conservation and large-scale wind and solar power initiatives
  • 32How We Do It: Biological Workforce
    Microbial Inoculator Generators help a treatment plant cure ponding in trickling filters and resolve permit issues while improving treatment and odor control
  • 34Special Feature: The Case of the Failing Fans
    Tips and Tricks is an occasional feature of TPO in which wastewater operators tell how they took innovative measures to solve problems.
  • 36In My Words: Taking It to the Road
    Operators in Texas learn comprehensive advanced laboratory skills by way of a fully equipped mobile training unit that regularly travels the state
  • 40Special Feature: Worth Noting
    People/Awards; Education; Calendar

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