Inside the May 2021 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator

The Clayton County Water Authority lab plays a key role in keeping its water reclamation facilities operating in full permit compliance.

Measurement devices can help wastewater facilities deal with personnel safety issues, neighborhood odor problems, and infrastructure corrosion.
Our federal government can allocate a trillion dollars to infrastructure renewal. None of us have to pay for it. What a concept!




Teachers can engage students with help from a University of Colorado website filled with activities designed to promote careers in environmental engineering.

A Florida water utility reaps multiple rewards by eliminating discharge of concentrate from its membrane filtration treatment process.

Operator of the Year Tom Herbert takes care of treatment for a turkey plant and its small Utah city. He also finds time to indulge a passion for flying.

Wisconsin’s Youth Apprenticeship Program provides an on-ramp for high school students to explore careers in the water and wastewater industry.

A Texas city reaps substantial benefits from a multipronged approach to conserving water in an area struggling with drought.

An online data management system for FOG and industrial pretreatment programs gives this small Massachusetts community the same capability as much larger cities.

U.S. EPA collects data on cost-effective and efficient approaches to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus for permit compliance or simply good watershed stewardship.