Inside the December 2013 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator

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A Good Egg A Good Egg
A new digester, more biogas and a better biosolids process mean greater efficiency and significant savings in Grandville, Mich.
Worth Noting - December 2013 Industry News - December 2013 Industry News - December 2013 Interface measurement system provides continuous sludge readings Interface measurement system provides continuous sludge readings Product News - December 2013 Product News - December 2013 Energy Management and Sustainability Energy Management and Sustainability
Wastewater operators can employ efficient components to drive down system energy costs. Here are some of the latest asset management products, drives, heat exchangers and recovery systems, efficiently-designed motors, pumps, blowers and mixers, and renewable energy systems that plants are utilizing to help manage energy consumption.
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Letters - December 2013 Of Hand Soap and SSOs Of Hand Soap and SSOs Energy Management and Sustainability Energy Management and Sustainability Beating Test Anxiety
For those in the clean-water business, exams don’t end with high school or college. Do you still get nervous when sitting down with that licensing test?
Getting a Handle on Energy Getting a Handle on Energy
There’s a simple process for cutting your treatment plant’s energy usage: benchmark, audit, implement and monitor.
Hook and Line Hook and Line
Anglers find a great spot on a Kansas plant’s effluent receiving reservoirs, part of a 148-acre wildlife habitat and public use development.
What Exactly Is pH? What Exactly Is pH?
Here’s a look at what acidity and alkalinity mean at the molecular level and how pH is measured, plus a few sample exam questions covering the topic.
To Work by Watercraft To Work by Watercraft
The treatment plant in Lowell, Mich., survived a flood intact. The experience taught the operations team valuable lessons about planning for emergencies.
Clean-Water Plant Goes Sci-Fi
A government plot, a mysterious creature and a group of operators trapped at a treatment plant create the setting for a new horror novel.
Can't Be Stopped Can't Be Stopped
New Jersey’s Rahway Valley team looks to be the best, whether treating daily flows efficiently or fending off the fury of Hurricane Sandy.
Try, Try Again Try, Try Again
Pete Laramie shows ‘true grit’ at the Fair Haven treatment plant, fine-tuning denitrification to produce top-quality water.
Efficient by Design Efficient by Design
A new SBR plant in an Iowa community includes a wide range of energy-efficiency features, including geothermal heating.
Step by Step Step by Step
A five-stage process with automated dissolved oxygen control provides a reliable, efficient and highly compliant solution for a new Florida reclamation plant.

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Cool in Crises Cool in Crises
In dealing with system issues and facing down major storms, Robert Longo shows quiet confidence while building an award-winning career in Bristol, Conn.
2014 Annual Buyer's Guide Directory Worth Noting - December 2013 Industry News - December 2013 Industry News - December 2013 Water mixing system requires no maintenance or outside power Water mixing system requires no maintenance or outside power Product News - December 2013 Product News - December 2013 Monitoring Goes Miniature Monitoring Goes Miniature
The i::scan spectrophotometer brings drinking water monitoring down to a small scale and a lower cost. The compact unit can measure multiple parameters.
Understanding Sodium Hypochlorite
This common drinking water disinfectant has a variety of advantages but requires care in transport, storage and use.
Conserving in a Land of Plenty
There’s no shortage of water around Medford, Ore., but the prospect of a costly water plant expansion now motivates customers to conserve.
Power Trip Power Trip
Fairfield takes control of unnecessary electricity usage and high energy bills by operating its water treatment plant more efficiently and adding renewable sources.
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‘Conserve? We Have Plenty’
In some localities, water shortages are nonexistent and unimaginable. In such cases, how can a utility make the case for conservation?
Meeting the Goal Meeting the Goal
A Tennessee plant optimizes operations to earn four consecutive Partnership for Safe Drinking Water Director Awards.
Homemade Disinfection Homemade Disinfection
A Scottsdale water plant team converts from chlorine to on-site sodium hypochlorite generation in a smooth process and in an existing footprint.
Time to Give Back Time to Give Back
Greg Swanson has spent 37 years helping the Moline water utility excel. Now he does his part to encourage young people to enter a rewarding profession.