October 2012 Issue of TPO

Clinton Wastewater Treatment Plant superintendent John Riccio fosters excellence in his operations team — and it paid off during a major emergency in March 2010.

Multiple upgrades and an experienced team help the Salt Creek treatment plant handle variable influent and stay in compliance.

The award-winning Muscatine biosolids program uses an umbilical system to deliver material sight unseen to a tractor-drawn injector.

A lime stabilization process helps a treatment plant on Minnesota’s Iron Range resolve weather-related issues with biosolids management.

The expansive Muskegon County Wastewater Management Facility caters to groups from birdwatchers and hunters to rocket hobbyists and dog lovers.

Brave new clean-water plants don’t hide at the end of a road outside town. They stand visibly as symbols of water protection and community investment.

David Moore created an internship program that for 10 years has funneled qualified young people into water and wastewater careers in northwest Alabama.

The plant team in Wausau, Wis., made energy efficiency a top priority when selecting new equipment for a $2 million upgrade.

Staff members at the City of Billings take education out into classrooms and events where they get the most exposure.

Students and a water company team up on a drug collection that helps protect water supplies and is rapidly spreading across the nation.

An aquifer storage and retrieval system gives the San Antonio Water System a stable drinking water supply that easily survived even the severe drought of 2011.

Innovative upgrades and operations expertise help a California utility deliver high-quality customer service, while working to conserve water.

Shawn Middendorf is a go-getter, moving from entry level to local manager. His leadership and problem-solving skills have benefited the City of Nevada, Mo.

Chloramine disinfection for distribution systems offers a variety of advantages for large and small water utilities.

Non-Revenue Water Services helps utilities improve leak detection, set pipe repair priorities, and ensure accuracy in metering and billing.

Efficiency upgrades and process improvements allow a Massachusetts water treatment plant to generate 70 percent of its own electric power.

Storms, floods and other disasters seem to be getting more severe and frequent. That’s reason for water systems to make sure emergency plans are up to date.

An in-house upgrade to an integrated, systemwide control system helps the Niagara Region get better, faster, more reliable access to critical information.

Progressive cavity metering pumps provide a maintenance-saving solution for a water production facility in Virginia.