Inside the February 2020 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
![Rhonda Harris Always Knew What She Wanted to Do. She Became an Engineer and Training Expert.](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftpo_rhondaharris_069.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=a529157d6df568a41e3b0193ac808a6a)
Through her training programs, Rhonda Harris has helped numerous water professionals advance in their careers and certification levels.
![The AWWA George Warren Fuller Award Recognizes Raed Armouti for Multiple Contributions to the Water Industry](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftpo_dennymedley_raedarmouti_stlouis_096-F2.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.535&fp-y=0.385&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=a642d2c13ec7edfd402aad5f77f4f619)
Raed Armouti’s water career was inspired in part by growing up in a community where a daily supply of water was not a certainty.
![Frequent Job Changes Provide Solid Foundation for Senior Operator’s Career Advancement](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fr8v8516.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=07689686b2ad78e095d3a2ffea54907d)
A series of positions at plants with different processes gave Garon Goularte a solid foundation for steady advancement is his career.
![The Alabama City of Prattville Spared No Effort in a Treatment Facility and Biosolids Program Upgrade](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fimg_7433.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=92a2b5d3b109ce7d482013a116812b81)
An Alabama team pulled out all the stops with a complete upgrade of a clean-water facility that includes a lime stabilization process yielding Class A biosolids.
![WWTP Staffers Help Teachers Become Better Clean-Water Ambassadors](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fmmsd2.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=a2e9151e00a81336fc69bc5e42d27d38)
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s Water Journey for Educators helps teachers bring effective water education to the classrooms.
![Trickling Filter Flies Get the Bum's Rush at an Alabama Facility](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fjeff_adams_superintendent.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=d9f1fbef8bdcb1f710e917207d7a14bf)
Operators use mechanical ingenuity and science to overcome the annual infestation of trickling filter flies at an Alabama plant.
![Solar Helps Power an Arkansas City Toward 100% Clean Energy](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ffayetteville3.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=3cb25a50dc5d808ff4c531ee1a040f49)
Photovoltaic arrays and a large battery storage installation propel an Arkansas city toward an ambitious long-term clean-energy goal.
A new reference book aims to give water professionals an up-to-date, comprehensive and understandable look at the basic processes.
Entities of all kinds are recognizing water as a resource to be conserved, nurtured and recycled, not just used and discharged downstream.
![New HMI/SCADA Version Uses Simpler Graphics to Help Improve Operator Performance](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2FTech-Deep-Dive-ifix_from_ge_digital_-_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=e19709d1d475cf74cb72888745617649)
GE issues new versions of iFIX HMI/SCADA and Historian aimed at enhancing plant productivity and simplifying plant operations and operations data analysis.
![Here's How One State Brings Industrial Operators Out of the Shadows](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Frusseiler2019.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=ec5888cd649bda9819cb536e452b786f)
The Indiana Industrial Operators Association caters to a specialized group of clean-water professionals with a conference, credentialing, mentoring and more.
![Windows in a Decorative Wall Deliver Insights to Treatment Plant Visitors](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fimg_0679.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=9877fac2c99acde0f55aa27067f86759)
Instead of being a barrier, a wall at an Oregon city’s water plant provides scenic value and lets visitors view the treatment process.