April 2014 Issue of TPO

Besides clean drinking water, Mark Riggsby helps produce inmates with critical skills for a productive career when their debt to society is paid.

Team members in Spring Hill, Tenn., have had the privilege of being with their plant since the beginning. The results show in quality water and efficient performance.

An Alabama water utility succeeds with experienced operators, exceptional maintenance and pride in producing a quality product.

Some prisons offer water treatment training programs. What happens to the trainees when they are released and look for work in the clean-water field?

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Drum thickeners from Alfa Laval offer substantial improvement in volume reduction and major savings on handling and transportation.

A complete automation system helps a Philippines city improve control over water pumping and distribution and drive down operating and maintenance costs.

The American Water Works Association’s ACE14 will showcase the most innovative products and services from all aspects of the water industry.

Water supply systems that exceed the US EPA action level for copper must take a number of corrective measures.

The Palm Bay (Fla.) Utilities Department uses an ISO standard as a framework for continuous improvements that cut costs and lessen environmental impact.

Education is the future of water quality for one of the driest communities in the Southwest. In Rio Rancho, you’re never too young to learn.

Tacoma Public Utilities and its water-related operations are part of an effort to promote sustainability and environmental quality as a catalyst for economic growth.

An aquarium inside an Idaho treatment plant demonstrates the life-giving quality of the facility’s Class A reuse effluent.

Solar energy provides most of the energy for the Rifle water reclaim plant, while operators’ innovations cut down electricity consumption.

Troy Bemisdarfer seized an opportunity in the clean-water industry and in just five years has built a satisfying and award-winning career.

A Utah city turns to renewable energy as part of an operation that brings the liquid and solids sides of treatment full circle.

A clean-water plant in the hometown of the Auburn Tigers completes a trouble-free conversion from gaseous chlorine to UV disinfection.

Partnerships help an innovative water-quality education program reach diverse age groups and influence behaviors in Warsaw, Ind.

Grass Valley plant operators make friends with technology and produce high-quality reclaim water for groundwater recharge and golf course irrigation.

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San Francisco uses “potty humor” to draw attention and build support for a multibillion-dollar clean-water infrastructure upgrade program.

What’s the best way to brand the facilities that handle our communities’ wastewater and keep our lakes and rivers safe, clean and healthy?