Inside the March 2024 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
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An entire Indiana town is better off for the award-winning efforts of John Hodge and his sewer department team members
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A New York water district’s poster contest engages children in grades 1-5 in learning about and portraying water conservation
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A lifelong love of things mechanical was Jeff Michalak’s ticket to a clean-water career. He quickly came to love his new profession.
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In a Kansas community of 300 people, Jerry Baker does it all. That means water, wastewater, streets, and more, all with small-town pride.
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Peter Annin’s book, Purified, takes a close look at the benefits — and necessity — of recycling as part of the water-supply solution in an era of climate change
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An innovative system in Denver draws heat from major sewer lines to heat and cool buildings in a historic district while benefiting the clean-water utility
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A Washington district faced a new effluent limit on total inorganic nitrogen. Optimized aeration helped achieve compliance without capital investment
Stepping up to a supervisory role is more complicated than it seems. It means a new approach to work and a changed relationship with colleagues
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Operators and maintenance technicians now can monitor treatment plant process data from sensor networks while in the field on handheld devices