Inside the November 2021 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
![Andrew Wendell's Meticulous Nature Helped Him Win a 2020 Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F20210624_tpo_clearwater_0222.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=cc6f59e78bf423052e190c48b7a2f6c4)
Data drives Andrew Wendell in his leadership role at ClearWater Laboratory. It’s what provides credibility with regulators and treatment facility operators.
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Two team members at a Virginia water utility respond to the COVID pandemic by creating an award-winning series of informational videos.
![The Rome Water Utility's Shift to Public Ownership Came With an Initiative to Boost Quality and Efficiency](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fstaff9931.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=301eec7de78030e7f693b5862b20ef26)
Chad Ziegler and his team helped a small Wisconsin water utility navigate an ownership transition and, along the way, resolve a variety of issues.
![Rhode Island Teacher Transitions Into Long-Term Clean Water Career](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fpbur8203.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=b8218f846ac98febe8659f8ab343717d)
Paul Derosiers has made a great career in the clean-water business, and along the way has used skills he acquired in his early years as a teacher.
![A Sensitive Nose Becomes a Key Technology for Sniffing Out Water Leaks](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fcentralark2.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=8262cece113586a9b8dec2b23b29083d)
A specially trained retriever helps Central Arkansas Water find drinking water leaks and doubles as a public relations representative.
![Here's One Way to Give Visual Appeal to a Clean-Water Plant](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2FEastonWaterfall-2.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=9245f023a09e3cf58c6d9eccc97fd3e9)
A waterfall, pond and landscaping help turn a Pennsylvania city’s clean-water plant into a visual asset and a source of operators’ pride.
![Does Your Facility Face problems with Filaments and Foam? This Plant Tested a Solution](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fwestpoint2_ml_foam_at3-6effluent_channel_102219.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=d60eb12b36e375f39bdf49191786a485)
A Washington clean-water plant successfully tests polymer addition to control Nocardioform foaming in a high-purity oxygen treatment process
Florida’s law looking to eliminate surface discharges of wastewater effluent puts the state at the forefront of promoting beneficial reuse.
![Alfa Laval Press Gives Operators More Control of Dewatering and Enables Greater Throughput](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Falfalaval1.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=700246f1e60ce58fc7a718d02be7a2f4)
A new belt press combines innovations in mechanical operation and belt design to provide an efficient and flexible dewatering solution.
As the WEF makes a priority of diversity, equity and inclusion, it’s worthwhile to reflect deeply on matters of race at work and in the community.
![Product News - November 2021](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fdavit_crane_product_photo_print.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=4f83561239cf206b3162d4d6adc0e4af)
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![Product Spotlight - Water: November 2021](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproduct_spotlight_keller_america_microlevel.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=df4282c994077b78f0139dec208f64bd)
![Product Focus - November 2021](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fbrown_bear_series_r31.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=7ffd180d4865fd2d1dac18c57ab82b9e)
![Case Studies - November 2021](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fanu.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=5db0e686836435abce966c8d7d5c05cc)