Inside the August 2019 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
A Pennsylvania Authority Finds a Clean, Neat, Efficient Solution for Moving Beyond Class B Biosolids
The City of Lebanon Authority’s biosolids program produces high-quality Class A material with an indirect-heated drying system
A Career in Operations Leads to a Business Opportunity for a Colorado Professional
Wayne Ramey turned a successful career in operation into a business providing contract operations to treatment facilities across Colorado
A Popular Canadian Water Festival Celebrates a Decade of Effective Public Education
A children’s water festival in Ontario has helped turn students’ focus toward the value of water and has led some into water-related careers
Among the toughest challenges in an operator’s life is lacking control over what’s regulated and how to treat for it
Here's Another Approach to Recovering a Valuable Nutrient From the Wastewater Stream
Phosphate recovery technology offered by Schwing Bioset can be tailored to meet each facility’s specific operating challenges
Evanston Looks to Apprenticeships to Help Withstand the Coming Wave of Retirements
An Illinois city struggled to find qualified water treatment plant team members. An apprenticeship program has had a major impact.
Substances used in stain repellants, firefighting chemicals and other products are raising concerns about the safety of land-applying biosolids
A California District Combines Wetland Treatment, Wildlife Habitat and Renewable Energy
A complex of ponds and wetlands around a California clean-water plant provides a treatment step for reuse water and habitat for birds and wildlife
Biological Hydrolysis Brings a Cost-Effective Biosolids Processing Technology to the U.S.
Research program yields a biological hydrolysis solution that improves anaerobic digester performance, delivers Class A product and reduces costs
St. Bernard Parish Implements a New and More Efficient System for Flushing Water Mains
Automatic flushing units help save labor, improve water quality and prevent growth of pathogens in a Louisiana parish water distribution system
A Florida County Finds New Ways to Put Reclaimed Water to Work
Wetlands created to help manage reclaimed water also help restore damaged natural wetlands and recharge an aquifer that supplies drinking water
An Innovative Training Method Helps an Environmental Engineer Appreciate the Role of Operators
Cross-training in operations helped Jordan Damerel bring more empathy and deeper knowledge to his role as director of engineering for a California agency
Industrial Flows Are a Daily Challenge That the Norfolk Plant Team Meets Consistently
A meticulous focus on process and maintenance keeps a Nebraska plant in compliance and the office walls lined with plaques for excellence awards