Inside the April 2017 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
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![Old Equipment at Cape Fear Plant Proves Age is No Barrier](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftpomkeanplantandrewcraft56.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=76bd62754277921dbad9d739981c92d3)
Cover Story
A trickling filter plant at Cape Fear Public Utility keeps churning out quality effluent through sound maintenance and judicious upgrades.
![High Efficiency Gets Missouri Operator Lofty Award](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftpo_bryanleighow_oakgrovemo_087.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=0830719cb85bc277d653aa58096bac2c)
Top Performer - Operator
Bryan Leighow is glad his career path led to the clean-water profession. He finds endless variety and great satisfaction in producing quality effluent.
![Small Award-Winning WWTP Team Says It's All About Service](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fshatz-35.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=fb7b040e0756268bfcf9ab23946077b6)
Top Performer - Plant
The team at Eagle Mountain does an exemplary job with a new extended aeration plant — and isn’t above reaching out to help neighboring facilities.
![The City of Ogden's Plant Takes a Step Up in Class](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fshatz-286.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=9a75f4301a559256fb964ede814f47fe)
Top Performer - Plant
A new membrane filtration plant challenges the operations staff but yields higher-quality water for a growing Utah community.
![Treatment Plant Gives Tours to 700 Students in 2 Days](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftour_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=6a1f3225438fc22383cac9044caf5082)
Hearts and Minds
A California sanitary district hosted some 700 students and chaperones in two days as part of the local school district’s Science Education Week.
![This Reclaimed Wastewater Lake is the Center of a Community](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fstep_1_uf.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=4bb66738eccea0b6d1f92a9f89633f26)
Sustainable Operations
Treated reclaimed water fills popular man-made recreation lake and protects the drinking water supply in drought-stricken California.
![Simple Solutions for Process Improvement](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F20161215_105332_000.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=1f0fa2d33468856ad1f495455ad486b7)
How We Do It - Wastewater
Low-cost modifications to the aeration process at a small Massachusetts plant bring substantial effluent nutrient reductions and other money-saving improvements.
![With Regional Droughts, It's Time to Move Beyond RIBs](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fo0417_perspective_kirk_boulerice.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=e46614dab553df0c7b48040b60baeddd)
Perspective
Rapid infiltration basins waste water that has undergone some level of treatment. Lined reject ponds that store water for retreatment are a sound alternative.
![Forested Land Application System Draws 170 Species of Birds](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fdu_hunt_-_group_kids_only.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=5b37dbe857fb377277b14ff5bea83424)
Plantscapes
The nation’s Carpet Capital is also home to an extensive effluent land application site that doubles as a haven for birds and wildlife.
![How to Optimize Your Phosphorus Removal Strategy](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fslide_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=5d18b0ee86850cdeb36ff85dbcde96c7)
In My Words
Effective and precise control of phosphorus can improve compliance and save money. It starts with smart application of phosphorus analyzers.
![Smart Pumping System Adapts to Environment in Real Time](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fgateway_controlunit_vinkel_approved.tif_high.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=58f0100f3a60d915dde78e7afd5bdaf8)
Technology Deep Dive
Flygt Concertor system for wastewater applications is designed to minimize energy usage, reduce pump station cleaning costs, and shrink pump inventories.
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Industry News - April 2017
Industry News
![Monitoring and Instrumentation](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fgeomembrane_halton_project_0417_print.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=5edda2eb1713c81f265cbcafc7807249)
Case Studies
![A constant-speed pumping solution](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproduct_spotlight_nidec_motor_corporation_sinewave.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=19a98b15c7cf0204cc04ee4654563ffc)
Product Spotlight
![Universal analyzer designer for hazardous areas](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproduct_spotlight_ecd_x80.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=9abed097f381f5ee6ba03ae6eca6a716)
Product Spotlight
Product News - April 2017
Product News
Worth Noting - April 2017
Worth Noting
People/Awards; Calendar
Product Focus - April 2017
Product Focus