July 2012 Issue of TPO

Former clean-water operator Tom Sinclair used his experience to pursue a new career path leading to a series of challenging, rewarding roles

A treatment plant expansion for two wastewater districts in Oregon is designed to deliver environmental, economic and social benefits

The City of Jacksonville (N.C.) reuses former treatment plant infrastructure to create a civic environmental education center

A Washington treatment plant conducts testing on a hydroturbine that creates electricity from a chlorine contact basin outfall

Deterioration in large wastewater treatment structures is a costly problem. An expert offers some practical advice on fixing, repurposing and reconfiguring.

Red Valve offers selection guide; Purafil hires product manager; MAR Systems names VP of sales; Oldham’s WX64 controller receives CSA approval; Grundfos opens water utility center; WILO names CEO, adds distributor; VerderGPM becomes Verder Inc.; GSE Lining Technology rebrands as GSE Environmental, adds assets; Carboline’s Reactamine 760 receives FDA approval; Agri-Inject names CEO, director of global sales; 2G CENERGY adds Florida manufacturing plant; Bauer Gear opens China assembly plant; Severn Trent’s Spanish office changes name

A series of severe accidents at wastewater treatment plants should be a clarion call for managers and operators to revisit safety practices

Beating the Bugs

Murals on a Savannah treatment plant’s clarifiers are a source of pride for the operating team and a positive visual statement to the community

AGV Vertical Auger Monster from JWC Environmental

Featured new products.

Pepco to build biogas-fueled CHP plant; Ameresco and Philadelphia announce biogas project; St. Helens treatment plant gets energy efficiency award; Woodard & Curran acquires Cumming/Riter; American Water and Elizabeth, N.J., earn mayors’ award; Kruger wins AnoxKaldnes MBBR Contract; Atlas Copco wins bid for energy-efficient screw blowers; Headworks ships large screens to India

Operator motivation and teamwork help the award-winning Provincetown treatment plant deliver quality effluent despite extreme seasonal flow variations

Operators and engineers in Rock Falls worked together to create a new tertiary treatment plant that’s efficient, effective, safe, and ready to grow

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