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Editorial
Flavor of the Month?
The “In My Words” column in this month’s TPO is about applying Lean methods to wastewater treatment. Sometimes the temptation when these...
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Tanks, Structures and Components
Antioxidant protection
The OR-1000 system from Poly Processing deters the oxidation effects of sodium hypochlorite, sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid by adding a...
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October Product News
Conery Mfg. Introduces Base Elbow
The BERS-0800 8-inch base elbow from Conery Mfg. is designed for pumps weighing up to 4,000 lbs. Features...
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Flowmeter Combines Two Technologies in Same Unit
The Sonic-Pro S3c hybrid ultrasonic flowmeter from Blue-White Industries combines selectable Doppler technology and Transit Time in a single device, so that...
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Getting Going
The Mount Carmel (Pa.) Municipal Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant serves Mount Carmel Borough, parts of Mount Carmel Township, and Cunningham Township in...
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Picky, Picky!
If his dad hadn’t been a wastewater plantsuperintendent, Tony Foster might not have taken the job at the Heyworth (Ill.) Sanitary Treatment...
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It's All About Focus
The City of Leominster (Mass.) Water Pollution Control Facility has gone 25 years without a lost-time accident, which statistically makes it one...
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Super Achiever
It’s something to be proud of when a plant wins an award. But when it wins that award year after year, that’s...
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Great Strides
Peggy Badten got within 20 feet when photographing this great blue heron, hunting for fish in Moccasin Creek, just below the outfall...
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Worth Noting - October 2011
People/Awards
John Mele, area manager North Atlantic Region for HOBAS Pipe USA, received the 2011 Harry P. Croft Award from the New Jersey...
Blogs
Professionals fire up for 2011 Operations Challenge
More than 200 of the world’s top wastewater treatment professionals will compete in Operations Challenge 2011, a fast-paced skills competition to be held Oct. 17...
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Joining Hands
The United States faces a huge shortfall in funding for renewal of water and wastewater infrastructure — while at the same time...
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Digital Technology
Rapid application development
Problem
Managing data at the 1.8 mgd Plover (Wis.) Wastewater Treatment Facility involved entering information into multiple files in different formats....
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Lunch Time
Many wastewater treatment plants use biogas for energy. Most haven’t won EPA awards for their work. And it’s a good bet to...
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A Case for Transparency
The concept of transparency today reminds us that government is always accountable to the people. A brief Internet search reveals a rapid...
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Data Does It
Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) in Greenville, S.C., operates nine wastewater treatment plants and provides water reclamation to more than 400,000 people in...
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September Industry News
Moyno Offers Grinder Product Brochure
The grinder product brochure from Moyno Inc. describes the technical innovations, features and benefits of its complete line...

















