Inside the December 2012 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
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Issue Archive
![Beyond Net Zero](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Febmud_51712_8635.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=a8bcb31e33a743e7c0c2d6fda8021b4f)
Cover Story
A California wastewater treatment plant uses hauled-in high-BOD wastes to maximize biogas production and generate more power than it uses.
Worth Noting - December 2012
Worth Noting
![Tackling Tough Wastes](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fz5c2992.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=d4565751886938a1673d24322af6e84a)
Top Performer - Plant
A new MBR plant in Port Rowan successfully handles a high-strength mixture of regular influent, septage, portable toilet waste and landfill leachate.
![Savings in the Mix](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fgallatinwwtp_2012-06-05_050.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=d941962596dded592c7a10ba66a458f8)
Top Performer - Biosolids
The Gallatin treatment plant turns to lime stabilization to cut biosolids costs significantly and deliver a beneficial product to local farmers.
![Custom baffle system offers versatility, durability](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fo1212_dec._tpo_product_spotlight_-_environetics_dii-flowunder300dpi.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=5af80ba1934455d85a2ff09abf078792)
Product Spotlight
![Product News - December 2012](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fabb_low_voltage_motor_control_center_180122_120706.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=5459e4231d5cd7f6752db934accca078)
Product News
![Energy Management and Sustainability](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F2g_180122_120719.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=cd450639fdc9b3a44c2a3b7eab850d2d)
Product Focus
![Tall, Tall Trees](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F100_0387.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=4f2eab10a9934061766685cdf61ff012)
Plantscapes
Plantings of white pines and white spruces will help screen the Traverse City treatment plant from visitors to a hiking and biking trail beside the property.
Driving Home a Simple Point
Let's Be Clear
There’s a role for education in helping clean-water agencies deal with problems caused by the proliferation of wipe products.
![Knowing What’s Coming](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F036.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=3d6816cfae338c416b42c728572aabe6)
Lab Detective
Industries are not the only sources of discharges that can upset treatment plants. Residential abusers can have big impacts, too.
![Industry News - December 2012](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fcw_building_180122_120718.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=40526161a5b05404b8434cd33d0a7a92)
Industry News
![What’s Flushable? What Isn’t?](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fin_my_words.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=4ff07ede6984fa540548f3bb0cb69e91)
In My Words
The proliferation of “wipes” is causing widespread problems in sewerage systems. A group in Maine is helping lead the search for responsible remedies.
![Affordable Compliance](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fmentone_sagr_beds_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=db63363eb90e3e3915f06f73713750c2)
How We Do It
Submerged Attached Growth Reactor technology helps a small community meet effluent ammonia limits without replacing its lagoon system.
![Cleaning Up and Conserving](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fmwa_kids_fishing_pic_3_david_jr.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=a489dbe4b8d3e655b590bcd0db8230a6)
Hearts and Minds
Macon Water Authority’s public outreach efforts are recognized with multiple awards from a Georgia association.
![Showcasing Green](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fgreen-roof.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=85b00410293c61ed733ee14ee6b01bf3)
Greening the Plant
A Massachusetts treatment plant takes advantage of federal stimulus funds to help pay for a $22 million upgrade that includes renewables and energy efficiency.
![Energy Management and Sustainability](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fameresco.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=87ade71904e6d802c85349a602a042c9)
Case Study
Originally in Water System Operator
![Driven by Invention](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F033012ecwpo_manchester_006.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=2af60c5c330ccae43c435f0fc0df34a1)
Cover Story
Manchester’s Lake Massabesic treatment plant thrives on innovation and has earned prestigious awards for outstanding drinking water.
Worth Noting - November/December 2012
Worth Noting
WSO invites your national, state or local association to post notices and news items in the Worth Noting column.
![Straight to the People](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fwso-winning-durham1.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=bf91085a2fa2d0b057e8b57d776fe59c)
Winning Them Over
Water conservation education pays big dividends in helping the City of Durham, N.C., get through two severe droughts.
![An Insidious Threat](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F100_0370.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=608741b91637f6abcabfca4dad8e219d)
Tech Talk
Arsenic contamination in drinking water wells is a common concern. A variety of technologies are effective in removing arsenic from well water.
![Potent Against Parasites](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fw1112_techdeepdive_wedecospektron.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=73deedaa986b4462e97e58e3d4447907)
Technology Deep Dive
A closed-vessel UV disinfection system effectively neutralizes Cryptosporidium and Giardia while avoiding chlorine byproducts and conserving energy.
![Taking Ownership](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fimg_0795.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=222da95236fa183b21045b1097e25df5)
Sustainable Practice
Operator teams in Chandler, Ariz., contributed ideas that drove process changes leading to major savings in power costs and chemicals.
![Worth Their Salt](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fzoneseven1_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=4a3fde5529107774dceac0dbb5d1af58)
Quality Leaders - Plant
Extensive training on new technology spelled success for operators at a groundwater demineralization plant, while they faced challenges at three surface water plants.
![From Wings to Water](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F120501_kevin_horgan080.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=2bd5fc988982b427860b91dbd3f850af)
Quality Leaders - Operator
Eden Prairie’s Kevin Horgan made a fast transition from helicopter and airliner mechanic to leading a high-performing water treatment plant maintenance team.
Projects & Awards
Projects & Awards
![Product News - November/December 2012](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fgoulds_variable_speed_pump_controller_180122_125502.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=da696b562756f39911bb54c84a90711a)
Product News
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Product Spotlight
![Tanks, Structures and Components](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fchase_180122_125506.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=5c9adf2b9435f3ea404b621e2b98dcf2)
Product Focus
Which Side of the Fence?
On Tap
The water profession has its wastewater and drinking water sides. How do operators compare the two for challenges, rewards, respect, work conditions?
![Industry News - November/December 2012](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fxylem_campbell_education_center_180122_125505.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=19d1ad157e65bb6009480bcd80d7ecae)
Industry News
![Helping Hands](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fimg_0125.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=1f63a6f91b2bccc1baba60e4aef8ece3)
Helping Hands
Neighboring utilities responded with personnel and equipment to help an Indiana water company get back in service after a severe tornado.
![Tanks, Structures and Components](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fbethlehem_pa_012b.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=4d374fb9523b32306d074d90e8d73482)
Case Studies
![Out of Sight](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ffcs_leak_1.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=50b78d5805d67da12280117763109121)
Bright Ideas
Leak correlation technology helps a rural Arkansas water district recover non-revenue water that never surfaced.