Inside the February 2019 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
![The Improvements Just Keep Coming at the Glasgow Wastewater Treatment Plant](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftpo-glasgowky29.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=17667a436cf08ca01d6727407eb7db31)
Equipment, process and efficiency improvements are a way of life at the award-winning Glasgow (Kentucky) Wastewater Treatment Plant.
![A Dedicated Team, Hard Work and a Supportive Board Spell Success in Springfield, Illinois](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fsangamon_county_water_reclamation_046.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.605&fp-y=0.3&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=682b7d628978a67b76496f4bc9be0b1e)
The operations team helped design a new treatment plant and continuously optimize its performance in Springfield, Illinois.
![A North Carolina Water Plant Earns the Area-Wide Optimization Award](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fkingplant43.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=e18cf3ce4b96547936335ff9985588f6)
Operators at a North Carolina plant adopt new technology and climb a steep learning curve to tackle variable turbidity in source water.
![Data Drives Decisions for the Lab Director at the Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fshatz_tiffiniadams-1011.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=70133814bbfbdf9017617636acc65865)
Tiffini Adams helps environmental analytical laboratories serving water reclamation districts maintain consistent technical and scientific results.
![Two More Treatment Plants Put Their Best Faces Forward](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fclearlakecity2.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=e24a511812d710389d4468f1bce7423e)
More operators share photos of their signs and the history behind them
![San Antonio's Water System Taps the Wisdom of Young City Residents](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fsaws7823.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=b004c19d8685ca90e42e8321f194caa9)
San Antonio Confluence Conference enables sharing of projects and ideas by young people who are passionate about water.
![Producing drier grit](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproduct_spotlight_hydro_international_hydro_gritcleanse-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=5b8f868ca07dc52be1938b6bbc544911)
![Securing energy-efficient flow](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproduct_spotlight_abb_acq580.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=9e1c75d458f461146f4219d7223008c1)
![Case Studies - Biosolids Management and Headworks](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fvaughan_company_case_study_190115_114437.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=25756bbcb00189f62c6050b570aad571)
It’s no secret that the operator workforce is aging. Now’s the time to groom a new generation. Water Environment Federation’s Students and Young Professionals Committee is a great resource.
![Baltimore Finds an Innovative Way to Recruit a New Generation of Professionals](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fbaltimore1.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=be1e7fbd5b4f737c4d757ac563c60488)
A Baltimore initiative recruits unemployed and underemployed young people and trains them for water and wastewater careers.
![Factory-Built Membrane Bioreactor Packages Suited for Small Flows](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2FTPO0219-Tech-Deep-Dive.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=8ceaaca900000d5df1fa8a9ccdf3fa3a)
Compact factory-built membrane bioreactor units provide high-quality treatment for small flows in municipal and other applications.
![Charlie's Angels Make Their Mark in Operations Challenge at WEFTEC](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fcharliesangels-opschallenge.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=e504ca583ce7569b7e999f84d0f82248)
Four women from a South Carolina plant crash the male-dominated party at the 2018 Water Environment Federation Operations Challenge.
Georgia’s Gwinnett County pilot-tests its two-stage ozone-biological filtration process as a way to produce high-quality water for direct potable reuse.
![Redirecting Water to Create a Sustainable Plant Environment](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Frain_garden_at_clarifier.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=8279f6337991f69f3f71464d1cd5f37c)
Rain gardens and bioswales at clean-water plants help an Arkansas utility promote sustainability, biodiversity and natural wildlife habitat.
![Schwing Bioset Process Helps a Community Maximize Beneficial Use of Resources](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fimg_0032.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=02a7f3bef8bb85c7690167e4a9e07fda)
A lime stabilization process helps an Arkansas city meet its goal of producing Class A biosolids to enable the resumption of beneficial use.
![Keeping the Climate Commitment](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2FTPO0219-Sustainable-Operations.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=8ba7d7ef3e3362a502368a122df31e24)
The Boulder Water Resource Recovery Facility practices sustainability by using brewery waste for nitrate removal and creating reclaimed natural gas from biogas.