When a treatment plant upgrade failed to meet the nitrogen-removal specification, the town of Suffield, Conn., made it happen by using the equipment in a new way

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James Stewart followed his mom’s advice into the wastewater profession. He now leads an award-winning team at a Texas treatment facility.

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Key team members at an Illinois district step up to meet big challenges created by a sudden wave of early retirements

A close relationship with the University of Wisconsin helps Madison’s wastewater treatment plant find solutions to challenging problems

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The City of Philadelphia biosolids program works with a contractor to make the leap from composting to Class A pelletized material

The staff at the Algonquin (Ill.) Wastewater Treatment Facility takes an excellent design and makes it better with ingenious thinking

A California utility district uses a band screen to remove bits of plastic that had been causing issues for recipients of recycled wastewater

The City of Groton treatment plant creates an internship program that attracts high school students and leads some into careers as operators

The staff at Riviera Utilities constantly improves the treatment plant with homegrown solutions that lead to consistently high-quality effluent

Microturbine cogeneration and other energy-efficiency measures help a Wisconsin treatment plant toward the goal of being energy neutral

A diligent staff at the Butler Water Reclamation Facility in Peoria, Ariz., adapts new MBR technology to local challenges

Solar-powered mixing technology helps an Ohio treatment plant cut electric bills, avoid capital costs and improve treatment performance

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The San Antonio Water System applies belt filter presses and sand drying beds to prepare biosolids for its contracted composting process

An Arkansas clean-water plant uses online water-quality instrumentation to get real-time visibility to plant processes and make timely adjustments

Staff innovation helps a Pennsylvania sanitary authority meet strict Chesapeake Bay nutrient requirements at far lower cost than consultants predicted