Inside the July 2016 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator

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Where Good Chemistry Means Great Water Where Good Chemistry Means Great Water
A highly educated staff and two on-site laboratories help keep quality water flowing at the Barren River Lake Water Treatment Plant.
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Why Retirement Didn’t Work for This Operator Why Retirement Didn’t Work for This Operator
Operator Jerry Nicholson applies long experience, skills and wisdom to job; winning praise, award and respect at Boulder’s Betasso Water Treatment Plant.
Bosque Farms Keeps 1,460 Grinder Pumps Humming Bosque Farms Keeps 1,460 Grinder Pumps Humming
Bosque Farms operators win Wastewater Treatment System of the Year award with specialized skills, excellent communication and a strong work ethic.
Operator’s Research Saves Plant Millions of Dollars Operator’s Research Saves Plant Millions of Dollars
Rick Cantu’s insistence on getting to the bottom of treatment issues served his community well and saved his treatment facility millions of dollars.
Fourth-Graders Compete in Water Ethics Contest Fourth-Graders Compete in Water Ethics Contest
A contest for fourth-graders in northern Arizona encourages kids to express their idea of a water ethic in artwork and essays.
Eau Claire Plant Increases Treatment, Reduces Energy Needs Eau Claire Plant Increases Treatment, Reduces Energy Needs
A Wisconsin plant goes greener with biological phosphorus removal, higher-efficiency equipment, biogas-to-energy and other upgrades.
Blocking Contamination: The Importance of Effective Bearing Protection Blocking Contamination: The Importance of Effective Bearing Protection
Effective bearing seals are important to long and trouble-free life in a wide range of rotating equipment in water and wastewater treatment plants.
This Plant is Conquering CSOs With a Wet-Weather Clarifier This Plant is Conquering CSOs With a Wet-Weather Clarifier
A high-rate wet weather treatment system enables an Ohio utility to conquer CSOs and meet its compliance deadline.
Santa Clara Water District Keeps Steelhead Trout Moving Santa Clara Water District Keeps Steelhead Trout Moving
A California water district undertakes a stream improvement project to enable unimpeded annual spawning migrations for steelhead trout.
Q&A: WERF’s John Willis Talks Biogas and Biosolids Solutions Q&A: WERF’s John Willis Talks Biogas and Biosolids Solutions
Engineer and WERF Research Council member John Willis finds that often the most economical biogas and biosolids solutions are also the most sustainable.
Deep Trekker Portable Crawler Camera Reduces Inspection Expense Deep Trekker Portable Crawler Camera Reduces Inspection Expense
A pipe crawler video inspection system from Deep Trekker provides substantial versatility in a package that can be operated by a single technician.
Flint: As an Operator, What Would You Have Done?
How was the lead contamination of tap water allowed to happen? And as an operator, what would you have done if forced to deal with a similar situation?
Worth Noting - July 2016
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Dewatering Box Offers Low-Cost Disposal Alternative Dewatering Box Offers Low-Cost Disposal Alternative
Dewatering box from AQUA-Zyme Disposal Systems can give municipalities a low-cost alternative.
Pumps, Drives, Valves, Blowers and Distribution Systems Pumps, Drives, Valves, Blowers and Distribution Systems Industry News - July 2016 Force Flow Scales Safely Monitor Chemical Usage Force Flow Scales Safely Monitor Chemical Usage Gorman-Rupp End-Suction Pumps Designed for High Flow, Greater Head Gorman-Rupp End-Suction Pumps Designed for High Flow, Greater Head Product News - July 2016 Product Focus - July 2016