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New and Repurposed Buildings Highlight This Treatment Plant Renovation

From outside, this clean-water plant’s buildings mostly look the same. The interiors tell a different story: some $84 million in process expansion and improvements.

November 14, 2024

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Learning by Doing: A Utah Team’s Path to Excellence

Rich Mickelsen isn’t content with the way things have always been done. He gives his team members the tools for success, and they respond.

December 14, 2023

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Through a Decade of Effort, Murfreesboro Wins Dramatic Effluent Nitrogen and Phosphorus Reductions

A Tennessee facility team rewrites the playbook on nutrient removal to clear the way for a plant expansion essential to economic growth in its community.

December 14, 2020

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The Old and the Modern Combine to Produce Excellence at an Award-Winning Treatment Facility

A strong and experienced maintenance team is critical to blending old and new technologies at a high-performing Texas clean-water plant.

October 16, 2019

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No Odors, No Trash, No Violations for This Utah Water Reclamation Facility

The team at the South Valley Water Reclamation Facility never stops looking for ways to enhance efficiency and performance.

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It All Comes Together: Innovation and Planning Make New Plant Work Right From Day One

Orren West and his Denver Metro team experienced the joys and stresses of starting up a brand-new wastewater treatment facility.

December 18, 2018

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A Sunny Outlook

A Utah city turns to renewable energy as part of an operation that brings the liquid and solids sides of treatment full circle.

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Options Open

A treatment plant on Lake Superior manages biosolids with a flexible process and a beneficial use program that responds to seasonal demands.

December 17, 2013

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Step by Step

A five-stage process with automated dissolved oxygen control provides a reliable, efficient and highly compliant solution for a new Florida reclamation plant.

November 19, 2013

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Full Circle

Destin Water Users puts 100 percent of its wastewater effluent back to work as reclaimed water for irrigating residential, commercial and public spaces.

October 16, 2013

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Finding the Magic

Dan Peterson went from a military career to leading an innovative team at a highly successful municipal treatment plant in Durham, N.H.

October 16, 2013

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Safe, Efficient, Compliant

A small but savvy team at the Kill Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant sets an example with training, energy savings and biosolids process innovation.

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Tailor Made

Operators and engineers in Rock Falls worked together to create a new tertiary treatment plant that’s efficient, effective, safe, and ready to grow

So Long to Red Circles

A new process and a dedicated staff help a Washington treatment plant get in step with permit requirements and earn state recognition for excellence

One Step Ahead

A Virginia treatment plant prepares in advance for tighter nutrient standards and uses outreach to win public support for a major process upgrade