Stellar Management

Cover Story

Clinton Wastewater Treatment Plant superintendent John Riccio fosters excellence in his operations team — and it paid off during a major emergency in March 2010.

Worth Noting - October 2012

Worth Noting

Always Adaptable

Top Performer - Plant

Multiple upgrades and an experienced team help the Salt Creek treatment plant handle variable influent and stay in compliance.

Guiding a Gosling

Visitors

As Clean as it Gets

Top Performer - Biosolids

The award-winning Muscatine biosolids program uses an umbilical system to deliver material sight unseen to a tractor-drawn injector.

Projects and Awards

Projects & Awards

Product News - October 2012

Product News

Sustainable Treatment System Eliminates Need for Chemicals

Product Spotlight

Tanks, Structures and Components

Product Focus

Industry News - October 2012

Industry News

At Home on the Range

How We Do It

A lime stabilization process helps a treatment plant on Minnesota’s Iron Range resolve weather-related issues with biosolids management.

Something for Everyone

Plantscapes

The expansive Muskegon County Wastewater Management Facility caters to groups from birdwatchers and hunters to rocket hobbyists and dog lovers.

For All to See

Let's Be Clear

Brave new clean-water plants don’t hide at the end of a road outside town. They stand visibly as symbols of water protection and community investment.

Getting Them Started

In My Words

David Moore created an internship program that for 10 years has funneled qualified young people into water and wastewater careers in northwest Alabama.

Only the Best

Greening the Plant

The plant team in Wausau, Wis., made energy efficiency a top priority when selecting new equipment for a $2 million upgrade.

Learning in Motion

Hearts and Minds

Staff members at the City of Billings take education out into classrooms and events where they get the most exposure.

Tanks, Structures and Components

Case Study

Leading by Serving

Cover Story

Shawn Middendorf is a go-getter, moving from entry level to local manager. His leadership and problem-solving skills have benefited the City of Nevada, Mo.

Worth Noting - September/October 2012

Worth Noting

A Perfect Prescription

Winning Them Over

Students and a water company team up on a drug collection that helps protect water supplies and is rapidly spreading across the nation.

Saving for a Sunny Day

Quality Leaders - Plant

An aquifer storage and retrieval system gives the San Antonio Water System a stable drinking water supply that easily survived even the severe drought of 2011.

100 Years of Excellence

Quality Leaders - Plant

Innovative upgrades and operations expertise help a California utility deliver high-quality customer service, while working to conserve water.

A Better Way for Many

Tech Talk

Chloramine disinfection for distribution systems offers a variety of advantages for large and small water utilities.

Full Accountability

Technology Deep Dive

Non-Revenue Water Services helps utilities improve leak detection, set pipe repair priorities, and ensure accuracy in metering and billing.

Striving for Net Zero

Sustainable Practice

Efficiency upgrades and process improvements allow a Massachusetts water treatment plant to generate 70 percent of its own electric power.

Flygt Pump Controller Displays Energy Consumption

Product Spotlight

Product News - September/October 2012

Product News

Distribution

Product Focus

Performance When It Counts

Bright Ideas

Storms, floods and other disasters seem to be getting more severe and frequent. That’s reason for water systems to make sure emergency plans are up to date.

Industry news - September/October 2012

Industry News

One System, One Look and Feel

Bright Ideas

An in-house upgrade to an integrated, systemwide control system helps the Niagara Region get better, faster, more reliable access to critical information.

Pressure Point

Bright Ideas

Progressive cavity metering pumps provide a maintenance-saving solution for a water production facility in Virginia.