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February 2009 Issue of TPO

Top Performer - Biosolids: Migrating North

Top Performer - Biosolids: Migrating North

The Dane-Iowa wastewater treatment FACILITY in south central Wisconsin uses a biosolids process more typically found in southern climates
On Their Side

On Their Side

An award-winning regional manager for a private wastewater service provider takes a people-centric approach to overseeing operations and overcoming challenges
Another Way of Heating

Another Way of Heating

Direct steam injection of solids offers advantages that can include lower capital cost, higher energy efficiency and lower maintenance
Phoenix Press Offers Two-Source Processing

Phoenix Press Offers Two-Source Processing

The WX-D belt filter press from Phoenix Process Equipment Co. of Louisville, Ky., can process sludge from two different sources, allowing for the simultaneous thickening of one sludge and the dewatering of another.
Fitting Right In

Fitting Right In

Greenery, flowers and native rocks make an Indiana wastewater treatment plant compatible with its setting near downtown
Exceeding the Limit

Exceeding the Limit

Meeting permit requirements is great. It’s even better to find ways to go beyond those standards with cost-effective innovations.
It’s the System

It’s the System

Treatment plants can manage biosolids more effectively under an Environmental Management System (EMS) promoted by the National Biosolids Partnership
Winning the War

Winning the War

A rotary fan press helps a treatment plant in Virginia dewater biosolids cost-effectively, relieve capacity issues and satisfy regulators
­Nearing Perfection

­Nearing Perfection

The Gloversville-Johnstown treatment plant uses a comprehensive strategy to increase biogas output and generate all of its own electricity on-site
Biosolids Processing

Biosolids Processing

Manufacturers offer a variety of solutions for separating, mixing, conditioning and drying wastewater solids streams
Industry News - February 2009

Industry News - February 2009

CST Industries Acquires Conservatek; JWC Environmental Achieves ISO Certification; Hydro International Realigns Business Structure; Procorp Brochure Details Sustainable Wastewater Treatment System; Mostaghimi Receives Soil and Engineering Award; ADS Receives Water Quality Awards; Osprey Biotechnics Receives EPA Recognition; Distillery Chooses Eisenmann Biomass-to-Energy System; CRC Press Releases Book on Wetland Treatment System
Worth Noting - February 2009

Worth Noting - February 2009

Associations, Awards, Education and Calendar of Events
The Right Frame of Mind

The Right Frame of Mind

An optimistic, get-it-done attitude and state-of-the-art technology make a winning combination for a California reclamation facility
Out of the Grease Trap

Out of the Grease Trap

Derry Township uses an aerobic grease pretreatment unit as the key to a winning strategy for handling a problematic waste