Inside the May 2021 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
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The Clayton County Water Authority lab plays a key role in keeping its water reclamation facilities operating in full permit compliance.
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Measurement devices can help wastewater facilities deal with personnel safety issues, neighborhood odor problems, and infrastructure corrosion.
Our federal government can allocate a trillion dollars to infrastructure renewal. None of us have to pay for it. What a concept!
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Teachers can engage students with help from a University of Colorado website filled with activities designed to promote careers in environmental engineering.
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A Florida water utility reaps multiple rewards by eliminating discharge of concentrate from its membrane filtration treatment process.
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Operator of the Year Tom Herbert takes care of treatment for a turkey plant and its small Utah city. He also finds time to indulge a passion for flying.
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Wisconsin’s Youth Apprenticeship Program provides an on-ramp for high school students to explore careers in the water and wastewater industry.
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A Texas city reaps substantial benefits from a multipronged approach to conserving water in an area struggling with drought.
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An online data management system for FOG and industrial pretreatment programs gives this small Massachusetts community the same capability as much larger cities.
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U.S. EPA collects data on cost-effective and efficient approaches to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus for permit compliance or simply good watershed stewardship.