Inside the July 2019 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
![A Wisconsin Operator Looks Beyond Treatment Quality Today Toward Excellence for the Future](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F19_team.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=e81fb0433bfc0719ff1e032ad70f5cc6)
Matt Seib applies research to help the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District make strides in sustainability, energy efficiency and process performance
![Product Spotlight - July 2019](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproduct_spotlight_franklin_miller_taskmaster_tm8500.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=d0415ede0a3c65e5c587da3a6fbda932)
![Product Spotlight - July 2019](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproduct_spotlight_atlas_copco_compressors_lrp_700-100_vsd.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=ae34dcca98a5e15758eb40f0778c27b3)
Our world faces multiple challenges. Solving them for our kids and grandkids requires not just technology, but diligent efforts on the part of everyone.
![Ovivo Offers a New and Simpler Platform for Bringing Digital Management to the Water and Wastewater Field](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fwaterexpert5.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.515&fp-y=0.165&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=8cb28e17b9f7246c244c9b83a21332fb)
WaterExpert tool helps operators manage assets, maintenance and alarms and monitor equipment performance on a single simple platform.
A nationwide apprenticeship program for prospective water and wastewater treatment operators has potential to ease the impact of impending retirements
![Water Infrastructure Needs More Federal Investment. Here's What One Industry Association Is Doing About It.](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Finmywords.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.485&fp-y=0.335&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=6cafe810e63be61bfd4d11db7bbc16ba)
NACWA makes the case for a greater federal government role in sharing the burden of costs for sustaining water quality
![Understand the Basics of Fire Safety Equipment in Hazardous Areas of Facilities](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftechtalk1.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=99e19804ded5b799e156e171dcc366c5)
Here’s some practical advice for water and wastewater treatment plant operators for keeping their detection devices working properly
![A Work of Public Art Pays Homage to a Former Treatment Plant Leader Who Had a Vision](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F20180815_125346.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=a76065f9cb880b129c2d9f0fddc33eb3)
A mural inspired by a former Santa Cruz treatment plant superintendent has had a big impact on staff morale and community appreciation
![Could Your Plant Use This Innovative Method of Finding Ways to Drive Down Energy Bills?](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fcorvallis3.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=9d0a3a24831b979f41b891d074a31927)
A Treasure Hunt conducted by team members digs up substantial energy-savings opportunities at the Corvallis Wastewater Reclamation Plant
![This Treatment Plant's Solar Power System Follows the Sun to Maximize Kilowatt-Hour Production](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fatkinson2.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=e130d8e4fd5baec121a4575685deb81c)
A solar power array in a small Nebraska city is aimed at fulfilling the entire electricity demand at the wastewater treatment plant
![A City on the Pacific Coast Rejects a Regional Approach for a Community-Based Initiative to Phase Out Septic Systems](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fimg_0925.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=3b1257884cdf2dd263d6688438778e6e)
A new membrane bioreactor treatment plant has set the California city of Malibu on a course for water recycling and drought mitigation
![The Village of Slinger's Process Optimization Initiative Has Spanned Three Years in Search of Phosphorus Reduction](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Feem_6973.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=6d2430a531280764b755785f555bff2b)
The Wisconsin village of Slinger looks to process fine-tuning, pretreatment and adaptive management to meet a tightening phosphorus limit without a plant upgrade
![One Professional’s Devotion to Training Helps Water Operators Earn New Levels of Certification](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftpo_dennymedley_joecribbs_hansenwtp_016.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.485&fp-y=0.4&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=852d255e21984b4300213b91c9a0e30c)
To Joe Cribbs, nothing is more satisfying than seeing water operators he taught reach new levels of professional certification
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A landscape contest among California utilities encourages residents to replace lawns with water-saving plants and flowers