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toP PerFormer oPerator: Leaving things Better

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

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hearts and minds: making it PersonaL

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

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toP PerFormer PLant: treatment in dePth

A deep-shaft activated sludge system helps the Homer treatment plant produce consistently good effluent despite Alaskas chilly climate.
By Jim Force

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in my Words: Behaving Like a BUsiness

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
By ted J. rulseh

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greening the PLant: going green With aLgae

University of Kansas researchers team up with the Lawrence treatment plant to test a new way to remove nitrogen and phosphorus.
By doug day

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Lets Be CLear: these are exCiting times
Technology is advancing. Expectations are rising. Thats a challenge and opportunity. Has there ever been a better time to be in the clean-water profession?
By ted J. rulseh, editor

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toP PerFormer oPerator: aLL in For the hometoWn

John McCool runs the Warren (Ill.) Wastewater Treatment Plant with an eye toward protecting the trout waters downstream, and the pocketbooks of local residents.
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Fire ChieF ProJeCt: Watershed Warriors Look UPstream

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PLantsCaPes: steWardshiP CertiFied

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Lets Be Clear: Clean water as a bridge from imprisonment Top Performer Plant: Pursuing net zero energy in Clifton Force, Va. Top Performer Operator: Rich Hunt, Woodard & Curran Top Performer Biosolids: Co-digestion in Sacramento, Calif. How We Do It: DO control in Cantonment, Fla. Greening the Plant: Nitrogen reduction in New York City Hearts and Minds: Educational video in Portland, Maine PlantScapes: Stream bank restoration in Springfield, Mo. In My Words: Newspaper platform in Lockport, N.Y.

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John mcCool, plant superintendent, does what it takes to run the Warren (ill.) Wastewater treatment Plant with care for the environment and with sensitivity to the communitys many lower-income residents. he does it all, and that includes measuring the sludge blanket in a secondary clarifier. (Photography by mark hirsch)

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These Are Exciting Times

Technology is advancing. expecTaTions are rising. ThaTs a challenge and opporTuniTy. has There ever been a beTTer Time To be in The clean-waTer profession?
By Ted J. Rulseh, Editor

ure, fiscal times are tight. Sure, theres a wave of retirements coming and a shortage of new operators in the pipeline. Sure, clean-water agencies are being asked to do more in a time when resources are increasingly scarce. Despite all that, can you think of a better time to be in the clean-water profession? Thats a good attitude with which to approach the WEFTEC conference in Chicago, Oct. 5-9, or your next state or regional WEA or operator association conference.

expecting more
And that brings us to the second word: expectations. You can look at that word as something onerous (Now they expect us to do what?) or as something elevating. The time is passing when wastewater treatment plants and wastewater operators were thought of simply as occupying the end of a big, dirty pipe, in glamorless, thankless roles. Industry groups are leading a charge to create a much more positive and truer image of the profession and its role in protecting our waterways. Specifically, the Water Environment Federation, the Water Environment Research Foundation, and the National Association of Clean Water Agencies are asking the profession and the public to think of the industry in a whole new light, with expanding roles and spheres of influence. Their report issued early this year, The Water Resources Utility of the Future: A Blueprint for Action, states, Instead of solely collecting and transporting wastewaters as far downstream as possible to central treatment plants where wastes are cleansed to meet permit limits prior to discharge to waterways, the Utility of the Future transforms itself into a manager of valuable resources, a partner in local economic development, and a member of the watershed community seeking to deliver maximum environmental benefits at the least cost to society. Doesnt that accurately reflect much of what the profession already does? And doesnt it include a role and a stature people in the industry should aspire to? Theres a big difference between being seen as a person in dirty jeans in a plant on a dead-end road and being seen as a protector of resources and watersheds.

Whats so exciting?
Why, from the comfort of my editors chair, far removed from your daily issues, do I think these times are so great? In two words: technology and expectations. Lets take them one at a time. Hardly a week goes by when I dont receive news of some new product or some experimental method that could change treatment for the better. In this issue alone, we have two such stories: the University of Kansas and the City of Lawrence collaborating to test algae for removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from effluent, and the Victor Valley (Calif.) Wastewater Reclamation Authority undertaking a codigestion project with the ultimate aim of becoming a net producer not consumer of energy.

Theres a big difference between being seen as a person in dirty jeans in a plant on a dead-end road and being seen as a protector of resources and watersheds.
Those aside, there are all sorts of new high-efficiency blowers that cut energy costs for aeration. New membrane filter processes. A process that turns otherwise troublesome struvite into a marketable fertilizer. Solar biosolids dryers. And better mousetraps in just about every class of equipment you care to name. You can count on seeing many intriguing new technologies at WEFTEC. Its exciting to contemplate putting these new tools to work for the benefit of plant teams, customers and the environment.

embracing the role

Our own Fire Chief Project (see [Link]) has a somewhat similar mission it aims to help elevate the profession such that clean-water operators enjoy the same community stature as the fire chief, and that boys and girls grow up wanting to be cleanwater operators. So, expectations are rising, and with them opportunity. Its time to say goodbye to the low profile. The attitude that I do my job, I do it well, thats enough, may have been fine, but no longer. The profession has an essential role to play in society as important as any other in the public sphere. Its time to embrace the expectations, and embrace the technologies that will help drive the industry forward in the years ahead.

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Watershed Warriors Look Upstream

By Ted J. Rulseh
s nutrient restrictions get stricter, notably for phosphorus, clean-water agencies are looking upstream. Adaptive management regimes in states like Wisconsin allow agencies to control phosphorus not just at the treatment plant but through better management of runoff into waterways. In this respect, clean-water agencies become like local fire inspectors, visiting properties and looking for preventive measures. Just as its better to prevent a fire than to have to put it out, its better to prevent pollution than to remove it at the treatment plant. At NEW Water in Green Bay, Wis., Brian Vander Loop, field services manager, is preparing his team for an evolving role. He and the agencys seven field service technicians (Duane Fish, Dan Renier, Matt Schmidt, Kevin Schuettpelz, Chris Thompson, Kim Williams, and Bob Zepnick) have taken on the internal title of Watershed Warriors. Today, they handle a wide range of duties that include sewer system flow monitoring, I&I prevention, odor control, regular manhole and pipe inspection and cleaning, and facility locates for contractors, all to protect system integrity and function for customers. The watershed approach is a broader way of thinking, Vander Loop says. Our watershed is significantly larger than our sewer service area. I can see in the future that our duties could be expanded. Everybody will have to take on a little more to cover that watershed. We welcome those new challenges, Bill Oldenburg, pretreatment coordinator, and William Lobner, pretreatment intern, already play a kind of fire inspector role with local businesses. They monitor 57 significant industrial dischargers according to U.S. EPA guidelines. They also work less formally with a number of proactive companies that want to help NEW Water and the local waterways by limiting their discharges. We do a lot of chemical and product approvals, Oldenburg says. If someone wants to use a chemical in a process that ultimately will be discharged in some amount to the sewer system, we determine whether its compatible with our treatment processes. We also offer opinions on how industrial facilities could use their pretreatment infrastructure more efficiently and effectively. Vander Loop says the Watershed Warriors handle is a way to help keep the work atmosphere light and fun for the team. Its also a way to further the two key aims of the Fire Chief Project: Raise clean-water operators to the status of the fire chief Make kids grow up wanting to be clean-water operators

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I wanted to respond to your request for thoughts on the issue of fracking wastewater and wastewater treatment plants [Lets Be Clear, Figuring Fracking, TPO, July 2013]. Our plant was approached some time back to accept fracking wastewater. We ultimately turned it away, and the last I heard the material was going into a deep injection well in Ohio. I can tell you that besides very high TDS from a variety of sources and a relatively high COD, I was shocked to see very significant amounts of radium 226 and 228, uranium and strontium, and extremely high readings of gross alpha and beta radiation. We are a secondary treatment plant with conventional mechanical aeration. I would not want to see this material in any plant with the capability to aerosolize those materials, making them available in the plant area to be inhaled or ingested. This would have been, in my opinion, an extremely hazardous situation, for workers and visitors alike. Anyway, the radiological components are something that do not get much press, but I believe there are good reasons to be very concerned about them as far as safety and health are concerned, apart from any treatment concerns that fracking wastewater would pose to a conventional treatment plant. Sincerely, Michael Gille Laboratory Director Atlantic County Utilities Authority Egg Harbor Township, N.J.

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SAVING ENERGY AND REDUCING COSTS AT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS

As energy costs continue to rise, many water and wastewater treatment plants are taking signicant steps to reduce energy use. The North Conway (N.H.) Water Precinct treatment plant is one example. The plant undertook a number of energy-saving measures in the equipment operation and invested in renewable energy. The single highest cost of treatment plant operation is electricity, says David Bernier, superintendent. Eight years ago it was 35 percent of our operating budget; today, it is less than 18 percent.

SCADA TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS HELP SYSTEMS RUN SMOOTHLY

Wastewater operators rely on SCADA systems to monitor and track nearly every aspect of operations. SCADA systems have grown from simple on-off functions to highly sophisticated tools. The SCADA system is critical because it provides a window into the operation of the system, explains Dave Lee of Siemens Water Technologies, a SCADA systems provider. More important, the SCADA system serves as an emergency warning system if something fails. He offers useful tips for SCADA troubleshooting.

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THE FIRE CHIEF PROJECT: PARTNERING WITH GREEN

Greening Nipissing and the City of North Bay partnered on a guided public tour of the citys clean-water plant. Plant staff members guided adults and children and described the processes from wastewater pumping through chlorination, dechlorination and discharge to Lake Nipissing. Odd as it may seem to those in the clean-water profession, there are people who think of treatment plants as sources, rather than preventers, of pollution. Teaming with a green-based non-prot is a way to help dispel that notion and further the aims of The Fire Chief Project: Raise clean-water operators to the status of the re chief. Make kids grow up wanting to be clean-water operators.

