December 2012 Issue of TPO

A California wastewater treatment plant uses hauled-in high-BOD wastes to maximize biogas production and generate more power than it uses.

A new MBR plant in Port Rowan successfully handles a high-strength mixture of regular influent, septage, portable toilet waste and landfill leachate.

The Gallatin treatment plant turns to lime stabilization to cut biosolids costs significantly and deliver a beneficial product to local farmers.

Plantings of white pines and white spruces will help screen the Traverse City treatment plant from visitors to a hiking and biking trail beside the property.

There’s a role for education in helping clean-water agencies deal with problems caused by the proliferation of wipe products.

Industries are not the only sources of discharges that can upset treatment plants. Residential abusers can have big impacts, too.

The proliferation of “wipes” is causing widespread problems in sewerage systems. A group in Maine is helping lead the search for responsible remedies.

Submerged Attached Growth Reactor technology helps a small community meet effluent ammonia limits without replacing its lagoon system.

Macon Water Authority’s public outreach efforts are recognized with multiple awards from a Georgia association.

A Massachusetts treatment plant takes advantage of federal stimulus funds to help pay for a $22 million upgrade that includes renewables and energy efficiency.

WSO invites your national, state or local association to post notices and news items in the Worth Noting column.

Water conservation education pays big dividends in helping the City of Durham, N.C., get through two severe droughts.

Arsenic contamination in drinking water wells is a common concern. A variety of technologies are effective in removing arsenic from well water.

A closed-vessel UV disinfection system effectively neutralizes Cryptosporidium and Giardia while avoiding chlorine byproducts and conserving energy.

Operator teams in Chandler, Ariz., contributed ideas that drove process changes leading to major savings in power costs and chemicals.

Extensive training on new technology spelled success for operators at a groundwater demineralization plant, while they faced challenges at three surface water plants.

Manchester’s Lake Massabesic treatment plant thrives on innovation and has earned prestigious awards for outstanding drinking water.

Eden Prairie’s Kevin Horgan made a fast transition from helicopter and airliner mechanic to leading a high-performing water treatment plant maintenance team.

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

Neighboring utilities responded with personnel and equipment to help an Indiana water company get back in service after a severe tornado.

Leak correlation technology helps a rural Arkansas water district recover non-revenue water that never surfaced.