Excellence, Start to Finish

Cover Story

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

Should Your Facility Accept Septage?

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

Worth Noting - August 2013

Worth Noting

Reptile Wrangler

Visitors

Eyes on the Prize

Top Performer - Plant

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

Attitude of Caring

Top Performer - Operator

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.

When Will It Be Your Turn?

Tech Talk

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.

Projects & Awards - August 2013 Septage Screening System Cuts Truck Unloading Time

Product Spotlight

Product News - August 2013

Product News

Are We Missing Something?

Let's Be Clear

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.

Headworks and Biosolids Management

Product Focus

Wetlands Reborn

Plantscapes

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

Industry News - August 2013

Industry News

Teamwork Forged in Smoke

In My Words

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

Team Effort

Hearts and Minds

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.

Pumping Up Volume

How We Do It

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

Up the Ladder

The Fire Chief Project

Find other useful and timely information on the TPO website

Editor's Choice

Headworks and Biosolids Management

Case Study

Sunflower Power

Greening the Plant

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

Players' Coach

Cover Story

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

New Technology Slated for WEFTEC 2013

WEFTEC Product Preview

Never Satisfied

Quality Leaders - Plant

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.

Quick-Change Artist

Quality Leaders - Plant

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.

Turning Data Into Action

Technology Deep Dive

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

Creating a Culture

Sustainable Practice

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

When Will It Be Your Turn?

Tech Talk

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.

Incentives to Conserve

Letters

Improvements That Pay Their Way

Winning Them Over

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

Worth Noting - August 2013

Worth Noting

Getting it Done

On Tap

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

Disinfection

Case Studies

Find other useful and timely information at www.wsomag.com Industry News - August 2013

Industry News

Small Scale SCADA

Bright Ideas

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