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DAWN McCOY LIKES TO LEAVE THINGS BETTER THAN WHEN SHE

McCoy has always been interested in science and biology. In 1994, she applied for a job as a labofound them. That attitude has served her well durratory technician with Severn Trent in Clinton, ing her 18-year career in the water professions. Miss. While there, she earned her Class II wastewaHer hard work has led to a series of promoter and Class D drinking water licenses, enabling tions, from laboratory technician/operator to field her to serve as backup operator for the towns water operations manager, area manager and finally projand wastewater facilities. ect manager at the McComb (Miss.) Regional WasteThe town had small package plants, and I did a water Treatment Facility. little bit of everything, including water and wasteToday, as a Class IV senior wastewater operator, water laboratory sample collection and analysis, she manages four team members and is responsible administrative duties, meter reading and hydrant for operations, maintenance, accounting and paperflushing, McCoy recalls. work at the plant, operated by Severn Trent Services From there, she went to Jackson, Miss., working in through a public-private partnership with the city. the laboratory, serving as backup operator for a satShe has spent her entire career with Severn Trent, ellite plant, and performing maintenance and adminmoving to McComb six months before startup in istrative tasks. In 2002, she was promoted to field 2010. The $34 million facility uses a vertical loop operations manager: The operator I filled in for had reactor (VLR) and interchange biological reactor passed away, and they asked me to fill that position. (IBR) process, first of its kind in Mississippi and one I was responsible for operating, maintaining and of only a dozen in the country. The 15 mgd (design) managing the Ceres Industrial Complex, Gulf States plant replaced a lagoon treatment system that was Canners and Culkin Water District wastewater systems. decommissioned but now functions as a flow equalWhile in Jackson, she honed her wastewater ization basin and regional pumping station. The operations skills while learning about records maintransition from old to new posed challenges for Dawn McCoy, Severn Trent project manager, tenance, regulatory reports, assigning and schedulMcCoy and her staff. City of McComb Regional Wastewater ing staff, and developing and managing a project We had a lot of work to do, learning how to Treatment Facility. (Photography by Philip Hall) budget. She also earned her Class IV senior wasteoperate all the new equipment, writing standard water operator license. She credits her mentors operating procedures and cataloging everything, with much of her success: My first boss, David Canizaro, taught me how the says McCoy. It seemed like a whole lot to do at the time, but you just work wastewater process works. Kelvin Peters in the technical services group at out what you can until its time to go home, and come back the next day and Severn Trent taught me all my lab chemistry. I still call him with questions. do it again. For her efforts, McCoy received the 2011 Don Scott Award as OutstandMeeting challengeS ing Wastewater Operator of the Year from the Mississippi Water and Pollution It was the McComb job that really allowed McCoy to flourish. Severn Control Operators Association (MWPCOA).

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McCoy looks over the screw pumps at the headworks (Lakeside Equipment).

I like my staff to know why they are doing what theyre doing, since that makes the job more interesting for them.
Dawn McCoy

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Dawn McCoy, McComb (Miss.) Regional wastewater Treatment Facility
POSITION: EXPERIENCE: CERTIFICATIONS: MEMBERSHIPS: GOALS:

Project manager 18 years Class IV senior wastewater operator, Class D water operator Mississippi Water Pollution Control Operators Association, Water Environment Federation, Mississippi Rural Water Association See the plant become a regional facility; offer assistance to other plants

Trent was brought in during equipment installation at the new plant, and they needed a Class IV operator who could also manage the facility, McCoy says. I met with equipment vendors who taught us how the equipment worked and the preventive maintenance that was needed. Besides McCoy, two other Severn Trent employees relocated to the new plant, and the company hired two additional operators who had worked at the old plant. McCoy commuted 75 miles each way to her new job for 18 months before moving to a nearby town. She and the other operators had a hand in the design process: The engineer, contractor and operators met

every week during the final construction and equipment installation stage. We were able to provide input on some new lab equipment that we preferred and that was needed for compliance. The new plants VLR activated Dawn McCoy enjoys the daily sludge process provides a high degree challenge of monitoring and of total nitrogen and total phosphocontrolling the treatment rus removal, and the IBR process process and making it work (Cannibal system from Siemens Water as efciently as possible. Technologies) significantly reduces waste activated sludge. There are two unique things about this plant, says McCoy. It operates as a BNR, or biological nutrient removal process, which historically has a higher waste sludge need. But, because of the Cannibal process, it allows the plant to act as a BNR while reducing waste sludge. Starting up the new plant proved challenging. No one had any experience with the technologies, and there was no history on the plant, says McCoy. We had to figure out what numbers were normal and set the parameters. There was a lot of trial and error. Fortunately, the design engineers came out and helped us. We had to seed the new plant with biomass from a sludge lagoon that Severn Trent operates in Clinton. We used 30,000 gallons of sludge, with the idea of speeding up the startup of the aeration basin biomass. The BOD and TSS were in compliance in a couple of months, but the ammonia nitrogen took a few weeks longer. The day after we placed the fourth aeration tank online, the ammonia nitrogen started dropping and went from an incoming level of

waSTInG LESS
The McComb Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility became the rst in the state to install advanced technology that meets stringent nutrient removal requirements while reducing solids handling costs. The system uses a vertical loop reactor and a sidestream interchange biological reactor (VLR/IBR) activated sludge process that virtually eliminates waste sludge. The sludge we waste is a fraction of the amount wasted in a conventional activated sludge process, says Dawn McCoy, project manager with Severn Trent Services. The Mississippi Municipal League recognized the McComb plant as the states best regional wastewater treatment plant, presenting the city with the Municipal Excellence Award in 2010. The American Council of Engineering Companies of Mississippi presented the plants design engineer, Neel-Schaffer, with a 2011 Engineering Excellence Grand Award. The VLR system (Siemens Water Technologies) is designed with looped reactors in series, allowing dissolved oxygen stratication and therefore simultaneous nitrication/denitrication, biological phosphorus removal and stormwater treatment. The company describes VLR tanks as similar to oxidation ditches that have been ipped on their sides. The system consists of an upper and lower compartment, separated by a horizontal bafe running the length of the tank. It uses surface-mounted discs to provide mixing and deliver oxygen. Two or more basins typically comprise the VLR system; the rst tank operates as an aerated anoxic reactor. The mixed liquor from the VLR system is sent to a clarication tank, where it separates into clear water and settled biological sludge. The clear water is pushed to the top and over the side into another basin, where UV disinfection occurs. Oxygen is added to the clear water, and the remaining sludge is left to settle at the bottom of the clarication tank. After it is raked off the bottom, the sludge is recycled to the aeration basin, while the excess is sent to the IBR process (Cannibal solids reduction system from Siemens Water Technologies). In the Cannibal system bioreactor, mixed liquor bacteria are transformed from an aerobic-dominant to a facultative-dominant population by limiting the amount of oxygen in the tank. In this environment, the facultative bacteria break down and metabolize the remaining aerobes and their byproducts. The facultative bacteria are broken down after they are returned to the aeration system. The alternating environments of the oxygen-rich aerobic treatment process and the oxygen-decient bioreactor greatly reduce the biological solids. With this technology, solids wasting is virtually eliminated, efuent quality is increased (better BOD/TSS removal) and nitrication/denitrication is improved.

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I am excited about coming to work every day because I feel that I am leaving things better than they were when I found them. We are cleaning up the wastewater and returning clean water to the streams.
Dawn McCoy

12 to 14 mg/L to 0.1 mg/L in the effluent. In spite of the technology learning curve, the plant achieved compliance seven months ahead of schedule.

Better plant
The new technology has increased plant efficiency over the old aerated lagoon and sand filter system. A water information management system (WIMS) helps determine the proper control parameters. Operators input laboratory data into the WIMS, which generates monthly operation reports and NPDES monitoring reports. The staff monitors dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature and oxygen reduction potential (ORP) readings at various points in the VLR and enters the data into the WIMS. Team members also measure daily influent and effluent dissolved oxygen, pH and temperature. The old lagoon plant couldnt meet the increasingly stringent total nitrogen and total phosphorus limits, says McCoy. The new plant is meeting these limits and has also increased the BOD/TSS removal from 85 percent to 97 or 98 percent. Our greatest challenge is inflow and infiltration. Sometimes it rains for four to eight days in a row, which means our flow can be as high as 25 mgd, instead of the typical 2.5 to 3.0 mgd. When this happens, the plant enters a storm mode, taking steps to divert flow. We divert the influent to the third reactor cell, protecting the aerobic process in aeration basins 1 and 2, says McCoy. We programmed the computer to automatically divert this flow. We can also divert water to the lagoons, but only for so long.

operators and takes classes: These classes help a lot, and I am always learning something. They have lunches every other month with guest speakers. She also takes classes through the Mississippi Water Environment Association (MWEA), and is a member of the Water Environment Federation and the Mississippi Rural Water Association.

never Boring
I am excited about coming to work every day because I feel that I am leaving things better than they were when I found them, McCoy says. We are cleaning up the wastewater and returning clean water to the streams.

people who care

Four staff members assist McCoy: Shannon Moore, assistant manager (Class IV senior wastewater operator, 15 years with Severn Trent); Eric Jones, operator II (Class II, four years); James Anderson, maintenance supervisor (18 years); and Samuel Reese, maintenance technician (three years). Shannon and James came with me to the McComb plant from the Jackson plant, says McCoy. Shannon performs operations and assists in the lab. Eric is our dedicated lab person and assists with operations. The staff meets weekly or as needed to discuss plant operations, and McCoy holds a safety meeting once a month. I like my staff to know why they are doing what theyre doing, since that makes the job more interesting for them, says McCoy. With some people, you cant make them care, but I try to surround myself with people who do. McCoy describes her team as dedicated and responsible: They care about the plant like I do, and they dont mind if its 5 p.m. they will stick around and help get the job done. Theyre proud of the plant. Eager to learn, they have taken the Sacramento online courses. Severn Trent offers a certification incentive program that monetarily rewards employees who earn their licenses. I try to encourage that, says McCoy. McCoy is active in professional organizations, such as MWPCOA, where she shares ideas with other

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Team members at the McComb facility include, from left, Dawn McCoy, Severn Trent project manager; Shannon Moore, assistant manager; Samuel Reese, maintenance technician I; and Eric Jones, operator II. They are shown beside the plants vertical loop reactor (Siemens Water Technologies). Not pictured is James Anderson, maintenance technician III.

Were also helping to protect the environment for future generations. People have said Im a tree hugger, because I take bugs outside and set them free. We had bees nests at the plant, and I called a beekeeper up to come and get them. McCoy likes the challenge of process control and the constant monitoring and adjusting of various parameters to make the process work more efficiently. It is exciting to have such a wide variety of controls to work with, and it never gets boring, she says. There is always a little blip or a problem to solve. Every improvement and discovery makes the job more rewarding, and there is always something new to learn.

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She would like to see the plant develop into a true regional facility: Despite its name, it now serves only McComb and its 20,000 people. As nutrient removal requirements grow tighter, I think this plant can be an asset to the smaller surrounding communities, says McCoy. They can send their wastewater here, rather than build more sophisticated plants to meet their permit requirements. McCoy also wants to reach out Lakeside Equipment Corporation to the larger community: Id like to 630/837-5640 travel to other plants and help [Link] ators with their challenges and share what Ive learned with them. Severn Trent Services Her advice for other plant man866/646-9201 [Link] agers reflects the kind of manager she strives to be: Always be honest, Siemens Water work hard and ask questions. And Technologies Corp. try to learn something new every 866/926-8420 [Link] day.

