Inside the April 2015 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
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Cover Story
Duyen Tran has come a long way from South Vietnam, to project manager in an Arkansas city, to sustainability director for a major engineering consulting firm

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Industry News - April 2015
Industry News
Product News - April 2015
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Product Focus - April 2015
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Sustainable Operations
Keeping a tradition of sustainability, a clean-water plant in Lincoln supplies effluent to heat and cool an Innovation Campus at the University of Nebraska.

In My Words
Nebraska operators reach halfway across the country for a partnership to deliver high-quality online training that helps participants pass licensing exams.

How We Do It - Wastewater
A German-engineered solids-processing technology yields Exceptional Quality biosolids pellets in a smaller footprint and at lower cost than composting.

Hearts and Minds
An east Texas utility district underwrites a spray park that provides heat relief for kids, instills community pride and creates openings to talk about water conservation.

Top Performer - Plant
An award-winning Michigan plant succeeds with hard work and strong community ties despite significant wet-weather flow, staff reductions and ongoing construction.
Worth Noting - April 2015
Worth Noting
People/Awards; Education; Events

Case Studies

Technology Deep Dive
The Memthane anaerobic membrane bioreactor combines digestion with ultrafiltration to enable efficient biogas production from industrial wastewaters.

Building The Team
Mark Engdahl took time to learn from an experienced team as part of what can be a challenging transition to the management ranks.

Plantscapes
Tree plantings, odor-control systems, noise abatement and new lighting strategies help the South Cary Water Reclamation Facility adapt to neighboring subdivisions.
Where is Resource Recovery Technology Headed?
Let's Be Clear
As clean-water plants look to resource recovery, technology innovation addresses greater process efficiency and energy production from the solids side.

Top Performer - Plant
An upgrade at the Wazee Area Wastewater Treatment Plant gives the Ho-Chunk Nation ample capacity for decades of growth and sends high-quality effluent to the Black River.

Top Performer - Biosolids
GreenWhey Energy stands on the leading edge of an industry niche for turning dairying and other food byproducts into electricity and high-quality biosolids.