Inside the July 2022 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
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An award-winning video from a Colorado utility kept the public informed on wastewater process during the pandemic.
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Amanda Bird wants her clean-water facility to be completely self-sufficient in its energy usage and is working toward that goal.
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An award-winning 7 mgd clean-water plant in North Port, Florida, epitomizes resource recovery by turning effluent and biosolids to beneficial uses.
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A Pennsylvania community tests a new hydrothermal carbonization conversion technology to bypass digestion and turn biosolids into an energy-dense hydrochar fuel.
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Lighter and more energy efficient mixers for return activated sludge bring substantial savings on electricity and maintenance at a Connecticut clean-water plant.
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