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HEARTS AND MINDS

Making It Personal
A science center with interActive exhibits, combined with plAnt tours led by operAtors, form A solid educAtion progrAm for A wAshington cleAn-wAter Agency
By Pete Litterski

[Plant tours dont] disrupt us at all. The operators usually enjoy showing people what we do. They take a lot of pride in the role they play in the community.
MARk PETRIE

george peterson, an operator at lott clean water Alliances budd inlet treatment plant, leads a tour group of middle school students.

n 2010, when the LOTT Clean Water Alliance opened its Regional Services Center, the headquarters included space for the WET Science Center, a hands-on educational facility that gives visitors a close look at the water cycle and an in-depth view of wastewater treatment. LOTT, a regional wastewater utility serving the Washington cities of Lacy, Olympia and Tumwater and surrounding areas in Thurston County, opened the WET (Water Education and Technology) Science Center in the lobby of the headquarters near downtown Olympia. The interactive displays in the gallery are open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Amber Smith, environmental educator, says that although school programs are a major source of visitors, the center attracts many adults and families. Seventy-five to 100 people pass through the exhibits most Saturdays.

Well attended
Smith, who joined LOTT in 2012, says the center had more than 17,000 visitors that year, including 3,000 students in school tours. Most visits involve families, youth and scouting groups, and individ-

ual students from all levels, including local and more regional colleges from the Seattle/Tacoma region to the north all the way to Oregon to the south. Many school visits are part of the centers involvement in the middle school science curricula of all three public school districts in its service area. We see an entire grade level from each of the three districts during the full school year, Smith says. We pay for their bus transportation, and we even pay for any substitute teachers that might be needed so they can bring the students here for the program. Since each school system Olympia, Tumwater and North Thurston brings a different grade level, the center adjusts its program to the ages of the students. It takes the full school year for the science classes to visit the center one class at a time. Each school year, the classes involve almost 2,000 students. The WET Science school programs include an Whats Your Story? instructional session in the TPO welcomes news about your centers classroom, a visit to public education and community the interactive gallery, and a outreach efforts for future articles tour led by one of the operain the Hearts and Minds column. tors at the Budd Inlet TreatSend your ideas to editor@tpo ment Plant across the street [Link] or call 877/953-3301. from the service center.

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Lisa Dennis-Perez, public communications manager, says the centers annual budget is about $130,000. Some funding for the middle school science program comes through a small trust set up when Michael Sharar, former executive director, died. The interest helps with the bus expenses and other parts of that program.

OperatOrs lead

Although the interactive displays have proven popular with all ages, Smith says older students and adults remain very interested in the treatment plant tours, where they see how the utility treats wastewater for discharge to Puget Sound or pumping across the street to the reclaimed water facility, which further filters the water to meet state Class A Reclaimed Water standards. (LOTTs 20-year-plan includes three satellite reclaimed-water facilities.) Mind Blowing_1_2 pg isl_5.25x7.5_Layout 1 9/30/11 10:34 AM Page 1 Although the WET Science Center uses a wide array of interactive displays to engage visitors, the program also relies heavily on human interaction. Smith, who oversees visits, turns groups over to an operator for a treatment plant tour. Operations supervisor Mark Petrie says his staff welcomes the opportunity to interact with students and the public: [Plant tours dont] disrupt us at all. The operators usually enjoy showing people what we do. They take a lot of pride in the role they play in the community. Petrie sends new operators to attend classes Smith teaches, So were all on the same page when it comes to public education. Plant operator George Peterson says the classes and the plant tours are a good combination: Students get a good grounding in the treatment process at the center and then can see the process in action. Peterson, who has led many tours over the past three decades, says his one regret is that he doesnt get to spend as much time with students. Tours that once took up to an hour and a half are now allotted 30 minutes after students come from the classroom. They get a really good introduction to wastewater treatment in the WET Center, but a lot of our interaction with the kids is gone, Peterson says. He still enjoys the tours and looks forward to leading other groups around the plant. Ive given

tures of the Deep and the relationship between energy conservation and water. In the exhibit gallery itself, a popular stop is a wastewater production calculator where the visitors answer questions about their daily activities and then push a button that illuminates a number of gallon jugs on the wall, illustrating the amount of wastewater they create. On a touch screen map, visitors can find their address and touch that spot to see an illuminated trail of how their wastewater reaches the Bud Inlet plant. Visitors also spend a lot of time studying the Bugs in Balance display, an interactive video of cartoon microorganisms describing their roles in wastewater treatment. A Floaters & Sinkers station is a mechanical activity that illustrates primary treatment.

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Students get a good grounding in the treatment process at the center and then can see the process in action.
tours for everyone from third graders to dignitaries, politicos, college students and more, he says. Engineering students from as near as Olympia and as far as China have visited in the recent past. When a group like that arrives, Peterson asks them how long they can stay and then adjusts the tour to their needs.

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Operating team members in Homer split their time between the Deep Shaft Treatment Facility and the Bridge Creek Water Treatment Facility. They include, from left, Dave Welty, operator; Paul McBride and Bob Kosiorek, building maintenance; Joe Young, operator III; Jerry Lawver, lead operator; and Todd Cook, wastewater superintendent. (Photography by M. Scott Moon)

A DEEP-SHAFT ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEM HELPS THE HOMER TREATMENT PLANT PRODUCE CONSISTENTLY GOOD EFFLUENT DESPITE ALASKAS CHILLY CLIMATE
By Jim Force

THE MOUNTAINS, FORESTS AND CLEAR WATERS OF

Kachemak Bay make Homer a favorite spot for Alaskas summer tourists. Year-round residents enjoy those features, too, along with a municipal water and wastewater infrastructure that protects the natural resources, while delivering reliable and efficient service. The Homer Wastewater Treatment Plant is a case in point. Situated near the shore of the bay, the plant uses an innovative deep-shaft aeration system that

provides effective biological treatment in this cold climate and lowers the plants profile so it doesnt interfere with the towns travel-brochure views. The deep shafts are the central part of a treatment train that treats a daily average ow of 0.3 to 0.5 million gallons and returns clean water through a 2,100-foot outfall to the bay. We have some of the most picturesque views you can get, says Todd Cook, wastewater superintendent for his hometown. Visually, its an awesome place. Another reason deep-shaft technology was the choice for Homer is that U.S. EPA innovative technology funding was available for it.

A STEP UP
That was in 1991, when the Homer plant was upgraded from an old sewage lagoon system that Cook says wasnt cutting it anymore. The quality of the efuent coming out of the ponds was not what the regulators wanted, he says. We could only get so much treatment out of the lagoons. Besides the beaches and fishing, there are also shellfish here. We needed to increase treatment and get better-quality efuent. In the upgraded treatment scheme, wastewater enters the plant through an inuent pump station powered by four Flygt pumps, two in operation at any one time, controlled by an automatic level control sensor (Siemens). Two pumps are rated at 700-800 gpm and the other two at 1,000 gpm. An old bar screen (John Meunier) removes rags, and a conical T-Cup Eutek centrifuge (Hydro International) takes care of grit, which is deposited in one of the old treatment ponds. Sharps and plastics pass through a grinder. Then the ow heads down the hatch. Homer has a twin deep-shaft system a splitter box directs ow to one or both shafts depending on volume. Each shaft extends 500 feet below the surface. The raw wastewater and return activated sludge (RAS) enter the system through an 18-inch inner pipe, passing to the bottom where the ow injected with 40 cfm of air at 80 psi from a 60 hp rotary screw compressor (Rogers Machinery). In a 5-foot-deep space at the bottom of the shaft, the ow transfers to the outer pipe and returns to the surface. The main pipe casing is 30 inches in diameter on each shaft. The mean cell residence time at normal ow rates is about two days, Cook says. Things run so steadily,

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Operator Dave Welty rinses UV lamps used in the Homer Deep Shaft Treatment Facilitys disinfection system (Ozonia North America).

The quality of the efuent coming out of the ponds was not what the regulators wanted. Besides the beaches and shing, there are also shellsh here. We needed to increase treatment and get better-quality efuent.
Todd Cook

Maintenance is minimal: We really dont have to clean the shafts as long as nobody drops anything in them. There are a few items down there, but nothing worth going after, Cook says. The crew takes the head INFLUENT (Avg.) EFFLUENT (Avg.) PERMIT tank down periodically to remove rags and some grit Monthly 30 mg/L and clean off the concrete to prevent deterioration from Weekly 45 mg/L BOD 293 mg/L 13 mg/L hydrogen sulfide. Daily Max 60 mg/L After treatment, a pair of rectangular otation clari85% minimum removal monthly fiers separate mixed liquor from the treated efuent. Monthly 30 mg/L Between the shafts and the clarifier, the Homer team Weekly 45 mg/L adds cationic polymer (Hydrooc 1665 by Russell TechTSS 306 mg/L 13 mg/L Daily Max 60 mg/L nologies) to promote solids coagulation. Because of all 85% minimum removal monthly the air entrained in the mixed liquor, our solids oat, rather than settle, says Lawver. Nitrogen N/A 15-30 mg/L Report in mg/L Both clarifiers discharge to a common efuent channel, which directs the water to a UV disinfection system (Ozonia North America) consisting of two banks, each its almost boring, he says. But sometimes boring is nice. Typically, plants with 12 racks of four bulbs (SunRay or UV Doctor). After disinfection, the use deep-shaft technology because they need a smaller footprint. The sysow passes to Kachemak Bay. The Bay has good tidal action, from negative tems were first used in Europe, but when funding became available, we went 3 feet to plus 16 feet, so we get good mixing and ushing, says Cook. for it. The system produces about 10,000 gallons a day of waste activated sludge Homers northern location was an important factor in the decision. Ive (WAS), which is transported by Moyno pumps to two 50,000-gallon aerobic worked in other activated sludge plants up here, says Cook. The weather digesters. Cook and his staff run the digesters in series; WAS enters the first wreaked havoc. By having the shaft in the ground, the temperature stays stadigester and decants to the second digester, which in turn decants to one of ble, and that helps the biology. Keeping the plant running along with Cook the former treatment ponds. are Jerry Lawver, lead operator; Joe Young and Dave Welty, operators; and We operate our digester at 8,000 to 15,000 ppm TSS, says Lawver, notPaul McBride and Bob Kosiorek, maintenance technicians. ing that the organic loading on the plant is much higher in the summer. We

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dEEP SHAFTING
Even though deep-shaft aeration systems (also known as vertical bioreactors, or VBRs) were introduced in the mid-1970s and are common in other parts of the world, the City of Homer was the rst treatment plant to install one in North America. Since then, says Todd Cook, plant superintendent, a second deep-shaft system has started up in the city of Dawson in the Yukon. The systems are well suited to small footprints and to cold temperatures. At Homer, the system is positioned in a moderatesized building that also contains the headworks, digesters, and UV disinfection system. A typical deep-shaft unit can be several hundred feet deep, consisting of a riser pipe and down-comer. As wastewater and return activated sludge (RAS) ll the shaft, compressed air is forced into the solution at the base of the shaft, providing a highly efcient source of oxygen for the activated sludge biota. The rising oxygen and injected RAS assure adequate mixing. At the surface, the treated liquid is decanted and separated from solids. Though relatively high in construction costs, deep-shaft treatment is highly efcient with superior oxygen transfer rates and an absence of sludge bulking.

see a reduction of 2,000 to 4,000 parts in TSS from digester to digester. From the pond, solids are pumped to drying beds, which are covered against wet weather. According to Lawver, the biosolids dry to about 35 to 40 percent solids, resulting in 400 to 500 cubic yards of cake per year, hauled to a landfill and used as landfill cover. Cook and his staff also operate the Homer water treatment facility, so they split duty between the two plants. Generally, we have an operator and a mechanic at both plants most of the day, says Cook. If we have a big project at either plant, then its all hands on deck. We ip op just to keep things fresh. The crews work overlapping schedules, half Monday through Thursday and the other half Tuesday through Friday. To fill in for the operator who is off-duty, Lawver covers one of the plants on Mondays, as does Cook on Fridays. It gets our hands back into the operation, Cook says. This paperwork stuff is for the birds. A SCADA system (S&B Controls with Siemens controllers) provides automatic control and monitors the operation.

