Inside the May 2013 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
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Control by Observation
Cover Story
The staff at a small New York treatment plant takes an ingenious approach to give operators a visual assessment of trickling filter status and performance.
Worth Noting - May 2013
Worth Noting
Up and Down
Top Performer - Plant
FOG and radically different winter and tourist season flows make life challenging for the crew at the New Shoreham (R.I.) WPCF.
Working the Land
Top Performer - Biosolids
While putting plant operations first, team members at a Tennessee treatment plant teach themselves how to apply biosolids and produce a crop.
Being Energy Neutral
Tech Talk
Lessons from wastewater treatment plants overseas point the way toward energy self-sufficiency for facilities in North America.
Projects & Awards - May 2013
Projects & Awards
Automatic device helps monitor clarifier sludge blankets
Product Spotlight
Product News - May 2013
Product News
Clean and Beautiful
Plantscapes
A treatment wetland system will enhance water quality around the Oregon community of Forest Grove, while expanding opportunities for birders and nature observers.
Power Plant: Proceed With Care
Letters
When Memory Walks Away
Let's Be Clear
The challenge of dealing with retirements isn’t just replacing experienced people. It’s also somehow retaining the knowledge they carry with them.
Digging for Answers
Lab Detective
The Lab Detective helps an SBR plant’s lead operator figure out why the system is struggling with nitrification and devises a remedy.
Industry News - May 2013
Industry News
Building Better Leaders
In My Words
Steven Hardeman believes newly appointed supervisors shouldn’t have to learn leadership skills through the school of hard knocks — he considers training essential.
Knowledge Preservation
How We Do It
A data collection application at a Colorado plant guides operators through tasks in the field and records best practices and standard operating procedures.
Leading by Example
Hearts and Minds
Plant contractors take community members to a neighboring facility to show them the benefits a wastewater treatment plant can have on their town.
Targeting Efficiency
Greening the Plant
Freeport Sewer District keeps waterways clean and reduces operating costs with energy-saving treatment plant upgrades.
Originally in Water System Operator
Weathering the Storm
Cover Story
A rural Kentucky plant meets weather, staffing and quality challenges on the way to winning its AWWA section’s Award of Excellence for 2012.
Worth Noting - May 2013
Worth Noting
Making Conservation Pay
Winning Them Over
Albuquerque water authority finds that a $20 incentive boosts attendance for a class in outdoor water conservation and helps cut water consumption.
Light in a Tube
Technology Deep Dive
Crossfire UV disinfection technology provides cost-effective treatment with self-cleaning capability for smaller-scale drinking water systems.
Smells Bad, Tastes Funny
Tech Talk
Taste and odor are the most common sources of drinking water complaints. Here’s a look at the variety of methods available for effective treatment.
Savings Made Simple
Sustainable Practice
The St. Peters water treatment plant reduced energy usage by 12 percent by upgrading to more efficient motors and variable-frequency drives.
Highly Decorated
Quality Leaders - Plant
Operators at the Dalton Utilities Mill Creek plant met challenges presented by the state’s first submerged membrane plant, winning numerous awards in the process.
11 Years and Counting
Quality Leaders - Plant
It has been a long time since a team member was injured at the E.H. Aldrich Station Water Treatment Facility. A pervasive safety culture is a primary reason.
Ultrasonic meters designed for high accuracy, long life
Product Spotlight
Product News - May 2013
Product News
Sampling and Laboratory Analysis
Product Focus
Safety is Boring
On Tap
Few things are more mundane than obsessing over the details of safe work practices. And that’s exactly why obsessing is so important.
Industry News - May 2013
Industry News
In Complete Control
Bright Ideas
An upgraded SCADA system helps Northern Rockies Regional Municipality provide reliable and efficient services for residential and industrial water users.