Inside the February 2019 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
The Improvements Just Keep Coming at the Glasgow Wastewater Treatment Plant
Equipment, process and efficiency improvements are a way of life at the award-winning Glasgow (Kentucky) Wastewater Treatment Plant.
A Dedicated Team, Hard Work and a Supportive Board Spell Success in Springfield, Illinois
The operations team helped design a new treatment plant and continuously optimize its performance in Springfield, Illinois.
A North Carolina Water Plant Earns the Area-Wide Optimization Award
Operators at a North Carolina plant adopt new technology and climb a steep learning curve to tackle variable turbidity in source water.
Data Drives Decisions for the Lab Director at the Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District
Tiffini Adams helps environmental analytical laboratories serving water reclamation districts maintain consistent technical and scientific results.
Two More Treatment Plants Put Their Best Faces Forward
More operators share photos of their signs and the history behind them
San Antonio's Water System Taps the Wisdom of Young City Residents
San Antonio Confluence Conference enables sharing of projects and ideas by young people who are passionate about water.
Producing drier grit
Securing energy-efficient flow
Case Studies - Biosolids Management and Headworks
It’s no secret that the operator workforce is aging. Now’s the time to groom a new generation. Water Environment Federation’s Students and Young Professionals Committee is a great resource.
Baltimore Finds an Innovative Way to Recruit a New Generation of Professionals
A Baltimore initiative recruits unemployed and underemployed young people and trains them for water and wastewater careers.
Factory-Built Membrane Bioreactor Packages Suited for Small Flows
Compact factory-built membrane bioreactor units provide high-quality treatment for small flows in municipal and other applications.
Charlie's Angels Make Their Mark in Operations Challenge at WEFTEC
Four women from a South Carolina plant crash the male-dominated party at the 2018 Water Environment Federation Operations Challenge.
Georgia’s Gwinnett County pilot-tests its two-stage ozone-biological filtration process as a way to produce high-quality water for direct potable reuse.
Redirecting Water to Create a Sustainable Plant Environment
Rain gardens and bioswales at clean-water plants help an Arkansas utility promote sustainability, biodiversity and natural wildlife habitat.
Schwing Bioset Process Helps a Community Maximize Beneficial Use of Resources
A lime stabilization process helps an Arkansas city meet its goal of producing Class A biosolids to enable the resumption of beneficial use.
Keeping the Climate Commitment
The Boulder Water Resource Recovery Facility practices sustainability by using brewery waste for nitrate removal and creating reclaimed natural gas from biogas.