Inside the March 2021 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
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While succeeding in her water career, Brianna Huber looks to help expand opportunities for women professionals domestically and worldwide.
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![Rockin’ the Environment](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fwaterrocks3.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=02ec0582bbca84d8c0c328bbf64e4216)
Water Rocks! at Iowa State University teaches educators and K-12 students about water as an integral part of our ecosystem.
![This Water Operator Loves His Job Just as Much as the Place Where He Does It](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Faubrey-hord_jeffpearson_019.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=879eb02f668bb1e674ddb6620f01d632)
Jeff Pearson helps keep the Hawaiian island of Maui supplied with water from a mixture of surface and underground sources.
![“No Worries.” That’s How Supervisor Jeff Totherow Feels About the Tullahoma Wastewater Treatment Plant](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftpo-tullahomatn-33.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=bf906490362afae437f993d52691845b)
The clean-water plant in Tullahoma runs like clockwork, quietly and efficiently meeting its permit, even when operators are not on duty.
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Utility team members in a Georgia community explore streams to assess water quality and to look for pipe defects that could create problems.
![Mixing Technology and Operator Ingenuity Play a Key Role in This Facility's Nitrogen and Phosphorus Reductions](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fchinook3.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.415&fp-y=0.305&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=707d7fb0d5265dd10bbd61e2dd777b9f)
Mixers enable operators at a northern Montana clean-water plant to achieve nutrient removal in a facility not designed for that purpose.
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A contract operations company offers a simplified handbook to help clean-water plant teams use microscopy to diagnose treatment issues.
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Transformative technology for water treatment plants can often be deployed quickly, affordably, and without major process disruption.
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Aspirating aerators are designed to provide an easy-to-install and efficient solution for secondary wastewater treatment processes.
Intense political differences tend to keep people apart – at work, at home, and in communities. What’s the key to easing tension and opening dialog?
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