Todd Cook, wastewater superintendent.

TACKLING CHALLENGES
While its generally steady as she goes at Homer, Cook and his staff have faced their share of challenges. One issue involved the recycle of return activated sludge. The original design used head pressure to get solids to recycle off the bottom of the clarifier, says Lawver. But we were getting more liquids than solids and that was throwing off our polymer injection rates, because those are based on ow. Our sludge was not coagulating as well as it should have, and our fecals were going up. Now, Homer homemade airlift pumps have been installed in the clarifiers to pull RAS off the bottom, says Cook. While that has solved the polymer feed issues, it also added to maintenance because the pumps get jammed with rags from time to time. Another issue has been algae growth in the decant ponds after the aerobic digesters, but a new solar-powered oating mixer (SolarBee) may have taken care of the problem. We used to get long, stringy green algae, says Lawver. It didnt inhibit the treatment process, but once it started, we couldnt get rid of it. Homer was using UV inhibitor chemicals to counter the algae but since has switched to the surface mixer. The mixing impeller is 30 inches in diameter and shears the water molecules, throwing them back across the surface of the water. One impeller covers the 1.4-acre pond, keeping dissolved oxy-

gen up to the desired level of 1.0 mg/L. Solar powered, the unit offsets about 30 hp that normally would be required for mixing. Due to infiltration and inow, the Homer plant tends to get high ows in springtime. The seasonal change makes things a bit challenging for us, says Lawver. The spring breakup of ice and snow from connected roof drains and basement sump pumps add to the volume of water. We chlorinate with 12 percent sodium hypochlorite as a backup during these high ows, and dechlorinate with sodium bisulfate, Lawver says. Other staff-driven changes are adding to treatment efficiency. Homer will replace its old bar screen with a rotary drum screen later this year, and that will help greatly with rag removal. Improvements have been made to the polymer system, as well. We replaced our polymer system with a new dry feed system from Fluid Dynamics, Lawver says. Were happy with it. We couldnt get parts anymore for the old system.

ENERGY SAVINGS
Energy conservation is also paying dividends. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Alaska has the fifth highest electricity rates in the country 14 to 16 cents per KWh so conservation can save significant money. Weve replaced all our ballasts and installed motion-sensored lighting throughout the plant, Cook says. The team has also installed new transformers in the UV system, and has replaced mercury vapor lighting with LED lights.

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Lead operator Jerry Lawver prepares to conduct a BOD test.

Ive worked in other activated sludge plants up here. The weather wreaked havoc. By having the shaft in the ground, the temperature stays stable, and that helps the biology.
Todd Cook

Finally, the plants deep-shaft system requires just one of the pair of compressors to provide the air needed for biological treatment. The energy program has won a state award. The product of a citywide energy audit and upgrade plan developed by Siemens and Sylvania, with local electrical contractors, Homers conservation measures were funded by a state grant and received recognition in the Great Alaska Energy Challenge in 2011. Other awards for the plant include: 1993 Outstanding Plant of the Year, Alaska Water Wastewater Management Association, Southeast Region 1993 Large System Plant of the Year, AWWMA statewide 2011 Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year, Alaska Rural Water Association Cook has used the honors to boost the image of his plant and operators in the community: It gave us some bragging rights. We received a proclamation from the city council, and our staff received awards. Weve been on the local radio station. The recognition has made the energy conservation measures known and has also boosted public confidence in the plant while giving its operators due credit, Cook believes. Thats especially important in Homer where the wastewater treatment facilities themselves are nearly out of sight.

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IN MY WORDS

Behaving Like a Business

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
By Ted J. Rulseh

logan olds

arun sharma

here are a number of possible reasons to put digester gas to work to further sustainability goals, to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions, to conserve energy and save money. The Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority in Victorville, Calif., goes a step deeper. To general manager Logan Olds and his team, its about getting the most from the resources customers have paid for with their rate dollars. To that end, the authority has entered a public-private partnership with resource recovery company Anaergia on a project to become energy independent by producing and using more biogas, ultimately saving an estimated $9 million over a 20-year term. The initiative involves retrofitting old digesters, allowing co-digestion of food waste, fats, oils, grease and other organic materials with biosolids. That will yield enough biogas to fuel generators that can fulfill all power needs at the 18 mgd (design) activated sludge tertiary wastewater treatment plant. Construction is to be complete by February, according to Olds, who heads an independent entity governed equally by leaders from member agencies that include the communities of Apple Valley, Hesperia, Victorville, Oro Grande and Spring Valley Lake. Financing is structured so that the authority incurs no up-front cost. The project also may enable the authority to open new revenue streams by charging companies to drop off waste and by selling excess energy to the utility

digesters for our food-waste-to-energy program. We could potentially use the other two for that as well. : Does your agency have any previous experience with co-digestion? Olds: We did a full-scale test of food waste digestion with Waste Management. We didnt want to have to reach out and manage dozens of waste haulers and whatever waste they might bring. In a public-private partnership, you want to use each partys strengths to mutual benefit. Waste Management had access to every doorstep and every business for collecting material, while we had the ability to process it and produce energy from it. The project ended a couple of years ago, and it was a great learning experience. We found where the issues were with our system and how we could improve the efficiency of it. What we wanted was a slurry that we could inject into our digestion process without having to process it. Anaergia will bring that in as part of our contract with them. : How will you change the plants cogeneration system to handle the additional gas production? Olds: We will decommission our existing biogas engines so that all the biogas we produce will be burned in two 800 kW engine-generators [Caterpillar], which will provide electricity for a high-speed turbo blower [Piller TSC Blower Corp.]. : As a matter of philosophy, why are you doing all this? Olds: I am relatively obsessive about performance efficiency. I hate to see waste, and when I saw that methane flare going, I knew we could do a better job with the gas. We may be a public agency, but we need to think just like were a business. The bottom line is how do we provide the best value to our customers? We do that by being proactive rather than reactive and by identifying what resources we can use to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Every time we have to build something or meet a new regulation, we dont want to hold our hand out to our ratepayers and say, Now weve got to do this. What we should do is operate as efficiently as possible, so that when we do ask to increase rates, we can fully justify it. : Will this project have benefits beyond increased energy production? Olds: Yes. Now that we do nitrification-denitrification for nutrient removal, we need to be smarter about how we apply oxygen to our process. By having high-speed turbo blowers with variable-frequency drives, our staff can dial in a specific point to meet our oxygen requirements at any given time theres no waste.

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grid. Olds and Arun Sharma, Anaergia president, talked about the project in an interview with Treatment Plant Operator. : What is the Victor Valley Authority doing with biogas now? Olds: We use about 70 percent of the biogas we produce to fuel three Waukesha 450 hp engines driving Turblex blowers, producing 9,200 scfm airflow to provide oxygen for our aeration basins. We capture the engines waste heat to keep our digesters heated. The issue we have is that were still flaring gas, and thats money. : What was the origin of the goal to make the plant energy selfsufficient? Olds: In 2008 we completed an expansion to 18 mgd and built two new million-gallon anaerobic digesters that replaced three 300,000-gallon units. The initial plan was to decommission the old digesters, but I considered that a pretty significant waste of resources, given that they are paid for and still work fine. Our project with Anaergia initially will repurpose one of the old

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: What is the nature of material that will be co-digested? Where will it come from? How will it be collected, processed and fed to the digesters? Sharma: There are two basic classes of material. One is relatively clean, like fats, oils and grease, which do not need much processing before they are put into the digester. The other is source-separated food waste, such as from grocery stores and restaurants. These would require a certain amount of processing because they contain grit and a certain amount of plastics. We have technology called the Anaergia Dynamic Cyclone that extracts those items from the material. : What sort of volumes are you expecting for the co-digested materials? Sharma: The volume depends on the type of material available. For example, FOG is very high-strength material and will produce a lot more energy than food waste, which is rich in carbohydrates. : What is the timetable for getting this system up and running? Sharma: There are two separate projects. The power generation project is separate from the biogas enhancement project. Right now, they are proceeding concurrently, and both should be up and running no later than the end of 2014. : At what point do you expect to achieve energy self-sufficiency or become a net energy producer? Olds: The first goal is to meet all our on-site energy needs, and the second is to export energy. We have a ready customer, because the Victorville Municipal Utility Services [VMUS] power plant is directly next door to our facility. Were now doing a survey with a third-party firm to determine how much FOG is being generated in our community, so we can see if that is enough to inject into our system and get the additional energy we need. Right now, we need about 20 to 30 percent more biogas to fulfill all our energy needs that is to produce about 1.4 to 1.5 MW. Its my hope that by as early as June 2014, we could be energy-neutral. I expect us to be in a position to export power to VMUS within six to eight months after we complete our project with Anaergia. Part of the plan is to leave a slot for a third engine-generator.

: How does your facility manage biosolids from the digestion process? Olds: We produce a Class A exceptional quality product that is used in cement kilns and on land application sites. Because we get so much sunlight here, the material is completely air-dried. We put it in drying beds that cover many acres and get our solids content up to more than 80 percent. We do not rely on mechanical dewatering. : How did Victor Valley Authority and Anaergia form this partnership? Olds: On projects like this, youre dealing with a commodity, and the margins are extremely important. We were fortunate to obtain a free energy audit through a U.S. EPA Region 9 program in which University of San Diego engineering students did the evaluation. The other critical element was to write a request for proposal [RFP] that would get us exactly what we needed for our facility. A specific requirement we put in the RFP was that the partner we selected must be able to self-fund the project. They could not submit a proposal that would require us to sell bonds at municipal bond rates, as that would undermine the economics of the project. Anaergia met that requirement. : How would you quantify the economic benefits of this initiative? Olds: It gives us a reliable long-term energy cost, rather than wondering what Southern California Edison is going to charge us year to year. Were now paying 11.7 cents per kWh for electricity. We calculated that after all our generating costs are included, we will save $50,000 to $150,000 in the first year. We have a fi xed-price contract with Anaergia, so that every year Edison increases its rates, we will experience additional savings. Over the 20-year term of the contract, we expect to save about $9 million, not counting savings on natural gas. That translates to cost savings to our member agencies and customers. As public agencies, were all cash-strapped, yet we continue to face new regulatory requirements that come with additional costs. We need to be smarter about how we leverage the resources we have.

