November 2017 Issue of TPO

Jody Flannery’s dedication and insistence on perfect procedure have helped her community earn Laboratory of the Year recognition.

Virginia celebrates June 30 as Drinking Water and Wastewater Professionals Appreciation Day as declared by the state General Assembly.

Tim Mills rarely strays far from his small community’s clean-water plant. Maybe that’s why it runs so well and produces such high-quality effluent.

Randy Randall and his operations team rely on data to pump water efficiently and take full advantage of the local utility rate structure.

Earl Stewman leads a crew keeping some of Alaska’s fire hydrants in working order, battling the elements to maintain public safety, and building an award-winning career.

The Santa Cruz, California, plant team achieves big energy savings with high-efficiency lighting retrofits and intelligent electric power management.

Specifying coatings for water facilities can be tricky. Consultation with coatings experts can lead to selection of a product that protects effectively and extends service life.

A sequencing batch reactor plant in a rural Tennessee county provides an operator-friendly process that yields quality effluent and saves energy.

Ponds and man-made wetlands at an Indian River County Utilities treatment plant provide a major attraction for birders and wildlife watchers.

The Dixie Drain project in Idaho is an example of innovative approaches to reducing phosphorus loadings on streams at affordable cost.

Reverse engineering of impellers and other components can be a cost-effective solution for pumps that are no longer manufactured and for which off-the-shelf parts are not available.

If you deal with news reporters, it helps to understand their roles, their skills and limitations, and the daily demands they face on the job.