May 2010 Issue of TPO

Pete Baranyai takes intense pride in the East Chicago treatment plant and what it has done to improve water quality in his home community

When it comes to operating an innovative activated sludge treatment plant, the small crew at RAE Water & Sewer in Montana does quite nicely

The City of Mansfield (Ark.) gets reliable compliance and a thriving discharge creek after replacing an old extended aeration plant with a special activated sludge process

The Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant keeps on performing while the staff works around a massive renovation. Teamwork and communication are the keys.

AquaDiamond pile cloth media filtration system from Aqua-Aerobic Systems Inc.

In Mecklenburg County, plant personnel collaborate on biosolids management. The results and the awards show that the approach is working.

Featured products of May.

Rain for Rent Launches Online Customer Portal; AWWA Standards to Serve People of India; Treatment Plants Face Narrowband Deadline; ITT Corp. Purchases Nova Analytics

The treatment plant serving Delhi Charter Township stays green with measures from grounds maintenance to microturbine cogeneration

People/Awards; Education; Calendar of Events

A rain garden fed by rooftop drains helps the City of Twinsburg (Ohio) treatment plant contribute to protecting the Tinkers Creek watershed

A guidebook (from my home state) provides a comprehensive list of best practices for saving energy in wastewater treatment plants

A long chain of events leads to consistent, high-quality wastewater analysis results that keep treatment plants in compliance — and operators out of trouble

An educational video provides an introduction to wastewater treatment and related careers for students in Bangor, Maine