Inside the June 2018 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator

Award-winning wastewater plant supervisor Devin Snyder succeeds with a skilled team, maintenance and electrical experience and a supportive manager.
People/Awards; Calendar



Cost-benefit analysis can play an important role in making decisions about water and wastewater plant improvement projects.

A cleverly rigged portable kerosene heater helps crews in a Kentucky city deal effectively with freeze-ups in water meters and services.

Satellite-based technology helps water utilities find and fix distribution and transmission leaks more cost-effectively.


Rooftop planting, storm drain painting and residential rain barrels spotlight initiatives to control runoff in Richmond.

Progressive cavity pumping solves a Florida wastewater treatment plant’s biosolids cake conveyance problem.

A Chicago-area district has net-zero energy in sight for its wastewater treatment plant through efficiency improvements and biogas production augmented by FOG.

Jeff Pippel uses plain-spoken management skills and a sharp mentoring focus to build an award-winning career at West Virginia water and wastewater plants.

Herlon J. Fayard Jr. applies effective training, personal conviction and people-oriented management to achieve award-winning results.

When a stepwise approach to a plant upgrade fell short, a New York village opted for complete engineered solution.

Cubihatcha Kids program teaches third-graders about watersheds, water quality and water conservation in a natural setting in Henry County.