Inside the August 2023 Issue of Treatment Plant Operator
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Tucker Randles got his introduction to the clean-water professions as a kid. Now he’s a deputy plant superintendent with his eye on Ohio’s highest license.
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An engaging mascot, recycled art contest, Earth Day festival, rain barrel workshops and more highlight a New Jersey utility’s diverse outreach program
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Daniel Welk’s career embodies care for the critical nature of water treatment and the role of a quality workplace in optimizing plant performance
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An unlikely beginning set Jennie Woods on a career path to the top of her game. Now she helps develop the next generation of water managers in rural Oklahoma.
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North American volunteers join Operators Without Borders to help improve wastewater treatment in the world’s neediest place
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A renewable natural gas process replaces CHP at an Oregon clean-water plant, making use of what had been surplus biogas and generating revenue
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ReWa looks to remote alarm notification software to enable reliable and proactive response, improve efficiency and avert problems
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PISTA INVORSOR system combines settling and hydraulic forces to enable high-efficiency capture of grit particles down to 75 microns
The One Water concept helps point the way to the most sustainable ways to manage earth’s most essential resource
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Signal advancement increases automation of chemical feed process
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Flow switches help keep pumps safe
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