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GREENING THE PLANT

Going Green with Algae

University of Kansas researchers team Up with the Lawrence treatment pLant to test a new way to remove nitrogen and phosphorUs
secondary effluent in four 2,600-gallon tanks is treated with algae to remove nitrogen and phosphorous.

By Doug Day

esearch at the wastewater treatment plant in Lawrence, Kan., is demonstrating that algae can remove nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater. Now in its fifth year, the pilot project is helping researchers learn more about how algae removes nutrients and how it can be used to create biofuel and other beneficial products. I think the verdict is still out on the best way to remove nitrogen and phosphorous thats going to use the least energy, says researcher Belinda Sturm, assistant professor of environmental engineering at the University of Kansas. Her work in Lawrence earned an Excellence in Environmental Engineering Honor Award in 2012 from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. This is adding another option to the suite of tools we have, Sturm adds. Her work at turning wastewater into a resource is part of a larger Feedstock to Tailpipe program at the university, which is researching alternative and renewable fuels and technologies.

are under increasing pressure to remove nitrogen and phosphorous. Thats what is unique about this project, says Sturm. Were saying we can grow algae in our effluent as a polishing step so it doesnt interrupt BOD removal, then separate the algae so were not discharging it. The 12 mgd (average) Lawrence plant serves 90,000 people. Sturms project is testing a concept, so it does not use commercialgrade equipment. The four algae tanks are 2,600-gallon fiberglass cattle tanks that take effluent from the secondary clarifier and operate from April to October. Were not trying to get the very best productivity with reactor design, Sturm stresses. Were testing some of the scientific principles and nutrient removal across the system by playing with some variables.

hiTTing The TargeTs

One variable tested was adding carbon dioxide to enhance algae growth. It did not, which was surprising to us, because in the laboratory it defiis pretty close, nitely helps. There may be enough total inorganic carbon in effluent that the surprised at the additional carbon dioxide doesnt help. The testing has shown that algae significantly reduced both nitrogen (by 61 percent) and phosphorus (by 91 percent). Over the study period, the algae tanks receive effluent with 20 mg/L nitrogen on average (ranging from 12 to 28 mg/L) and 3 mg/L phosphorus (ranging from 1.5 to 5 mg/L). The targeted effluent levels from the state Department of Health and Environment are 8 mg/L nitrogen and 1.5 mg/L phosphorus. We achieve the phosphorous goal, says Sturm. The nitrogen removal is pretty close, even in this system that is not optimized. I was pleasantly surprised at the efficiency of phosphorous removal across the system. A bioreactor would be expected to perform even better than the cattle tanks.

We achieve the phosphorous goal. The nitrogen removal even in this system that is not optimized. I was pleasantly efficiency of phosphorous removal across the system.
BELINdA STuRm

TesTing The hypoThesis

After positive results in preliminary laboratory studies on algae for phosphorus removal, the university approached Lawrence in 2009 to see about testing the idea. Looking at the chemistry in which algae grow, the wastewater effluent matches up pretty well, Sturm says. Because the Lawrence plant performs nitrification but not denitrification, the effluent has traces of nitrate and phosphate. Our hypothesis was that we could grow algae in the effluent and remove nutrients, says Sturm. While bacteria are preferred for removing BOD, treatment plants

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FISH PATRoL
growing algae in open tanks in Kansas presented an unusual challenge to research on removing nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater treatment plant effluent. Being open to the air, the tanks were subject to contamination by Daphnia (water fleas) that eat algae. the solution was simple. we added fish to two of the tanks, says Belinda sturm, assistant professor of environmental engineering at the University of Kansas. the fish eat the Daphnia, so were using a predator to eat a predator. treating a bioreactor system as a living food web has been kind of fun. the first fish were shiners from a local bait shop. mosquito fish are now the choice. also used for mosquito control, they reproduce quickly, and that has helped protect the algae: we get much higher algae density and better nutrient removal.

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Algae is harvested from the effluent using gravity sedimentation. It is dewatered with a centrifuge and turned over to a team of chemical engineers for conversion into bio-crude oil. That would be the ultimate end-use of the biomass, says Sturm. The bio-crude has very similar properties to crude oil that comes out of the ground.

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Algae create much more bio-crude than other possible sources, which are normally food crops. Sturm points out that bio-crude can be produced from any wastewater biosolids. One thing we might try is taking the biosolids from the plants anaerobic digestion and see what type of crude oil it produces, she says. Another byproduct of the algae process is biochar, which is comparable to wastewater biosolids. Its main components are carbon, silica, calcium and phosphorus. It can be used as fertilizer or even as a supplement to coal as an energy source. The final liquid waste material is similar to centrate from anaerobic digesters. Its a high-nitrogen waste stream, so were testing how to recycle that back to algae growth, says Sturm. There may also be other uses for it. Were trying to close the loop with all the products we get. As for marketability, she says algae is a good candidate for lagoon systems and smaller wastewater treatment plants. They might not have operators to handle anammox or enhanced biological phosphorous removal systems. Lagoon systems often have an algae composition to them anyway. The pilot has funding through 2014 and Sturm is seeking more research funding. She has also issued design proposals for a more sophisticated bioreactor design for the Lawrence plant. She adds, We also have a few sites in the area where we have nitrates in groundwater, so Id like to see if we can clean up groundwater with algae.

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JOHN McCOOL RUNS THE WARREN (ILL.) WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT WITH AN EYE TOWARD PROTECTING THE TROUT WATERS DOWNSTREAM, AND THE POCKETBOOKS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS
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scraper instead of having to rake the screen three times a day. But when the Warren (Ill.) Wastewater Treatment Plant was last upgraded in 2005, money ran short, and the scraper was one of the nice to have items cut. Thats just the way it is, says McCool. That reects his attitude toward caring for the villages 330,000 gpd (design) activated sludge plant. He does what needs doing. We have a lot of xed-income people in town, he says. We have to be very frugal. That doesnt mean cutting corners on efuent quality, because Wolf Creek, the receiving stream, ows on to the Apple River, which the state Department of Natural Resources stocks with rainbow trout for anglers in Apple River Canyon State Park. As wastewater superintendent and the plants only full-time operator, McCool personally handles most basic maintenance and stays in close contact with the Illinois EPA, all to keep the equipment humming and the efuent leaving at 2 to 3 mg/L BOD and TSS, well below the permit levels of 12 mg/L. While village residents may not notice the job he does, McCools peers certainly do. The Warren facility received the 2012 Plant of the Year award from the Illinois Rural Water Association, an honor given to small plants for environmental compliance, keeping and other measures.

John McCool, Warren Wastewater Treatment Plant superintendent. (Photography by Mark Hirsch)

McCool grew up in Warren and has worked for the village since 1976, mostly at the treatment plant. After high school, he studied psychology for three years at Illinois College in Jacksonville, then went to work in a local plastics factory. He scored high on a test for a tool and die apprenticeship, but then learned from his father, a dentist and village board member, that the village Public Works Department had an opening. Id reached the point where I had to decide if I wanted to work in a factory environment or get into a setting where I could be more my own boss, he recalls. He applied with the village, got the job and went to community college to earn his wastewater and water certications. Today he is one of three Public Works team members. Todd Stone operates the water plant and is also licensed for wastewater; Jeff Bartell takes care of the streets. The three help each other when needed. I still plow streets, install water and sewer mains and x hydrants with the other guys, says McCool. We have to work as a team because its the only way to get things done. Thats just the way it works.

PROTECTING THE WATERS

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Warren, a community of 1,450 in far northwest Illinois, has seen economic struggles as businesses closed or shipped production to Mexico. The original treatment plant was built in 1937. It was upgraded in 1964 and 1976, and again in 2005, to the tune of $2.2 million. Dry-weather ows average 150,000 gpd, essentially all domestic wastewater. The annual operating budget is $350,000.

In his role at the treatment plant, McCool treats efuent quality with the utmost care. Our discharge parameters are very stringent, and they should be, he says. Wolf Creek is such a small stream that last year when we had a drought, it was dried up. We were the ow of the stream for a couple of months. The plants activated sludge process is fed by 13 miles of sanitary sewers and two lift stations. After passing the bar screen and grit chamber (both Walker Process Equipment), and a Mufn Monster communitor (JWC Environmental), the ow splits and enters two primary clariers. A lift station moves the primary efuent to a two-cell oxidation ditch (Siemens Water Technologies), after which it enters the secondary clariers and from there ows to the creek.

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As essentially a one-person operations team, McCool has duties that include routine lab testing.

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McCool prides himself on keeping the facility clean. Here, he brushes down the sides of the oxidation ditch.

Wastewater superintendent
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The Warren Wastewater Treatment Plant lies in what McCool calls the prettiest county in the state of Illinois.

I still plow streets, install water and sewer mains and x hydrants with the other guys. We have to work as a team because its the only way to get things done. Thats just the way it works.
JOHN McCOOL

MAKING INVESTMENTS
While the facility and process are relatively simple, McCool is proud of what the village has invested: For a town like ours, theres a lot to this plant. Many towns this size just go with a lagoon system. The 2005 upgrade included the drying bed building, a new secondary clarier, three primary efuent pumps two waste activated sludge pumps (Fairbanks-Nijhuis), a 200 kW diesel emergency generator (Caterpillar), piping and electrical updates, and the oxidation ditch, which helps the plant meet its ammonia nitrogen permit limit of 1.8 mg/L. McCool keeps it all running on a tight budget by doing as much work as possible in-house. I have the specs on every motor, blower and electrical device in the plant, McCool says. We keep the oils, lubricants and lters the manufacturer recommends, and we make sure things are lubricated at the intervals the manufacturer has set up. He and the village team installed polycarbonate covers on the digesters, with help from a contractor, to correct winter freezing problems. If a motor fails or needs service, McCool pulls it out, sends it to a shop, and reinstalls it. He runs lab tests for BOD, TSS, pH, ammonia nitrogen and dissolved oxygen; monthly testing for fecal coliform and phosphorus is handled by Lyons Lab in Stockton, Ill. Safety is a priority. McCool brought the villages insurance carrier to the plant for an inspection, to make sure we had the right re extinguishers, that we had lockout/tagout for electrical work, that we had warning signs on the doors for the chlorine room, that we knew where hearing protection was required. That way, if OSHA or the Department of Labor should ever pay us a visit, were in compliance. He also knows when to get expert help. He works with either of two electrical contractors on projects beyond his expertise, and he has the generator serviced by Patten Power Systems, the Caterpillar dealer in Rockford. Im a rm believer that if I buy a car at a dealership, theyre going to service it, he says. The same holds true with that generator. It might cost a little more, but we get the assurance that it will run when we need it.

