Inside the April 2010 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator

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Garbage In, Resource Out
Landfill gas powers a dryer that produces Class AA pellets using biosolids from three treatment plants in Manatee County, Fla.
Product News - April 2010
Featured products of April
A Fix for Ammonia
An integrated fixed-film activated sludge facility helps a Colorado sanitary district achieve consistent compliance despite a harsh climate
Advances in Monitoring and Instrumentation
Monitoring and Instrumentation products
Helping Hands
The New York Village of Massena comes up with a highly cost-effective solution to stop combined sewer overflows — with help from a state assistance program
Octopus Datalogger Offers Remote Monitoring
Octopus telemetry logger from Halma Water Management
Solar Proves its Power
A small wastewater treatment plant in Massachusetts cuts its annual electricity bill in half with a fixed-array photovoltaic system
Industry News - April 2010
Bilco Launches New Web Site; Management and Operational Resources Transitions Ownership; Abboud Elected to WWEMA Board of Directors; AWWA Publishes Security and Emergency Planning Book; Godwin Pumps Names Managers; Fort Lauderdale’s WaterWorks Program Wraps Up Early; Mil-Ram Receives Product of the Year Award
Knowing Their Bugs
With microbes fresh from the Regional Water Quality Control Plant, students in Palo Alto learn the science involved in treating wastewater
A Youthful Perspective
Brandon Johnson took a job as an operator after high school and quickly saw a great career. He’d like to see the industry reach out to more people in his age group.
Try It, Buy It
Maybe it’s time for the clean-water profession to adopt a recruiting and training technique that has worked well for numerous other industries
Turning the Tide
A public partnership in a natural area helps build support for a treatment plant expansion in Vancouver, Wash.
Learning New Tricks
The staff at Marco Island makes a successful transition from an activated sludge facility to highly automated membrane bioreactor treatment
Worth Noting - April 2010
People/Awards; Education; Calendar