Inside the January 2017 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
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![Municipalities Teaming Up to Protect Waterways from Excessive Nutrients](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fsewage26.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=8c60034d1f484fa7a2135ae28dd4823c)
Cover Story
An ambitious urban-rural partnership takes an innovative approach to reduce phosphorus loading to lakes and streams around Wisconsin’s capital.
![Cloth media filters assist city in meeting its reuse goals](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fo0117_case_studies_aqua-aerobic_systems_case_study.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=cb76c65635d88978b8ed88cb89e82f29)
Case Study
![Is Road Salt the Next Big Problem for Northern Water Utilities?](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fsalt_wise_5.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=06b1d07814229b066683c60be2e3e33c)
Hearts and Minds
The sewerage district in Wisconsin’s capital city aims to curtail salt for roads, sidewalks and water softeners to protect drinking water and the environment.
![How an Award-Winning Plant is Putting Veterans to Work](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Floxahatchee_01_alt.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=3e12b1f09b31912616525e854b5d42e5)
Top Performer - Plant
Military veterans and other qualified professionals keep clear reuse water flowing at Florida’s Loxahatchee River District.
![Young Treatment Plant Staff Winning Awards](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fmontpelier_06.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=31ea3d61eb369d58a4d30a2991ef5540)
Top Performer - Operator
Rising star Chris Cox builds an award-winning career at the clean-water plant, managing treatment while leading a team of youthful, high-energy operators.
![How One Treatment Team Tackled Irregular Turbidity](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Famerican010.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=4aae196641f615c4cd0ec1ec88b2f4e5)
Top Performer - Plant
Plant upgrades and constant vigilance against changing source water conditions help earn a Presidents Award for the team in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
![Oregon Plant Greases the Wheels with $16.8 Million Upgrade](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fgas_treatment_facility_and_cogeneration_building.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=5e5e3f937f291414a5527063a27b56aa)
Sustainable Operations
A Clean Water Services facility expanded cogeneration capacity by adding an FOG receiving station to help produce more biogas.
![New England Program Introduces Students to Wastewater Work](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fp1140620.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=478822d7d4e1eb8715c7ee47494ab1d4)
Building The Team
High school students get six weeks of hands-on treatment plant experience in an EPA-funded program conducted in Lowell, Massachusetts.
![A Concrete Cure: Repairing a Deteriorated Lagoon System](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fprimer.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=9c00a147d6dfcc4db40d1ba33982f51c)
How We Do It - Wastewater
A flexible epoxy liner restores the deteriorated bottom of a wastewater treatment lagoon at a food manufacturing facility in Georgia.
![This Plant's Landscape Replicates the Stages of Water Treatment](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fview_from_front_interior.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=b0e9ce3ce252417c23f28b78f1b8065d)
Plantscapes
Community involvement helped a Connecticut water authority create a unique building and a landscape with educational and functional values.
![Biosolids Pioneer Talks About Changes Over 40-Year Career](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fimage001.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=b53ffebe23eceb8f901efe0e612407b4)
In My Words
U.S. EPA’s Robert Bastian shares insights from four decades on the forefront of encouraging and regulating beneficial use of biosolids.
![New Software Aims to Help Operators Increase Productivity](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fge_5_-_lead_to_action.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=aec3741b090f6ead63ac2c9d7dcc603f)
Technology Deep Dive
New HMI/SCADA software is designed to help plant operators access critical information faster and take the most appropriate actions.
![New Roll-Off Tank Withstands Heavy Use, Leaves Small Footprint](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fdragon_products_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=008c4fcc3fbe7fc963f7efe9181c1301)
WWETT Spotlight
A smooth-walled frac tank from Dragon Products brings an oilfield product to wastewater sector.
![Wastewater Wrenchers Recognized for Mechanical Skills](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fimg_0003_180122_105401.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=0c21fe24f9f01b930e13d63695269b5f)
Let's Be Clear
The Iowa WEA makes a positive step with special recognition for those who maintain and fix the mechanical equipment that keeps plants running right.
Worth Noting - January 2017
Worth Noting
People/Awards; Events
Industry News - January 2017
Industry News
![Flow conditioners improve accuracy of flowmeters in tight quarters](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fspotlight_vortab_flow_conditioners.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=a312515d7915052d2365122c4703d0f2)
Product Spotlight
![Plug valve a fit for multiple applications](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fspotlight_flomatic_mj_plug.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=19b5846390340c17fc4433d348c7a127)
Product Spotlight
Product News - January 2017
Product News
Product Focus - January 2017
Product Focus