August 2013 Issue of TPO

Scott Bailey keeps the vintage Monticello Water Plant in top form thanks to experience, skills and a hands-on management style.

A new ultrafiltration system resolved many issues for the team in Homer, Alaska, but that doesn’t keep them from working diligently to continue getting better.

The team at a 120 mgd plant in Tampa relies on a rapid settling process, experience, and automation to produce consistent results from variable raw water sources.

Advanced Metering Analytics help utilities use hourly interval information from metering systems to detect issues that need addressing.

Portland Water Bureau reduces costs and greenhouse gas emissions through electrical efficiencies and a smart fleet management program.

Almost every organization has an emergency sooner or later. The best way to make sure you survive it intact is to plan for the worst — today.

A California town encourages improvements that reduce water and energy demand by making the necessary up-front investments — recovered through bill surcharges.

Maybe it’s time to revisit a couple of well established but still innovative ways to build and improve water utility facilities.

Cloud-based technology provides sophisticated yet affordable system monitoring and control for a small California water company.

A Waste Treatment Symposium in September will give small-community clean-water operators a close look at the technologies and project economics.

Process automation and observation help the team at Caryville-Jacksboro produce excellent effluent and keep treatment costs down for the community.

Teamwork, creativity and consistent performance earn recognition for Lodi’s White Slough Water Pollution Control PLANT — and its collection system.

Mike Bisi operates from concern about his process, his team, and the people in his Connecticut community who have supported their local treatment plant over the years.

Almost every organization has an emergency sooner or later. The best way to make sure you survive it intact is to plan for the worst — today.

Should the focus of TPO expand to include industrial as well as municipal operators? We’d like to hear thoughts from professionals on both sides.

A water reclamation plant expansion leads to creation of a wildlife park that gains prominent mention as a visitor destination in Florida’s Panhandle.

Cookouts and tours help the treatment plant staff in Albert Lea create connections with other departments and city leadership.

A multi-disciplinary group produces a digital program that works online and in presentations, delivering a positive message for the Twin Cities clean-water agency.

Ingenuity and reliable equipment help a New York plant accommodate outside waste materials and keep a fluid bed biosolids incinerator running near capacity.

Raleigh looks at using crops grown on treatment plant property to produce biodiesel as fuel for on-site power generators.