Inside the August 2021 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator

John Perry’s varied experience yields an abundance of material for developing courses that help operators advance their knowledge.


Using clever characters and hands-on activities, a California sanitary district wins national award for program for grades K-2.

The Coeur d’Alene clean-water plant is both an excellent protector of the waters and an inspiration for the community’s high school students.

A Kentucky water district handles everyday operations and frequent plant upgrades through common-sense approaches and staff ingenuity.

A series of incremental efficiency improvements add up to substantial savings for a clean-water plant in northeastern Illinois.

A North Texas water utility addresses the retirement wave and operator shortage with an award-winning training program.

A new microbial technology proves effective in a lagoon cleaning trial and finds a long-term role in collection system and lagoon maintenance.

Charleston Water hopes a settlement with Kimberly-Clark will mark a turning point on wipes flushability and more effective labeling of wipes products.

Advanced metering infrastructure technology operates without water meter replacement and uses existing cellular network communication.



