December 2009 Table of Contents

Features

• 8Top Performer - Plant: Always Listening
  Staff members’ ideas help turn the City of York (Pa.) treatment plant into a highly efficient, smooth-running, top-performing facility
• 16Cover Story: TOP Performer: Operator - Leadership Through Service
  As chief operator at the Shoal Creek Water Reclamation Facility, Jimmy Stewart guided his team through two major plant upgrades
• 20Greening the Plant: A Better Way
  Sanford South Water Resource Center installs a gasifier that provides environmentally friendly biosolids handling and substantial energy savings
• 26How We Do It: True Grit
  An innovative technology helps an Iowa treatment plant correct a problem with abrasive particles causing excess centrifuge wear
• 28Top Performer - Biosolids: Creating a Resource
  By Diane Gow McDilda
• 34In My Words: Finding a Calling
  Russell Irwin found rewards in training treatment operators across Nebraska and seeing the results in the form of “sparkling clean” effluent
• 36Special Feature: Green Pumping
  Manufacturers offer high-efficiency pumps for moving wastewater, sludge, and chemicals with lower demand for electricity
• 38Special Feature: Worth Noting
  People/Awards; Education; Calendar

Columns

• 4Let's Be Clear: One Year: Your Thoughts?
  Now that you’ve seen 12 months of TPO, what do you think? How can we serve you better? What would you like to see more of? Or less?
• 13Tech Topics: Not Just for Appliances Anymore
  ENERGY STAR program for treatment plants provides a good start toward an energy action plan that can yield substantial cost savings
• 32Industry News: Industry News
  Pure Technologies Acquires Jason Consultants; Hobas Celebrates 25 Years of Growth; Geospatial Retains Financial Advisor; CEO Speaks at Forum; Smith & Loveless Release Quarterly Parts Catalog; Fabiyi Joins Environmental Operating Solutions as CTO; SPIR STAR Distributor for SAMI High Pressure Valves; SEL Products Available in B&B Electronics Catalogs
• 33Product Focus: Energy Management
  
• 40Product Spotlight: Mini-Refinery Converts Fats, Oils and Grease into Biodiesel
  BioFuelBox mini-refinery from BioFuelBox Corp.