Inside the February 2021 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
![From Building Rockets to Analyzing Wastewater: Liz Werth Finds a Rewarding Career](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fliz_lab_09.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=de661d24a6402c5fb63f399b6820610f)
Elisabeth Werth turned a lifelong aptitude for math and science into an award-winning career as a lab analyst with Denver Metro.
![Staffing Shortages, Aging Equipment and Other Challenges Can't Keep This Plant From Excelling](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F2006_watertreatment-55.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=61292e15466c86006654b152a8057c00)
A Kentucky clean-water plant team maintains award-winning Performance with aging equipment while awaiting a brand-new facility.
![A Self-Described Private Person Stands Out in the Kansas Water Operator Community](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftpo_perrysmith_wheatlandwwtp_026.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=ef85467647b2d629ed2538f0561a53b0)
Perry Smith’s varied background made him ideally suited to operating a new reverse osmosis facility in southwest Kansas.
![An Island Shaped Like a School Emblem Sends a Powerful Message of Environmental Stewardship](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fbrokenarrow2.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=b576ad359ed3a5a4ed1f846397224ed0)
Broken Arrow city and school district partner to create what is believed to be Oklahoma’s largest floating wetland.
![A New Design Approach Lets Operators Virtually See the Spaces Where They Will Work](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ffairfax2.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=4913aa3fdbb66e4ed879176f5ca48516)
Fairfax County project wins a sustainability award in the design stage for innovative methods used in switch from hypochlorite to UV disinfection.
![Out With Debris](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2FAqualitec.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=3c36a16937292538ff05afb2536311ad)
A vertical bar screen system helps a northern California clean-water facility protect pumps and other critical equipment
![Imagine It's Crisis Time. Here's How to Communicate With Your Public.](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2FTPO0221-In-My-Words-mcgill1.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.49&fp-y=0.355&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=aa9daaf9bd012b86c7494ba907e25d07)
Advisor Mike McGill says water and wastewater utilities should make communications with the public a component of the operations protocol.
![Utilities Find Value in Combining Continuous Water Analysis with Advanced Predictive Tools](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fabb2.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=49e59f98d90c8841cb403177586fab88)
Online digital measurement technologies backed by predictive maintenance are helping water industry operators meet growing quality, supply and compliance challenges.
![This Utility Proves That Less Water Does Not Mean a Less Beautiful Landscape](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fcolorado_cottage_garden.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=bca6db0d864c2ff191e958ad08ec49d0)
A xeriscaping demonstration garden in Colorado Springs shows residents how to create appealing landscapes with less need for irrigation.
![Filamentous Bacteria Identification Now Can Be Just an Email Away](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2FTPO0221-Tech-Deep-Dive-opseyes1.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=2437f16bffea32672c05850fe4e14ae9)
A new technology helps operators get a biological analysis of the treatment process using an online tool, a microscope, and a smartphone.
Our water infrastructure badly needs work. In a time of tax cuts, COVID-19 relief and huge deficits, where will the money come from?
![Product Focus - February 2021](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Falfa_laval_as-h_kpz_belt_press.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=9f3c36bc0ede22ad8883bb33ef248492)
![Case Studies - February 2021](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fenviro-care_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=afada19cfbc93138a016a6dd9a317e96)
![Product News - February 2021](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fkaeser_410.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=2deb6b6ece1346e52f8a6b9f0ea1656d)
![Product Spotlight - Wastewater: February 2021](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproduct_spotlight_sonic_solutions_mezzo-db.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=525d965cb3d7ef53cf9ef062b5cca986)
![Product Spotlight - Water: February 2021](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2FProduct-Spotlight-Flomatic-Valves-80DIVFD.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=dbb5261dd471d23062e3c9b0b97fa43c)
![Industry News - February 2021](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fchris_karasch.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.475&fp-y=0.45&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=f42e5c52089625cbc0eb3dfc054eb27f)