Inside the November 2019 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
![Here's a Test: Citizens in a Texas Community Face a Watery Challenge](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Froundrock2.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=2aaf4cf13214b5b7860f792900f9ce4c)
A contest to identify water at different stages of treatment challenged visitors to an educational event in Round Rock, Texas.
People/Awards; Calendar
It’s often personality attributes — not skills and experience — that separate excellent job candidates from the average and help make good organizations great.
![Aqua-Aerobic Systems Offers a New Solution for Managing High Flows From Storm Events](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Faquastorm1.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=4e002de2954cf25ba64207875173dab5)
A new cloth disc media filter technology is designed to produce high-quality effluent from peak wet-weather flows and can double as a tertiary filter.
![A Children's Book Takes Wing as a Potent Tool for Water Education](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fwwi_storybook_hero.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=57ed5af79d7b234db1fe11c7f293580d)
A new book from two WEF staffers takes kids on a journey to discover the importance of water and the professionals who take care of it.
![A Clean-Water Plant's Ponds Become a Top Five Bird-Watching Destination in Its County](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fclear_creek_operations_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=653a8a662a7b1e4c04ec4d4553edd687)
Ponds at the wastewater treatment plant in Redding provide a mecca for California birders and wildlife watchers.
![A New Thermal Hydrolysis Process Involves a Transition Requiring a Special Pump Selection](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fseverntrent4.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=6c30a41fd7644df6c51742bad96dfb45)
Chopper pumps help a UK-based water and wastewater authority convert from conventional anaerobic digestion to a thermal hydrolysis process.
![A Nontraditional Aesthetic Highlights a University's New Water Reclamation Facility](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fwaterhub2.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=814aaa8ce78222013396af64f42c759e)
An innovative water reclamation plant at Emory University provides water for boilers and cooling towers and adds resiliency to the university’s water systems.
![The Old and the Modern Combine to Produce Excellence at an Award-Winning Treatment Facility](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftpo_duckcreek_015.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=03382c029b266c4e59d4b5dfd675aa52)
A strong and experienced maintenance team is critical to blending old and new technologies at a high-performing Texas clean-water plant.
![A Massachusetts Operator Didn't Shy Away From a Challenge to Take on a New Career Role](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Feisen_tpo083019_01.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=515ce25c4153ca33f9f69a4c305558ab)
Paula Ely started her career as a lab technician but now divides her time between lab tests and plant operations in the town of Great Barrington.
![Effective Planning and Consistent Maintenance Helped This Plant Win the 'Stanley Cup of Wastewater'](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fbloomington_normal_wrd_020.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=5ad81a3c4cf1c6d6c934d5cf72e0e538)
Thoughtful planning and operational excellence provide an award-winning combination in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois.
![Water Plant Improves Operations and Overcomes Challenges to Consistently Earn Texas Optimization Program Award](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftpo_san_marcos_172.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=75a6b8825ee619ca6fcae3de524b2e99)
Water plant team members in San Marcos pulled together to improve operations and consistently earn the Texas Optimization Program award.