Inside the February 2021 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator

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From Building Rockets to Analyzing Wastewater: Liz Werth Finds a Rewarding Career From Building Rockets to Analyzing Wastewater: Liz Werth Finds a Rewarding Career

Elisabeth Werth turned a lifelong aptitude for math and science into an award-winning career as a lab analyst with Denver Metro.

Staffing Shortages, Aging Equipment and Other Challenges Can't Keep This Plant From Excelling Staffing Shortages, Aging Equipment and Other Challenges Can't Keep This Plant From Excelling

A Kentucky clean-water plant team maintains award-winning Performance with aging equipment while awaiting a brand-new facility.

A Self-Described Private Person Stands Out in the Kansas Water Operator Community A Self-Described Private Person Stands Out in the Kansas Water Operator Community

Perry Smith’s varied background made him ideally suited to operating a new reverse osmosis facility in southwest Kansas.

An Island Shaped Like a School Emblem Sends a Powerful Message of Environmental Stewardship An Island Shaped Like a School Emblem Sends a Powerful Message of Environmental Stewardship

Broken Arrow city and school district partner to create what is believed to be Oklahoma’s largest floating wetland.

A New Design Approach Lets Operators Virtually See the Spaces Where They Will Work A New Design Approach Lets Operators Virtually See the Spaces Where They Will Work

Fairfax County project wins a sustainability award in the design stage for innovative methods used in switch from hypochlorite to UV disinfection.

Out With Debris Out With Debris

A vertical bar screen system helps a northern California clean-water facility protect pumps and other critical equipment

Imagine It's Crisis Time. Here's How to Communicate With Your Public. Imagine It's Crisis Time. Here's How to Communicate With Your Public.

Advisor Mike McGill says water and wastewater utilities should make communications with the public a component of the operations protocol.

Utilities Find Value in Combining Continuous Water Analysis with Advanced Predictive Tools Utilities Find Value in Combining Continuous Water Analysis with Advanced Predictive Tools

Online digital measurement technologies backed by predictive maintenance are helping water industry operators meet growing quality, supply and compliance challenges.

This Utility Proves That Less Water Does Not Mean a Less Beautiful Landscape This Utility Proves That Less Water Does Not Mean a Less Beautiful Landscape

A xeriscaping demonstration garden in Colorado Springs shows residents how to create appealing landscapes with less need for irrigation.

Filamentous Bacteria Identification Now Can Be Just an Email Away Filamentous Bacteria Identification Now Can Be Just an Email Away

A new technology helps operators get a biological analysis of the treatment process using an online tool, a microscope, and a smartphone.

How Long Will Our Nation's Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Be Neglected?

Our water infrastructure badly needs work. In a time of tax cuts, COVID-19 relief and huge deficits, where will the money come from?

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