April 2017 Issue of TPO

A trickling filter plant at Cape Fear Public Utility keeps churning out quality effluent through sound maintenance and judicious upgrades.

Bryan Leighow is glad his career path led to the clean-water profession. He finds endless variety and great satisfaction in producing quality effluent.

The team at Eagle Mountain does an exemplary job with a new extended aeration plant — and isn’t above reaching out to help neighboring facilities.

A new membrane filtration plant challenges the operations staff but yields higher-quality water for a growing Utah community.

A California sanitary district hosted some 700 students and chaperones in two days as part of the local school district’s Science Education Week.

Treated reclaimed water fills popular man-made recreation lake and protects the drinking water supply in drought-stricken California.

Low-cost modifications to the aeration process at a small Massachusetts plant bring substantial effluent nutrient reductions and other money-saving improvements.

Rapid infiltration basins waste water that has undergone some level of treatment. Lined reject ponds that store water for retreatment are a sound alternative.

The nation’s Carpet Capital is also home to an extensive effluent land application site that doubles as a haven for birds and wildlife.

Effective and precise control of phosphorus can improve compliance and save money. It starts with smart application of phosphorus analyzers.

Flygt Concertor system for wastewater applications is designed to minimize energy usage, reduce pump station cleaning costs, and shrink pump inventories.

A best-selling book makes a compelling case for the inherent power of water to soothe, heal, inspire, and make us better, happier human beings.

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