January 2010 Table of Contents

Features

• 8Hearts and Minds: Calling All Cadets
  Grade school students in Hollywood, Fla., get recruited to learn about and then help teach the importance of wastewater treatment and clean water
• 12Top Performer - Plant: Lessons Learned
  A meticulous startup process built around careful hiring and effective training gets a world-class membrane bioreactor plant off to a solid start
• 18Cover Story: A Lifer for the Environment
  Deb LaVergne manages the Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District laboratory with efficiency and high standards
• 22Top Performer - Biosolids: The Farm Next Door
  The Village of Johnson Creek (Wis.) relies on a single biosolids application site, while looking ahead to prospects for gasifier technology and saleable product
• 30Greening the Plant: No Stone Unturned
  The Bergen Point treatment plant looks at every facet of operations for ways to save energy and reduce environmental impacts
• 32How We Do It: The Power of Data
  Inline DO and ORP monitoring yields information that helps an Ohio treatment plant improve biological phosphorus removal and cut costs
• 36In My Words: Making It Clear
  A practical approach helps Ron Trygar's students at Florida's TREEO Center grasp basic concepts, pass exams, and operate their plants effectively
• 38Special Feature: Down to the Wire
  Forty-one teams competed in the 22nd WEF Operations Challenge. The defending champion TRA CReWSers took the overall trophy again.
• 47Special Feature: Worth Noting
  People/Awards; Education; Calendar

Columns

• 6Let's Be Clear: Very Resourceful
  Operators consistently prove their ability to solve problems and improve processes with a unique brand of can-do creativity
• 10Letters to the Editor: Letters
  So, What do You Do? - Rolly Church; Likes the Magazine - Richard Downing
• 34Tech Topics: A Remedy for Pump Cavitation
  Application of a special cavitation-resistant polymer can restore a damaged pump impeller and help forestall costly pump replacement
• 40Product Focus: Keeping Tabs
  Lab equipment and process chemistry are vital to effective performance and compliance in wastewater treatment plants
• 43Industry News: Industry News
  Rockwell Automation Publishes Resource Catalog; Bord na Mona Names Peat Business Development Director; Thompson Pump Launches New Web Site; Parkson Names Hydro International Distributor for UltraFlex Aeration Panels
• 44Product Spotlight: Blending System Simplifies Polymer Mixing
  dynaBLEND liquid polymer blending system from Fluid Dynamics
• 44Product News: Product News
  Featuring many new industry products.