A deep-shaft activated sludge system helps the Homer treatment plant produce consistently good effluent despite Alaska’s chilly climate.

Computerized and digital technology can help operators make their treatment plants run more efficiently. Here is an assortment of technologies that are helping bring wastewater treatment into the digital age.

Operator of the Year Dawn McCoy and her team keep the process humming at a Mississippi plant with a unique biological treatment system.

A science center with interactive exhibits, combined with plant tours led by operators, form a solid education program for a Washington clean-water agency.

Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority aims for energy self-sufficiency as part of a commitment to optimize use of resources on behalf of its customers.

John McCool runs the Warren (Ill.) Wastewater Treatment PLANT with an eye toward protecting the trout waters downstream, and the pocketbooks of local residents.

Technology is advancing. Expectations are rising. That’s a challenge and opportunity. Has there ever been a better time to be in the clean-water profession?