Even though the City of Fort Myers (Fla.) Central Advanced Wastewater Facility is in a well-developed area, several alligators have shown up...
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Worth Noting - November 2011
People/Awards
The Water Environment Association of Texas announced these award recipients:
• John Bennett, Trinity River Authority, Arthur Sidney Bedell Award
• Warren Brewer, Retired...
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Tanks, Structures and Components
Two-stage digestion upgrade
Problem
A major expansion at the London (Ohio) Wastewater Treatment Plant would raise the design capacity to 5.8 mgd and include...
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25 Percent Savings, Just Getting Started
Federal stimulus funds paid the bill and the people of Ogdensburg, N.Y., will reap the rewards from a $1.1 million upgrade to...
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All the Right Moves
When Emily Johnson is out and about, she knows she is succeeding on the job when a local student walks up and...
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Silver Lining
An upgrade and expansion at the Kurt R. Segler Water Reclamation Facility in Henderson, Nev., included 23 submersible mixers installed in a...
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Mixing It Up
Discharge from a textile plant in Monroeville, Ala., paid 90 percent of operating costs for the Hudson Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant. The...
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Running Lean
The expression “running lean” can have negative connotations — of operating on a starvation budget, overworking staff, cutting corners on maintenance. But...
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October Industry News
Gorman-Rupp Names Knudsen Eastern District Manager-Engineered Systems
The Gorman-Rupp Co., Mansfield Division, named Eric Knudsen eastern district manager-engineered systems. He will cover Maine,...
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It’s Not Black Magic
During my 28 years in wastewater treatment, I’ve worked at treatment plants in positions from utility worker to operations manager. One of...
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Flavor of the Month?
The “In My Words” column in this month’s TPO is about applying Lean methods to wastewater treatment. Sometimes the temptation when these...
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Tanks, Structures and Components
Antioxidant protection
The OR-1000 system from Poly Processing deters the oxidation effects of sodium hypochlorite, sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid by adding a...
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October Product News
Conery Mfg. Introduces Base Elbow
The BERS-0800 8-inch base elbow from Conery Mfg. is designed for pumps weighing up to 4,000 lbs. Features...
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Flowmeter Combines Two Technologies in Same Unit
The Sonic-Pro S3c hybrid ultrasonic flowmeter from Blue-White Industries combines selectable Doppler technology and Transit Time in a single device, so that...
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Getting Going
The Mount Carmel (Pa.) Municipal Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant serves Mount Carmel Borough, parts of Mount Carmel Township, and Cunningham Township in...
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Picky, Picky!
If his dad hadn’t been a wastewater plantsuperintendent, Tony Foster might not have taken the job at the Heyworth (Ill.) Sanitary Treatment...
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It's All About Focus
The City of Leominster (Mass.) Water Pollution Control Facility has gone 25 years without a lost-time accident, which statistically makes it one...
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Super Achiever
It’s something to be proud of when a plant wins an award. But when it wins that award year after year, that’s...
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Great Strides
Peggy Badten got within 20 feet when photographing this great blue heron, hunting for fish in Moccasin Creek, just below the outfall...

















