Inside the August 2021 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
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John Perry’s varied experience yields an abundance of material for developing courses that help operators advance their knowledge.
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Using clever characters and hands-on activities, a California sanitary district wins national award for program for grades K-2.
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The Coeur d’Alene clean-water plant is both an excellent protector of the waters and an inspiration for the community’s high school students.
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A Kentucky water district handles everyday operations and frequent plant upgrades through common-sense approaches and staff ingenuity.
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A series of incremental efficiency improvements add up to substantial savings for a clean-water plant in northeastern Illinois.
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A North Texas water utility addresses the retirement wave and operator shortage with an award-winning training program.
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A new microbial technology proves effective in a lagoon cleaning trial and finds a long-term role in collection system and lagoon maintenance.
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Charleston Water hopes a settlement with Kimberly-Clark will mark a turning point on wipes flushability and more effective labeling of wipes products.
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Advanced metering infrastructure technology operates without water meter replacement and uses existing cellular network communication.
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