PRETTY COUNTRY
The glacier missed what is now northwestern Illinois. As a result, the landscape is hilly and the scenery beautiful. The Warren Wastewater Treatment plant ts right in its 4-acre property doubles as a refuge that is hospitable to migratory birds and other wildlife. Back in the 1970s, when I started working here, after we nished one of our plant expansions, we planted a lot of trees, says John McCool, wastewater superintendent. We planted about 500 walnut trees and all sorts of others to create habitat. We have deer out here. Once in a while we see an eagle. There are blue herons. Canada geese nest here every year beside our stormwater lagoons. McCool loves the local geography it is one reason he has spent his whole career in his hometown. The rock formations you see now were here millions of years ago, he says. This is the prettiest county in the state of Illinois, by far.

In wet weather when I&I drives the plant ow above 500,000 gpd, excess water ows over a weir into two aerated lagoons (total 2.6-million-gallon capacity) for about a weeks detention time, and then is chlorinated for discharge to the creek. Primary and waste activated sludges are delivered to two aerobic digesters and from there to three sand drying beds (total 3,200 square feet) inside a building with a clear polycarbonate roof. After three to four weeks, the material is applied to cropland. One farmer is right next to the plant, says McCool. We apply it with his tractor-drawn manure spreader. He loves it and cant get enough of it. We haul the material in a dump truck to another farmers place, and he goes ahead and spreads it.

LOOKING UPSTREAM
McCools duties extend to the collection system, where I&I is a key challenge, as it is for most communities in the area. Were in the process of smoke testing to nd out if we have cross-connections, he says. We dont think we do, but were going that route anyhow. The system was built in the 1930s, and its still mostly the original 8- to 24-inch clay pipe. It would be

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Warren Wastewater Treatment Plant PERMIT AND PERFORMANCE

INFLUENT EFFLUENT PERMIT

BOD TSS Ammonia Phosphorus

68 mg/L 52 mg/L N/A N/A

2-3 mg/L 2-3 mg/L 0.5 mg/l 1.2 mg/L

12 mg/L 12 mg/L 1.8 mg/l Monitor/report

great to slip-line the sewer mains, but its not affordable at the moment. If we could get grants for it, obviously wed go after them. In the meantime, McCool does his best to keep the system free-owing. PV8002AD_Layout The village owns a 2,000 psi OBrien trailer-mounted jetter (Hi-Vac) to deal 1 5/25/11 12:06 PM Page 1 with blockages; the package includes a root-cutting tool. Northern Illinois Environmental Applications (NIEA) works on a contract basis, cleaning 5,000 feet of sewer per year. Attention Treatment Plant Operators With their combination truck, they take the debris out of the ow pattern, rather than just sending it down to the next manhole, McCool says. We have most of the system already TV inspected, so we found the trouble spots and got them xed. A few years ago, the village did get a grant from the Illinois EPA to install a 24-inch overow pipe to correct occasional wet-weather surcharging at manholes. The pipe handles ow from an area where the sewers were undersized; it feeds directly into the main interceptor leading to the treatment plant. We got the grant because the EPA realized we had a problem, McCool says. Weve always been aboveboard with them and reported whenever we had a surcharge out of a manhole.

plant, Im more than willing to take them. Just recently, a third grade class came for a tour because they were studying the water cycle. McCool is a member of Mis-Rock Operators Association and enjoys lending a hand to other members. I get a lot of calls from other cities about how our drying bed building works, he says. Ill help anybody. The same goes for the IEPA. I get along very well with them. We deal with the Rockford ofce, and whenever I have a problem, I give them a call. Its been a good life for McCool, personally and professionally. Thirty-ve years ago, he married Anne, a new-in-town kindergarten teacher, whom he met at the villages autumn Pumpkin Festival. We met downtown one night and started dancing, and thats all it took. They have three college-graduate daughters, two with a Ph.D. This is a great place to raise a family, McCool says. I wouldnt trade it for anyplace in the world.

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Being aboveboard also means keeping an open door to the community and sharing with others in the profession. Part of being an operator is having good public relations skills, says McCool. You have to be open with the public they helped pay for this facility. If anybody wants to go through the

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EFTEC, the Water Environment Federations annual technical exhibition and conference, provides wastewater and water professionals from around the world with quality education and training and a vast technology display. This years event, Oct. 5-9 in Chicago, showcases the latest products for municipal and industrial water professionals.

and rehabilitation of concrete containment and transmission systems. It features high backpressure and pull-out resistance, and is low maintenance. It eliminates exfiltration and infiltration, protecting the environment. It also has a high chemical and mechanical resistance. 800/373-2478; [Link].

AirmAster AerAtor
The Turbo X-Treme Magnum Water Cannon aerator from Airmaster Aerator features a rotating water cannon that sprays water constantly from above to provide foam suppression. It is a h ig h- ef f ic ienc y, 50-hp floating/surface aerator that can pump up to 12.5 mgd. The water cannon rotates 360 degrees in 1 minute 35 seconds, spraying more than 100 gpm in an approximate 230-feet diameter, achieving foam suppression, aeration, evaporation and cooling. 888/8133680; [Link].

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Acme engineering Product
The ACRS line of automatic scraper-strainers from Acme Engineering Products automatically removes solids and large particles using only dirty water for blowdown. The strainers are available in sizes up to a 66-inch body in steel or corrosion resistant metals. These units are ideal for removing large, irregularly shaped solids and contaminants from graywater for recycling in cooling applications, water and wastewater plants and the protection of downstream fine filtration equipment. They are available down to 75 microns to cover a broad range of straining requirements, and can be designed to fit into existing conventional strainer locations. They are available in FRP construction with Monel internals. 518/236-5659; [Link]. dows and operating devices such as pushbuttons, selector switches and pilot lights. 216/267-9000; [Link].

AlfA lAvAl
The Winklepress enclosed frame belt filter press from Alfa Laval features an enhanced design that achieves improved process performance at lower operating costs. With an advanced belt roller configuration and higher efficiency motors, it delivers higher dry solids at lower polymer and energy costs. It also features an enclosed design that reduces odor emissions, an ideal choice for wastewater plants in heavily populated areas. 800/3629041; [Link]/wastewater.

AerAtion industries internAtionAl

The Aire-O2 Triton process aerator/mixer from Aeration Industries International effectively replaces discs, rotors and splashers. It adapts to existing municipal and industrial treatment facilities, and its strong horizontal mixing and circulation capabilities are suited for oxidation ovals. The mixer and blower operate independently, allowing for airflow to be controlled, meeting process requirements without any impact on mixing performance. It is able to send fine bubbles to depths of 33 feet. 952/448-6789; [Link].

Allied moulded Products

POLYLINE polycarbonate enclosures from Allied Moulded Products come standard with

AdAlet
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The Delta Hybrid rotary lobe compressor from Aerzen is a combination of rotary lobe blower and screw compressor technologies. It provides the reliability of positive displacement aeration along with the energy efficiency that compares to Turbo technologies. 610/380-0244; [Link].

multi-mounting capability, including an out-of-the-box mounting flange or adjustable mounting feet, which adapt to various mounting configurations. They feature metallic or nonmetallic latches and molded-in latch keepers and mounting bosses, and a tongue-and-groove seal joint between cover and base. A clear polycarbonate cover is also available for instrumentation applications. Optional adjustable corner panel mounts for supporting an aluminum hinge front panel within the molded-in corner slots provides either flush positioning with the box top or adjustability down in the box 1.5 inches deep. 419/6364217; [Link].

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large modifications to existing structures. It can treat up to 20 mgd through a single unit, and comes standard with DVGW sensors, automatic wiping system (chemical option available) and variable power ballasts, which ensure only the power required for disinfection is consumed. 859/341-0710; www. [Link].

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The MyFAST wastewater treatment system from BioMicrobics features a flow range of 10,000 to 160,000+ gpd, and integrates the advantages of a completely immersed fixed-film technology for microbial growth during low, average and peak usage. Increasing sludge settleabilty and eliminating sludge bulking, systems are easy to maintain and are reliable. The Fixed Integrated Treatment Technology (FITT) is high performance, low maintenance and better sludge management all in one tank. 800/753-3278; [Link].

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AmericAn structures
Bolted, stainless steel tanks from American Structures can be utilized for water, wastewater, commercial and municipal storage applications. The use of bolted, stainless steel in the tanks provides sustainability with little or no maintenance. 715/235-4225; [Link].

APPlied felts
Felt CIPP liners from Applied Felts utilize a single-pass extruded process for coating to ensure that no pinholes are present. Additional tests are conducted to monitor coating uniformity, mass and weight distribution. Each roll is sampled and destructively tested, including density at various pressures, tensile strength and coating distribution. During production, the liners are continually checked to ensure they satisfy specifications. Finally, a sample is cut from each finished liner for testing across more criteria to make sure the circumference, density, length, coating integrity and weld strengths meet requirements. 276/6561904; [Link].

certified by NSF to NSF/ANSI Standard 61-G. Made from PE resin, pipe and fittings possess the greatest resistance to slow crack growth. It is a lower cost alternative to metal, fiberglass-reinforced plastic pipe and lined steel pipe. A complete system includes pipe, fittings and valves. Available in pipe sizes up to 12 inches, it is ideally suited for use in water treatment and chemical process applications using a variety of chemicals including sodium hydroxide, sodium hypochlorite, caustic soda and low concentration acids. 800/343-3618; [Link].

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accurately and consistently track the demand signal, allowing users to fully utilize a control systems capabilities, decreasing process variability, improving product quality, and reducing operational costs. The linear and rotary valve actuators feature a 100 percent continuousduty motor that wont burn out. 215/968-4600; [Link].

from Bioscience Inc. is an odor-control product applied in wastewater treatment plants, sludge processing facilities, sewer lines and lagoons to control hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg) odors that often occur under anaerobic or anoxic conditions. The microbes are light activated and also degrade organic compounds under anaerobic conditions. It can safely be used in natural settings, and was recently applied to deodorize an urban river in which naturally occurring sulfides were of volcanic origin. 800/627-3069; [Link].

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The Aqua MegaDisk cloth media filter from Aqua-Aerobic Systems features 30 percent larger diameter disks and fewer mechanical components in a fraction of the space. The result is more hydraulic capacity and lower capital and O&M cost. It achieves low-level TSS and NTU, and accommodates high solids and hydraulic loading rates. It also offers low backwash rates, low energy consumption and has a fully automatic PLC control system. This filter is ideal for municipal reuse and phosphorus removal applications with limited land space, or deep bed filter retrofits. 800/940-5008; [Link].

ening in harsh and corrosive applications. These 10-cubic-inch pulsation dampeners are available in both PVC and CPVC for improved chemical compatibility, and feature threaded housings in place of traditional metal fasteners that can be damaged in corrosive environments. When needed, CPVC models have a considerably higher temperature rating (180 degrees F) compared to PVC models, with chemical resistance equal to or better than PVC. 800/603-7867; www. [Link].

