Ahead of the Curve

Cover Story

The team in Glendale Heights, Ill., anticipates regulatory changes and adopts newer and better technologies to keep delivering quality effluent.

Flawless for Decades

Top Performer - Plant

Two exemplary Twin Cities treatment plants benefit from teamwork and shared resources across the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services organization.

A ‘Wide-Angle’ View

Top Performer - Operator

Dick Champion learned to lead his utility with a broad perspective that includes a watershed approach to wastewater, stormwater and drinking water.

Quietly Effective

Tech Topics

Large-diameter, low-speed fans create silent, nondisruptive airflow that can greatly enhance comfort and improve productivity in treatment plant workspaces.

Wastewater Treatment Systems

Product Focus

Worth Noting - November 2012

Worth Noting

Product News - November 2012

Product News

Clear Improvement

In My Words

Clarifier evaluations help operators understand solids profiles and flow patterns and make physical or operation adjustments to improve capacity.

Sands of Time

How We Do It

A Cincinnati treatment plant saves money and improves treatment by replacing aging sand filters with a new disc filter system.

Eye-Opening

Greening the Plant

Stimulus funds help the Scottsdale Water Resources Department see the potential for energy efficiency from savings from more efficient aeration.

Wastewater Treatment Systems

Case Study

Holding System Uses Renewable Energy for Remote Operation

Product Spotlight

Energy self-sufficient stormwater holding tank from Festo.

Best Face Forward

Plantscapes

Murals painted on structures help a Georgia treatment plant add to an inviting picture for residents and arriving tourists.

Thanks for PlantScapes

Letters

Which Side of the Fence?

Let's Be Clear

The water profession has its wastewater and drinking water sides. How do operators compare the two for challenges, rewards, respect and work conditions?

Industry News - November 2012

Industry News

Reaching Open Minds

Hearts and Minds

Wastewater operators play a key role in an annual water festival in Ontario that offers grade-school students hands-on learning experiences.