February 2011 Issue of TPO

As the first plant in Kansas to use wetlands to help treat wastewater, the El Dorado Water Reclamation Facility wins accolades

Accutech Wireless Doubles Manufacturing Capacity; MSA Acquires General Monitors; Konecranes Expands Machine Tool Business; Parkson Partners with Passavant-Intech; Wilden Pump Receives Pro-Flo X Patent; Ruhrpumpen Opens West Coast Manufacturing Facility; Fluid Components Opens China Subsidiary; Webinar Highlights Jetter Selection

Headworks and Biosolids

A portable aeration system provides both immediate and long-term solutions to compliance issues with a West Virginia city’s treatment lagoon

Featured products of February

Roger Gervais served in the Army and tried other careers before finding a calling in the clean-water profession

The staff in Kelowna, B.C., makes a success of composting with a fine-tuned process and state-of-the-art equipment that supports best management practices

The Budd Inlet Treatment Plant in Olympia, Wash., is so earth-friendly that it stands at the heart of a major waterfront development

The Metro Wastewater Reclamation District in Denver honors wastewater workers each year with a special breakfast and a proclamation straight from the governor

Octopus biosolids dewatering centrifuge autopilot from Alfa Laval

A Michigan city offers residents a safe method for disposing of unused medicines and keeping the chemicals out of waterways

Three fatalities in one state within a few weeks remind us of the importance of having sound safety policies and making sure rules are enforced.

A fish pond outside the main entrance shows Orrville residents how well their local wastewater treatment plant is performing

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