August 2011 Issue of TPO

Jim Pynn dreamed of helping the environment. He has done so in a big way for 38 years, the last 19 as superintendent of New York City’s largest treatment plant.

Solar energy brings quick cash flow for a New Jersey utility authority — and power generation with a biogas-fueled microturbine sweetens the deal

A simple animation program walks visitors through every step of wastewater treatment at the Harlingen WaterWorks System facility

An Ontario treatment plant finds a cost-effective biosolids dewatering solution in flexible and permeable geotextile tubes

Maine’s coordinated training program draws on a host of resources from the wastewater community and from vendors, consultants and others

Vacon Builds Factory in China; Warren Rupp Holds SANDPIPER Distributor Meeting; BASF Acquires inge watertechnologies AG; Parkson, MIOX Form Partnership; NEFCO Promotes Grace to VP of Marketing; American Water Partners with Student Conservation Association; Ruhrpumpen Acquires TIGERFLOW, Opens Middle East Office; McElroy Adds International Distributors; Hydroflo Opens International, U.S. Plants; Pump Solutions Acquires EnviroGear Product Line; Thompson Pump Holds 21st Annual Pumpology School; Degremont Completes AmeriWater Acquisition; Greyline Adds Office, Warehouse Facility; Sumitomo Machinery Offers Aerator Input Requirements Paper

Here are ways to find out if your plant process has been affected by some kind of toxic waste stream — and some things you can do about it

For all that massive plant equipment, treatment is driven by results in the lab. Tell us about your analytical challenges and successes.

It’s About Time

Featured New Products.

OPTISENS MAC 100 multiparameter converter from Krohne

Students at the University of Nevada – Reno develop a novel technology for drying biosolids and turning it into a high-quality fuel

A highly automated dewatering and transfer facility provides state-of-the-art biosolids processing for the Clark County Water Reclamation District

A 2009 upgrade brings new and different secondary treatment and solids processing systems to a treatment plant in Missouri

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