Inside the January 2019 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
![Meeting Challenges Is All in a Day's Work for the Water Plant Team in Central City, Kentucky](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fcentralcitywtp13.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=722faeb9ab57c1a339d3be814ffc6e78)
A plant in western Kentucky finds creative ways to deal with the challenges of an aging workforce and excess treatment capacity.
![An Integrated Fixed-Film Activated Sludge Secondary Treatment Process Helps an Illinois Plant Boost Capacity](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F20180910_tpo_magazine_-_mahomet_047.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.525&fp-y=0.31&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=e3b435fff4e54c8688ba1005074603ba)
The award-winning Mahomet Wastewater Treatment Plant packs a lot of treatment capacity and quality into a severely confined footprint.
![It All Comes Together: Innovation and Planning Make New Plant Work Right From Day One](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F18-tpo_oren_west_scofield.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=241a26ac28aad1fb9f15f3ddd4503e23)
Orren West and his Denver Metro team experienced the joys and stresses of starting up a brand-new wastewater treatment facility.
![A Massachusetts Agency Takes Education to the Treatment Plant](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fbondi-3.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=10fc7e201d10c7556a751b00c3bd48af)
A unique learning experience takes Springfield fifth graders out of the classroom and into the wastewater treatment plant.
![Upgraded sodium hypochlorite generation](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproduct_spotlight_denora_clortec_dn_gen_ii.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=875c7f5de4980b899b748fa94e25ea7a)
![Pump with integrated intelligence](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2FProduct-Spotlight-Flygt-%E2%80%93-a-Xylem-Brand-Concertor.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=0c88ef0ca40404f9377919814b9cd709)
People/Awards; Calendar
![Reuse, Recovery and Energy Management](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fflottweg_separation_technology_case_study_181217_124750.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=972b39474cf5bac6eaae2dcd972f2a28)
![Here's All a 6-Year-Old Needs to Know About the Wastewater Treatment Plant](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftjr-water-wasting_181217_125422.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=11b0ac439639556d13557bfb9880ab65)
My grandson Tucker is 6 years old. He asked me to take him to the “water wasting treatment plant.” How could I say no?
![A New Online Technology Lets Operators Monitor Color Closely](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2FTPO0119-Technology-Deep-Dive.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=33f9233bb15219260979ddb79745c7af)
An online monitoring system helps operators closely regulate color in municipal and industrial applications.
![By Operators for Operators: A New Training Toolkit to Prep for Exams](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fimage-1.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=d65c3f64927593bdc111bf415c457ea4)
A new series of books from the Water Environment Federation gives operators a comprehensive, up-to-date and learner-friendly presentation of wastewater treatment processes.
![A Unique Metal Sculpture Reflects Its Water Treatment Plant Surroundings](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ffels_waterplant_16_pan3.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=ea7e7647e7aa34a9e1649236a4d6fa05)
A kinetic sculpture at a King County treatment plant is designed in all aspects to represent water and its movements.
![A Deep-Water Lake Michigan Water Plant Intake Gets an Innovative Cleaning](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fnorthern_divers_13.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=d91bb95d1a83b9df81672fe4dbb55c71)
An innovative high-velocity pipe cleaning system saves millions of dollars for a small water treatment plant on Lake Michigan.
![A Small Solar Power System Is a Perfect Fit for a Village in Illinois](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fdeer_creek_1.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=3389bfdbd7295d455cb38b95e4377551)
A central Illinois village proves that a water or wastewater plant solar energy project doesn’t have to be big to be economically viable.
![Pride Bursts Forth as a Virginia Clean-Water Facility Wins a Plant of the Year Award](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fwaynesboro_wwtp_-37.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=6a947bccfc9c9b0d84714ef8a563a8df)
The Waynesboro Wastewater Treatment Plant delivers quality effluent with new equipment, a sound maintenance program and a devoted staff.