Inside the June 2017 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
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![Starting Fresh: Small Team Learns New Operational Procedures](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftpo_staff_photos_august_frank007.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=bb1b1b1f3b75ead48783dcd87c992897)
Cover Story
A small but dedicated operations team meets the challenges of learning to operate a new membrane plant treating seasonally variable source water
Letters
Letters
![How the Waterama Festival Uses Education to Initiate Change](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fwaterama_8.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=0375afd6b5d42d872f5cc1f0c7300996)
Hearts and Minds
A Waterama festival in Fort Worth teaches fourth-graders about water and its value in rapid-fire interactive sessions.
![Virginia Plant Goes Above and Beyond to Solve Problems](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ffairfax_32.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=5ab86ebf9d7d4b2219486e2654e807ab)
Top Performer - Plant
Virginia plant raises the bar with innovative wastewater management program, leading to numerous operational excellence awards
![Operations Supervisor Finds Himself Far From His Original Career Path](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F89.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=87a80795d40232008edbe3de7155670c)
Top Performer - Operator
Eric Gonzales and his team run plants that produce water treated for specific purposes, from irrigation to groundwater recharge to boiler feed
![Operators Kept Compliant Through South Carolina's 1,000-Year Flood](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fcolumbia_sc16788.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=9c7d59854da5a2b5e9ef7a629eb33c46)
Top Performer - Operator
The wastewater treatment plant team in Columbia stayed on duty for two days through South Carolina’s 1,000-year flood and kept the effluent in compliance
![NYC Program Ramps Up Effort to Convert Food Waste Into Biogas](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F15806204374_08439eb0dd_o.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=a3b08cb7dd82bb67d77aabc94bafd7e0)
Sustainable Operations
A New York City treatment plant is slowly increasing its appetite for food waste to be converted to biogas for delivery to the natural gas grid
![Why You Should Add TOC Analysis to Jar Testing](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fo0617_tech_talk_figure_1_flocculation_simulator.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=8ecf6eec9b3470ac76abef48189bd8f3)
Tech Talk
Adding total organic carbon analysis to jar testing can help water treatment plants more reliably meet limits for disinfection byproducts
![Improving Water Quality with Minimal Capital Investment](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fdsc_5542.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=72d8a525db85fcc3a356014dba6ed3b1)
How We Do It - Water
A creative storage tank and distribution system pumping strategy helps a Massachusetts utility reduce water age and improve water quality
![WWTP Operator Spearheads Effort to Create Tree Farm at Plant](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fntwwtp_tree_farm_5_100116.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=6ff03699446e67f8e623caf010b5d504)
Plantscapes
Trees transferred from a New York community’s botanical garden to the wastewater treatment plant will contribute to a major tree restoration project
![Why Public Awareness is the Key to Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Investments](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fo0617_in_my_words_grundfos-rob-montenegro-2017.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=e99253ef12674eeb7d1bbdfccd51e899)
In My Words
A major pump company looks to jump-start public awareness of water infrastructure challenges, celebrate operators’ roles and help utilities gain support for their initiatives
![Ionized Air: A New Way to Control WWTP Odors](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fimg_1176.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=1f5e030f7e39b370dbf061feb3e0bc93)
Technology Deep Dive
Odor control using ionization destroys odorous gases within building spaces, creating healthful workplaces and discharging innocuous air
New Legislation Proposes Rate Assistance for Low-Income Families
Let's Be Clear
Major water infrastructure improvements can come with major rate increases. How can utilities shield low-income customers from expenses they can’t afford?
Industry News - June 2017
Industry News
Worth Noting - June 2017
Worth Noting
People/Awards; Calendar
![Odor Control and Disinfection](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fverder_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=12a162dc1487ace18db222616d4dad3a)
Case Studies
![Turbidimeter puts power in the hands of operator’s smartphone](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproduct_spotlight_lovibond_tintometer_ptv_1000.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=60d7582e8acd387c71001ebaa160dd98)
Product Spotlight
![Popular belt filter press shrunken for smaller communities](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproduct_spotlight_bright_technologies.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=28a8343af07760439e5f5a02a891f989)
Product Spotlight
Product News - June 2017
Product News
Product Focus - June 2017
Product Focus