Inside the April 2020 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
![Welder. Operator. Designer. Consultant. Tim Wilkey Took a Winding Career Path Before Returning Home.](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftimwilkey038.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=f31c7bad963a02ecebb6d9883ded58ef)
Tim Wilkey’s Hatfield award-winning career took him far and wide, but eventually back to his home state of Iowa.
People/Awards; Events
Getting through to your state or federal legislator is tougher and more confusing than it used to be. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try.
![What If You Could Rewind Your Plant's Operation and Find the Causes of Problems? Now You Can.](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Femerson1.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.315&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=3eb167dcf3b1b393b1597bd81bc6de6f)
A playback recorder tool for Emerson’s distributed control system helps plant operators troubleshoot events, train team members and capture institutional knowledge.
![Once a Year, Swarms of Music Fans Converge on This Clean-Water Plant Site](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fdji_0065edit.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=aef31d4274d5e605ae66f385420c45af)
A campground on a North Carolina clean-water plant site hosts visitors to a music festival and doubles as a disc golf course.
![A California Treatment Plant Opts for a Modern Approach to Controlling Nuisance Odors](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftrial_-_nozzle_placement.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=c6ed058de00b737e3a753c154a5394d2)
A hydroxyl radical misting system to break down grease buildup is another in a long line of leading-edge technologies at a California facility.
![The Award-Winning Energy-Saving Program Didn't Rely on Any New Technology](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fsomersworth1.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=e8286f541a492ee88d4f411c9e9f530c)
Award-winning achievement at a New Hampshire plant comes from commonsense measures, some as simple as turning off lights when leaving an area.
![The Great Lakes Water Authority's Newest Water Plant Rises From the Bones of the Oldest One](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F5y7a4285a.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.525&fp-y=0.41&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=5b3816b3b6223e6e8fd954702110addf)
Continuous self-assessment and improvement steer a Michigan authority’s newest water plant to a Directors Award from the Partnership for Safe Water.
![Dale Clark and His Team Achieved $22,000 in Annual Energy Savings for Only a Tiny Investment](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F2019-09-26-tpo-32.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=5f1a39d05d4d779b0ea6c1b7be82630d)
Simple improvements in lagoon aeration are keys to earning a sustainable energy award for small treatment facility in Michigan.
![Leveling Out Demand Was the Key to Putting This Florida Water Plant and Distribution System on Track](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fdsc_1533.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=999966016996e91f36148f25e4aaa62e)
![Here Are a Few Ways to Mark the 50th Anniversary of a Classic Environmental Observance](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fearthday-ieua.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=049951a19ffbe9abdd3ac0e22da38997)
Three utilities celebrate Earth Day in unique ways by partnering with a city, nonprofit and university.