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The Proseries-M M-2 peristaltic metering pump from BlueWhite Industries has many features seen in more expensive pump models designed for large municipalities but at a smaller price tag. The gentle squeezing action of its valveless design results in near continuous injection of chemical for efficient water and wastewater treatment. Standard control features include an easy-to-use intelligent control systems design, permitting connection to SCADA systems and other remote controllers, for chemical dosing control via either 4-20 mA signal, high-speed digital pulse input or a slow pulse for batching type applications. 714/893-8529; [Link]. (continued)
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priming, valveless, positive displacement pumps, ideal for the wastewater industry. They feature flow rates up to 5,000 gpm. The screw rotor design enables a pulsation-free and smooth flow operation, with fully reversible rotation. All wetted parts can be quickly maintained or replaced without the removal of pipe or drive system. Applications include sludge/biosolids, grease, primary sludge, WAS, RAS, digested sludge, thickened sludge, feed of thickening and dewatering devices, loading stations and sewage. 612/4357300; [Link].

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The CUES Digital Universal Camera (DUC) is a high resolution, digital CCTV, side-scanning camera designed for rapid and detailed condition assessment of a water or wastewater system. Inspect and assess 5,000 feet or more per day, increasing revenue while reducing expenses. The system produces a high-resolution digital video scan of internal pipe conditions in 6- to 60-inch pipe, and a flat unfolded view of the pipe to facilitate rapid assignment of observations. An expanded flat unfolded view of the pipe is provided for measurement purposes. This low-maintenance camera has no moving parts and is driven through the pipe without the need to stop or pan and tilt. 800/327-7791; [Link].

bright technologies
The Belt Filter Press from Bright Technologies efficiently dewaters biosolids for cost effective disposal or reuse. It typically produces 16 to 30 percent cake solids at rates up to 1,500 lbs/m. The inclined gravity deck, radius wedge zone and 50 percent open-area drainage roller make efficient use of the filter area, keeping the equipment footprint small. State-of-the-art controls aid in lowering labor cost and operator frustration. Stainless steel construction is standard for superior appearance and longevity. 269/793-7183; [Link].

centrisys corPorAtion
Through a combination of centrifugal forces and proprietary air manipulation, Centrisys Corporation has engineered its THK Series sludge-thickening centrifuge that controls cake solids output with no polymer on a multitude of sludge feeds. It has also demonstrated the ability to nearly double flow capacity with the supplementation of nominal polymer doses. It is 1/30 the footprint of other systems, and offers increased energy efficiency, digester capacity and cake manipulation. 262/654-6006; [Link].

dAtA flow systems

The TAC II SCADA System from Data Flow Systems features user-friendly HMI software, nocost SCADA software licenses, a plug-and-play design, ease of integration, durability in harsh environmental conditions and a three-year lightning warranty. The system provides a true obsolescenceproof solution, in which all new products maintain a downward compatibility with all older versions, allowing a utility to maximize their investment in SCADA over the long term. 321/259-5009; www. [Link].

burkert fluid control systems

The insertion EMF Type 8045 flowmeter from Burkert Fluid Control Systems offers a low-flow cutoff function that allows setting a limit below which the measurement value is set to zero, with consequences on the display, the totalizers and outputs. A digital input can be configured via the menu to reset the totalizer, to go into the HOLD mode, to start a zero-point calibration and to activate a replacement measurement value. It also has an adjustable backlit display and a third color-coded LED to allow viewing the device from a distance. It immediately signals if the device status is good or if a warning or an error is active. 800/325-1405; [Link].

contech engineering solutions

The Magellan decentralized wastewater treatment system from Contech Engineering Solutions is pre-engineered to treat 2,000 to 250,000 gpd. Single, multiple and containerized configurations meet site requirements for residential, commercial, industrial, restaurant or brewery. It features full engineering design support. 800/338-1122; [Link] [Link].

dn tAnks
DN Tanks specializes in the design and construction of AWWA D110 prestressed concrete tanks used for potable water, wastewater, chilled water and other liquids. With over 2,500 tanks ranging in capacity from 40,000 gallons to 40 million gallons, they offer expanded construction capacity, unmatched technical expertise and proficiency in multiple types of proven tank designs to provide customized liquid storage solutions. Tanks are designed to meet varying project requirements with the ability to withstand seismic activity, extreme climates and severe site conditions. 800/826-8306; [Link].

cAbot norit
DARCO H2S activated carbon from Cabot Norit was developed for removing hydrogen sulfide from air streams and eliminating sewage odors. It is produced by steam activation at high temperature using a proprietary process, which does not involve the use of any impregnant, thus greatly reducing the risk of bed

cst covers
Clear-span aluminum domes from CST Covers provide cover to water and wastewater storage tanks located above and inground. Superior corrosion resistance provides an ideal solution for tough outdoor water challenges and corrosive wastewater environments. The lightweight structures offer great design flexibil-

dsi dynAmAtic
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from DSI Dynamatic consists of a constant-speed AC induction motor and an electromagnetic clutch, governed by a small, simple controller. Systems are available with simple, yet versatile, digital control options for simplified pump-drive system programming. Existing eddy current clutches can be remanufactured to factory new condition, or retrofitted with new controls for increased monitoring capabilities. 800/548-2169; [Link].

enduro comPosites
Pre-packaged biofilter units from Enduro Composites are supplied and installed by the same company, saving time and money by going directly to the source of a vertically integrated company. These fully functioning biofilters are painlessly delivered and installed by the contractor in one straightforward transaction. 800/231-7271; www. [Link].

ment requirements. Covers isolate thermal air masses to maintain operating temperatures and eliminate freezing. An optional insulation system is available. Modular construction enables rapid installation. 815/838-8331; [Link].

fci - fluid comPonents internAtionAl

The ST100 flowmeter from FCI - Fluid Components International features a wide choice of communication options, with 4-20 mA analog, frequency/pulse, alarm relays and fully approved digital communications: HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Modbus and Profibus. It combines flow-sensing performance with feature- and function-rich electronics. It includes plug-in card replacement that can be changed out by technicians in the field to adapt to a plants changing network communication needs. 800/854-1993; www. [Link].

duPeron corPorAtion
The Duperon FlexRake flexes and pivots around unexpected debris, including logs, tires and sewer plugs that are captured alongside typical waste and discharged. This flexing and pivoting action assures that debris is removed at the bar screen, by the bar screen, so no alarms or operator intervention is necessary. The flexible link material contains a series of stainless steel links, which bend in only one direction, much like an elbow, enabling the unit to act as a frame and connection point for scrapers. The entire unit can be driven by a single sprocket above the deck. 800/383-8479; www. [Link].

enPro technologies
The ParaDyne PD Series from EnPro Technologies is an inline liquid polymer feed system intended for use in smaller applications up to 10 gpm. The multi-zone mixing chamber includes a high shear zone that eliminates recirculation after inversion of the neat polymer with a low shear secondary activation zone. Utilizing simplistic controls for local and remote start and pacing, it is adaptable to most control applications. It features a small footprint, diaphragm pump, thermal flow switch for loss of water flow protection, automatic flush cycle after shutdown, clear activation chamber and stay clean check valve. 816/3505237; [Link].

fiberglAss fAbricAtors
Composi-Cover from Fiberglass Fabricators is a

ecc llc
Floating ball covers from ECC LLC are designed

enviro-cAre comPAny
The Flo-SeptageStation DM from EnviroCare Company is a screening system specifically designed for septage receiving. Dual drives and the units 25-degree angle of inclination increase solids capture and removal rates. The drum screen rotation is reduced for better solids capture, and the auger speed is increased for faster solids removal that equates to faster unloading. The design eliminates brushes, screen support arms and requires no rock traps or grinding. A two-stage tank prevents sedimentation. The unit is available in three sizes with flows from 525 to 875 gpm, and utilizes a perforated plate drum screen with 5 or 6 mm openings. 815/636-8306; [Link].

for use in municipal drinking water applications. They are NSF 61 certified hollow and water-filled plastic ball covers for bird control for municipalities, industrial wastewater plants, recyclable containers, rentals and curtains. 910/245-2241; [Link].

endress+hAuser
The Proline Prosonic B 200 from Endress+ Hauser measures the flow rate and methane content of wet biogas, landfill or digester gas, and other types of low pressure, wet or contaminated gas. Intrinsically safe and explosive-proof, it is approved for Class I, Division I areas. This loop-powered twowire device provides multivariable measurement of volume flow rate, temperature, and methane content, and supports 4-20 mA H ART communication. Using precisely measured sound velocity and an integrated temperature sensor, it is now possible to simultaneously measure the methane content directly in the pipe and calculate related parameters, such as calorific value and energy flow, without the need for additional devices. 888/363-7377; [Link].

flat odor-control cover system thats an alternative to aluminum covers. It is easy to install, and works equally well with rectangular and round tanks, as well as functioning as an algae/weir cover system. In addition, long unsupported spans can be accommodated. The system includes large, lightweight access hatches and a variety of penetration options. It offers resistance to chemicals, corrosion and UV. After installation, the cover requires little to no maintenance. The company includes complete drawings and comprehensive engineering in a submittal package. The system adheres to the ASCE standard. 888/593-3552; [Link].

filterone usA
The F1 InFloMax continuous screen from FilterONE USA incorporates the companys new extended head design, which insures a high screenings capture rate. It is designed with operators in mind, and the life of all key components is maximized with minimal O&M. 954/757-9741; [Link].

environetics
Defender filter covers from Environetics prevent algae growth, contain odor and maintain operating temperatures. Opaque covers block UV light, prohibiting algae growth to keep filters clean. A mechanical attachment system provides a positive seal for effective odor containment. A low-profile design minimizes internal volume, reducing odor treat-

flowrox
The progressive cavity pump from Flowrox features shaft seal technology for use in demanding industrial slurry and waste pumping applications, especially with high viscous or shear sensitive liquids and sludges. The pumped medium continuously shifts spaces (progressing cavities) (continued)
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between the rotor and the stator, enabling nearly pulsation-free pumping. Features include a high flow rate and pressure, low life cycle costs and power consumption, long service intervals and fast maintenance. 410/636-2250; [Link]. wells. It reduces plastics, wood, rags and other solids to fine bits, enhancing plant operation and improving the reliability of pumps and other downstream equipment. It employs a smooth, continuously rotating design with high torque. Three bidirectional rotary cutters intermesh at close clearance with stationary cutters, finely reducing solids to a size small enough to pass through a sizing screen. With no gaps or openings between the screen and cutters, output is controlled and complete reduction assured. 973/5359200; [Link]. and offers a sound-proof lightweight aluminum enclosure with lockable door panels that can be removed for maintenance of the pump or engine. It is a complete backup package, ready for hook-up in emergencies and power outages, primary pump repair and additional pumping capacity. 419/7551011; [Link].

flygt A xylem brAnd

The Experior wastewater pumping system from Flygt a Xylem Brand, offers energy savings in a package that is simple to install and easy to operate. Its Adaptive N-technology allows the impeller to move axially upward when necessary to permit bulky materials or tough debris to pass through smoothly, reducing stress on the shaft, seals and bearings. It is available with efficient motors that have been optimized for wastewater pumping applications, including some models featuring LSPM design. SmartRun intelligent controls enable it to be pre-programmed and preset, optimizing energy use and reducing energy consumption. 704/4099700; [Link].

