September 2010 Issue of TPO

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

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

Passive dewatering helps an Idaho city cope with an emergency, control odors and reduce its waste activated sludge inventory

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

ARC Report Says Live Video Maximizes Operator Performance; Godwin Pumps Opens California Branch; Neptune Names Gessner VP, General Manager; LAKOS Names Vice Presidents; Hitschfel Instruments to Represent Olympus Industrial; AWWA, ASME-ITI Issue ANSI Standard

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

Featured products of September

People/Awards; Education; Calendar

Rectangular Square Cube heat recovery systems from DDI Heat Exchangers

A regional utility district connects with a South Carolina Wildlife Federation program to enhance habitat on plant grounds

I read with interest (and a bit of envy) the article about The Aquiary at the Broad Run Water Reclamation Facility in Ashburn, Va. (PlantScapes, TPO, July 2010).

Clean-water operators are some of the most important and most undervalued professionals in the world. Here’s an open invitation to recognize them.

The American Association of Water and Wastewater Professionals looks to build a broad curriculum of courses with a heavy emphasis on hands-on experiences

With the Town of Manchester’s Government Academy, citizens of all ages get a valuable lesson on wastewater treatment