March 2014 Issue of TPO

Operators at a Pennsylvania facility rely on teamwork and dedication to achieve excellence and a Partnership for Safe Water Directors Award.

New filter media at the water treatment plant reduces energy costs, improves flow-through and lowers chemical usage for the township of Freehold, N.J.

Aquionics offers a UV-C LED light source with a single lamp and sensor in a compact package designed for versatility.

Plant infrastructure, including buildings and shelters, clarifiers, covers and domes, and tanks, form the storage side of most potable water treatment systems. Here are several of those products, along with coatings, linings and other components, that enable clean distribution.

Interns at the water and wastewater utility in Denton, Texas, gain valuable skills while helping staff members perform essential tasks.

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A Massachusetts water utility applies innovative financing to complete a cost-saving solar energy project with no increase in rates.

Maybe it’s time for the water profession to embrace more fully a recruiting and training technique that has worked well for numerous other industries.

Consolidating distribution under the street and utility division lets the North Chicago water plant focus on producing a quality product and increasing efficiency.

For the water utility servicing one of Minnesota’s Twin Cities, the Partnership provides a motivation and a method to improve every facet of operations.

Magnetite addition is part of a clarification system that helps a New Hampshire plant deal with wet-weather flows and achieve complete nitrification.

Clean Water Services in Oregon sees significant and tangible benefits from naming itself for the end product, rather than the raw material.

Energy efficiency plans lined up with a 2009 federal government economic stimulus program to bring a Massachusetts plant close to net neutral energy.

Operators at a Missouri lagoon treatment system maintain compliance while looking to progressive steps like biosolids land application and solar energy.

Plant team members in Great Falls, Mont., are proud of their contributions to a trail built by volunteers along the Missouri River.

Katie Goin and her team work methodically to upgrade the wastewater treatment and collection system in a small community in northwest Wisconsin.

Put the calculator aside for a moment. Learn how to factor units into your solutions to math problems on licensing exams.

A Maine operator association’s poster contest creates goodwill and gets great publicity during the state’s official Clean Water Week.

An auto-thermophilic aerobic digestion process helps a popular resort community deliver Class A biosolids in keeping with the public’s high expectations.

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Gardens tended by the crew at the Algonquin (Ill.) Wastewater Treatment Plant produced more than 900 pounds of vegetables for a local pantry.

Maybe operator associations have value beyond networking and professional advancement. Maybe public outreach from that level can multiply impact.