March 2015 Issue of TPO

An epic flood in 2010 meant extensive destruction and a long but successful recovery process for the treatment plant team in Clarksville, Tenn.

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People/Awards; Education; Events

A series of simple procedural and maintenance steps can help ensure reliable and consistent pH readings in water and wastewater applications.

A California water district documents long-standing success with indirect reuse of recycled wastewater to bolster the drinking water supply.

A consortium in southern Ontario aims to help companies test and prove wastewater treatment technologies and bring them to market faster.

The first clean-water plant on the Mississippi’s course south gets a colorful mural conveying honor and respect for water resources.

A California district’s $4 million upgrade project combines long-term, guaranteed energy savings with improved operational performance and flexibility.

The Valdosta water treatment plant scored high across the board in a detailed assessment for a statewide Plant of the Year award competition.

A public-private partnership creates a biosolids processing facility that yields a high-quality product for application to Ontario farmland.

A coastal Maine community builds a multi-talented treatment plant team and resumes control of operations after several years of contracted service.

A succession plan in Blacksburg, Virginia, aims to preserve institutional knowledge and prepare replacements for key people leaving through retirement.

A high-rate compressible-media filter from WesTech can provide tertiary treatment, then easily switch to treat periodic wet-weather CSO and SSO flows.

A WaterFest helps West Virginia American Water heal wounds after a leak from a chemical company contaminated Charleston’s water supply.

Heroic efforts and long hours help treatment plants recover after storms and floods. But the really critical work – preparation – is done long before any storm is forecast.