Inside the June 2009 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator

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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
Industry News - June 2009
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
Being Neighborly
Odor-control products from chemical treatments to cover systems help treatment plants keep the air pleasant in their communities
Letters to the Editor
About Management Systems
Winning Combination
The City of Hamilton, Ontario, applies biogas-fueled cogeneration on a large scale to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut costs
Cutting Odor, Cutting Costs
Continuous gas-analyzer monitors help a Virginia sanitation district restrict odors while using significantly lower chemical inputs in scrubbers
‘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
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.
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
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
Worth Noting - June 2009
People, News, Education, Awards, Calendar
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
From Treatment to Trees
The Southside treatment plant in Vidalia, Ga., takes a technically sound and safe approach to managing wastewater and recycling effluent
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.