Inside the March 2012 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
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Cover Story
The treatment plant in the historic Virginia city of Appomattox used a simple and cost-effective solution to achieve reduction of zinc levels in effluent
![Pumps](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ffluid_metering.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=01c81f3457f64ba4ce6eb56895d559fb)
Case Study
![Making the Best of It](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fdscn1169.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=d0e79e77b7ccd8b61c82aa7ca2ccc630)
Greening the Plant
A Phoenix wastewater treatment plant focuses on optimization to operate more effectively, reduce costs and protect the environment
![Brain Games](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Florikaren2_003.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=1693257a668f1e33f9df8eead7dc0141)
Hearts and Minds
Johnson County Wastewater uses games for kids as a key element of an expanded website that offers interactive learning
![Polished to Perfection](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Flemna_2.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=592e70f861c3324fdb3b1d787dc55e1c)
How We Do It
A treatment process with aerobic and anaerobic cells and a polishing reactor enables a plant in northwest Iowa to meet ammonia permit levels
![Secure Seal](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fafter-application.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=327dc763e414b52645c100f285460630)
How We Do It
A spray-on polyurethane coating helps a treatment plant rehabilitate a building housing a chemical storage system
Getting the Heat Out
In My Words
An Oregon treatment facility affected by temperature limits in its permit looks to planting trees to shade its receiving stream instead of actually cooling its effluent
March Industry News
Industry News
Pump Solutions Names Buscher VP-PSG Commercial; CSI Adds Factory Representative; Extech Instruments Relocates to New Hampshire; Grand Rapids Named Hach Fan Favorite; Godwin Donates to National Coalition Against Domestic Violence; WEF Names O’Neill Deputy Executive Director; Synagro Donates $25,000 to Park Restoration
Getting the Hands Dirty
Let's Be Clear
It doesn’t take grandiose plans or outsized budgets to spruce up treatment plant grounds — as some ambitious operators have proven
March Letters
Special Feature
Bugs or Microorganisms?
![Green on the Vine](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fimgp1942_csd_wine_grapes.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=08b9e39bc256ac56b0701a28337e0953)
Plantscapes
A Colorado treatment plant creates a more sustainable site by planting a vineyard and cultivating acreage for a wildlife habitat
![Pumps](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fblackmer.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=977b29b9c0f64da342255dda3f389425)
Product Focus
![March Product News](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fabb_ovr_ne12_open_l2_180122_115952.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=5726bbffbf0e3d516755de1bf1c495e9)
Product News
Featured new products.
![Grit Removal System Adds Simplicity and Efficiency](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fmectan_v_pathlines.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=d6f0385a49a403d7f4cefd5e4dc41220)
Product Spotlight
Mectan V induced vortex grit removal system from John Meunier, Inc.,a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company.
![Disinfecting CSO Water](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fcog_moors_uk_install_-_trojanuv4000plus.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=020a458b8bb8b8a401d21c169a7d4eef)
Tech Topics
UV technology shows promise for killing pathogens in the high-volume, low-quality streams Typical of stormwater treatment applications
![Making Hay](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fmg_7624.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=9558eca0df0232f3055efdc7167311d2)
Top Performer - Biosolids
West Jackson County takes biosolids reuse to the limit by fertilizing its own land and cutting, baling and selling its own crop
![Ready for Anything](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fmg_0122.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=38604df8bb327673b1213e6e0d696cfd)
Top Performer - Plant
From permit compliance to hurricane preparations, three staff members at a Connecticut treatment plant do exemplary work that earns EPA recognition
March Worth Noting
Worth Noting
People/Awards; Education; Calendar of Events