Kentucky Water Operator Doug Brooks Puts Heart And Soul Into His Work

Cover Story

Whether on the job with Kentucky American Water or suiting up as a volunteer firefighter, Doug Brooks puts heart and soul into his work.

Industry News - October 2014

Industry News

Product News - October 2014

Product News

Product Focus - October 2014

Product Focus

Worth Noting - October 2014

Worth Noting

People/Awards; Education; Calendar

Contracts & Awards - September 2014 No-Valve Metering Pumps Reduce Maintenance And Chemical Exposure

Product Spotlight

Portable E-Z Turn Davit Crane Requires Less Force To Rotate Load

Product Spotlight

Tanks, Structures And Components

Case Study

A Receiving Facility For Trucked-In Grease And Sludges Pays Dividends In Pennsylvania

In My Words

A Pennsylvania treatment facility helps make up for income lost with industrial plant closings by installing an efficient receiving facility for septage, grease and sludges.

A Hollow-Fiber Ultrafiltration System Suits Waters High In Solids, Color, TOC

Technology Deep Dive

Koch Membrane Systems offers a hollow-fiber ultrafiltration system designed to function efficiently on feedwaters high in solids, color and TOC.

Industrial Facilities Profit From A Total Systems Approach To Wastewater Treatment

Tech Talk

A total systems approach to wastewater treatment helps industrial facilities develop solutions that cost-effectively meet permit compliance and business objectives.

Utah Plant Workers Compete To Keep Buildings And Grounds Looking Sharp

Plantscapes

A friendly competition among team of plant workers keeps the Orem treatment facility clean and looking sharp for visitors.

Reverse Osmosis, SCADA, Automation Drive Excellence For A South Dakota Plant

Top Performer - Plant

Technology helps a water system in rural South Dakota operate efficiently, deploy effective treatment methods and deliver quality customer service.

Geothermal Heating And Cooling Save Energy At A Maine Composting Site

Sustainable Operations

A Maine composting facility creates beneficial recycled products, and does it with less energy, thanks to innovations like geothermal heating and cooling.

Efficient Pumps And VFDs Bring Fast Payback On A Rhode Island Plant Upgrade

How We Do It - Water

A Rhode Island town expects payback of 3 1/2 years on an extensive project to upgrade inefficient pumps and install variable-frequency drives.

Iowa Plant Superintendent Kam Reeves Leads By Coaching And Example

Top Performer - Operator

Kam Reeves applies education, coaching and lead-by-example principles to his superintendent’s job at the Ottumwa Water Pollution Control Facility.

Cleaning Out Water Tank Sediment Improves Water Quality, Boosts Public Safety

Perspective

Will hotter summers from climate change create a healthy environment for unhealthful organisms in sediment at the bottom of water tanks and towers?

A Septage Receiving Station Screens Out Debris And Protects Plant Processes

How We Do It - Wastewater

A specially designed receiving station enables an Illinois village to receive septage as a source of revenue without creating treatment plant process issues.

A Florida District Develops An Extensive Library For Public Education

Hearts and Minds

A Florida water management district brings an extensive online library of educational materials to teachers, the general public and other agencies.

A Texas Biosolids Program Earns Honors For Clean Operation And Customer Satisfaction

Top Performer - Biosolids

The Trinity River Authority looks to major advances in a biosolids program that already earns high marks for environmental quality and customer satisfaction.

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Readers Respond To Column On “The Reclamation Imperative”

Letters

More Clean-Water Plants Fulfill Their Potential As Resource Recovery Centers

Let's Be Clear

The more you look around, the more you see clean-water plants looking to fulfill their whole potential as centers for water reclamation and resource recovery.