hAch comPAny
The RTC103-N real-time control for nitrification from Hach Company is designed for continuous-flow plants, continuously monitoring ammonia in the aeration basin and automatically adjusting blowers to maintain the most effective DO set point for the nitrification of an incoming ammonia load. Controlling aeration based on changes in ammonia load rather than a static DO setpoint allows technicians to run blowers at the most efficient level for the process, reducing costs related to energy consumption. This complete solution ensures compliance, real-time control and operational efficiency. 800/227-4224; [Link]. com.

gf PiPing systems
The Signet 46302 free chlorine analyzer system from GF Piping Systems is designed to measure free chlorine in applications with stable pH, temperature and chlorine levels. Designed with amperometricbased sensing technology, it incorporates a clear flow cell, flow regulator, sensors, filter, and rotameter in one compact unit for use in water distribution, ground and surface water, boiler feed water, graywater dechlorination, food and beverage, RO membrane protection and swimming pools. It is EPA 334.0 compliant and has reagentfree measuring, a built-in flow regulator, a panel that includes 100240 VAC power supply, two 420 mA outputs, two mechanical relays and optional automatic pH/temperature compensation. 800/ 854-4090; [Link].

forstA filters
Self-cleaning filters from Forsta Filters provide efficient and reliable filtration solutions for a wide range of municipal and industrial applications. With screens ranging from 5 to 4,000 micron, stainless steel screen filters are ideal for secondary or tertiary effluent, RO pre-filtration, UF pre-filtration and process-cooling filtration. They fit pipe sizes from 3/4 to 30 inch, and are capable of flowing up to 8,000 gpm in a single unit. Filters operate at pressures as low as 15 psi. 888/936-7782; [Link].

hAlogen vAlve
The Hexacon Model III control system from Halogen Valve has an optional programmable relay interface module and SCADA informational output to provide active and timely notifications. The optional second battery provides for quicker and more reliable valve closures. The microprocessor system applies a torque of 30 ft/lb for test or 50 ft/lb for emergency valve closures for up to six cylinder and ton container valves. All fire codes recognize and approve its automatic-closing fail-safe shutoff valve system in lieu of a scrubber. The SCADA option provides actuator closure status and error codes to quickly analyze problems. 877/4764222; [Link].

gfg instrumentAtion
The G460 multi-sensor atmospheric monitor from GfG Instrumentation features a concussion-proof boot, along with a highly dust- and water-resistant housing. It has completely automatic calibration, one-button operation, top-mounted display, interchangeable battery packs, a highly configurable smart sensor design and data logging and event logging are standard. Options include dualrange infrared combustible gas sensor, motorized pump operable in diffusion or sample draw mode and up to seven channels of detection. 800/9590329; [Link].

fournier industries
The Fournier Rotary Press is a dewatering technology that combines cake dryness, a completely enclosed system, low power and water consumption, ease of operation and expandability. It is capable of being expanded from a single dewatering channel to six channels within the same footprint, and has been successfully utilized in the dewatering of municipal sludge as well as pulp and paper waste, agricultural waste (manure), food processing waste and more. 418/423-6912; [Link].

hAwk meAsurement
The Sultan Sonar Sludge Bed Level Transmitter from Hawk Measurement provides reliable bed level measurement in clarifiers at sewage treatment facilities. It utilizes an acoustic wave sonar technology to provide accurate and reliable measurement of the bed level in clarifiers. It can provide a sewage treatment plant with useful information on when the sludge bed level is rising beyond control, and prevent any suspended solids in excess of the permit values to overflow the launders. 978/304-3000; [Link]. (continued)

gormAn-ruPP PumPs
Designed to deliver all the benefits of our sound-attenuated silent pumps, the ReliaPrime emergency bypass station from Gorman-Rupp Pumps operates on natural gas, making it quiet, efficient and environmentally friendly. It features a 6-inch Super T Series pump capable of passing a 3-inch spherical solid,

frAnklin miller
The Dimminutor7 from Franklin Miller provides automatic screening and grinding of wastewater solids in straight through channels and wet

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HEADWORKS INC.
The Mahr Bar Screen from Headworks Inc. is an all stainless steel, frontraked, front-return bar screen designed to withstand tough applications. It operates automatically and with virtually no maintenance in tough and corrosive environments. With over 21 million hours on the job, the Mahr Bar Screen has never had to be replaced. 713/647-6667; [Link]. technology uses a very fine porosity drum in three sections to accept very thin sludge and produce ideal dryness of cake and capture rates. 704/949-1010; www. [Link]. measuring instrument for liquid analysis from
JUMO Process Control displays and processes

ICS - POWERGRIT
The Utility chainsaw from ICS - PowerGrit addresses operator safety with grinding technology which eliminates rotational kickback and offers improved operator positioning when cutting pipe. Utilized by public, private water and wastewater departments worldwide, it is designed to cut a variety of materials from ductile iron to plastic pipe with far less excavation. The ability to cut up to 24-inch pipe without changing position reduces the difficulty of the job. 800/797-4748; [Link].

THE HELLAN STRAINER COMPANY

Fluid strainers from The Hellan Strainer Company are offered in

sensor signals for pH or redox value, electrolytic conductivity, resistance of ultrapure water, temperature, flow rate, disinfecting measurement parameters, and free chlorine, chlorine dioxide, ozone, hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid. A 5.5-inch color touch screen displays parameters to operate and configure the device. Single and double relay cards, semiconductor switches and PhotoMOS relays are available as switching outputs. The integrated paperless recorder features four analog and three binary signals, which can be recorded in two groups and displayed as a graph on the screen. 315/437-5866; [Link].

a variety of materials and sizes for all filtration applications. They capture the debris on the outside of the screen. The screen is then rotated against a scraper blade or brush to remove all debris. No disassembly is required during the 15-second cleaning cycle. All strainers are manufactured to ISO-9001 and meet all international codes (i.e., ASME, CE/PED, Lloyds, MIL, etc.). 888/443-5526; [Link].

JWC ENVIRONMENTAL
The Vertical Auger Monster screening system from JWC Environmental fits inside cramped pump stations and provides complete pump protection. It safely and easily screens, cleans and conveys rags and flushable wipes straight up and out of the sewer system, giving collection system managers an affordable way to remove debris before it clogs sewage pumps, and eliminate the wasted time and expense of de-ragging a pump. 800/331-2277; [Link].

INTERNATIONAL PAINT DEVOE COATINGS

Bar-Rust 234P from International Paint Devoe Coatings is a solvent-free epoxy, low-tem-

HF SCIENTIFIC
The 0.02-10NTU MicroTOL online turbidimeter from HF scientific is ideal for applications such as drinking water where a measurement range greater than 10NTU is not required. Calibration points are at 0.02, 1.0 and 10NTU. Models are available for Turbidity Method 180.1 and ISO7027 and with or without ultrasonic autoclean. 888/203-7248; [Link].

HOBAS PIPE USA

Centrifugally cast, fiberglass-reinforced, polymer mortar pipe from HOBAS Pipe USA is inherently corrosion resistant and lasts 100 years or more, providing a very low life cycle cost. Key applications are sanitary and storm sewers, corrosive environments and potable water. It features leak-free, push-together joints that reduce installation time and costs. Benefits include superior hydraulics, light weight, high strength and long, maintenance-free service life. Installation methods include open cut, sliplining, jacking, microtunneling, two-pass tunnel, casing carrier and above-ground. Sizes range from 18 to 126 inches for both pressure and gravity applications. 800/856-7473; [Link].

perature potable water tank lining system designed for low VOC compliance. The 100 percent solids, high-build system features a fast cure, 2:1 mixing ratio and single coat application capability, even in temperatures as low as 35 degrees F. It carries an NSF/ANSI 61 certification for potable water use and cures to a hard, high-gloss finish. It is applied with a plural airless sprayer directly to the water tanks carbon or stainless steel interior. 440/234-2900; [Link].

KELLER AMERICA
The LevelRat non-fouling level transmitter from Keller America features a Kynar diaphragm that combines the non-stick properties of Teflon with superior resistance to puncture and abrasion. The result is a small, non-fouling level transmitter fit for use in even the worst environments, without the need for bulky protective cages. It includes guaranteed lightning protection standard on all 4-20 mA units. 877/253-5537; [Link].

IPEC
The SLB Series sewage screenings compactor from IPEC removes trash solids from primary effluent ahead of biological process cells. The augerstyle screen removes solids down to 500 micron, followed by washing and compacting of solids for land disposal. The unit consists of an auger with cleaning brushes, fixed perforated plate screen cylinder, structured wedgewire element for extraction of pressate, automatically operated cleaning shower, solids discharge spout and a mechanical gear drive and motor. It is sized to accept effluent directly from small sewage pumps, with a maximum of 2-inch solids. 800/663-8409; [Link].

KOMLINE-SANDERSON
Komline-Sanderson offers complete biosolids drying systems capable of handling in excess of 1,000 tons of wet cake per day. The dryers shaft, hollow paddles and trough are heated with steam or thermal fluid. The design results in reduced maintenance costs. Indirect drying using the airtight dryer results in minimal offgas volume, allowing simplified odor control systems and safe operation. It is versatile enough to produce material for Class A exceptional quality and a granular product for various agricultural uses, and can operate as a scalper to generate an autogenuous product to be used as a green fuel. 800/225-5457; [Link]. (continued)

HUBER TECHNOLOGY
The RoS3Q inclined screw press from Huber Technology effectively handles thin sludge. The

JUMO PROCESS CONTROL

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THE KUPFERLE FOUNDRY COMPANY
Intelligent Flushing Systems (IFS) from The Kupferle Foundry Company incorporate a

LUDECA
VIBCONNECT RF from LUDECA

chlorine analyzer and programmable logic controller into the design. They allow users to program minimum and desired chlorine residual levels that can be automatically maintained while only flushing the exact amount of water necessary to achieve these programmed parameters. They use an amperometric analyzer (no reagents required), and capture all initial and ending chlorine residual levels per sampling sequence, as well as time of day and flush duration. Data is easily downloaded onto a formatted micro-SD card, and can be downloaded into preformatted spreadsheet templates for analysis. 800/231-3990; [Link].

is a wireless condition monitoring system for plant machinery. Simply install a sensor unit consisting of a radio module and two combined sensors for vibration and temperature at the machines. The sensor unit monitors machine vibration, bearing condition and temperature and transmits the relevant data to a bridge where it is evaluated. Each bridge caters to as many as 50 sensor units located within the large radio range of the system. It not only monitors the condition of roller bearings and other rotating components, but also detects damage caused by cavitation, enabling the detection of damage to machine components at an early stage. 305/591-8935; [Link].

works and dewatering applications. It utilizes BioAirSPHERE media technology, a combination of synthetic and organic medias, which provides the proper environment for promoting bacteria growth to eliminate odorous compounds. 989/725-8184; [Link].

MET-PRO GLOBAL PUMP SOLUTIONS

The Fybroc Series 5530 vertical pump from Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions is a corrosion-resistant pump suitable for handling the most difficult dry pit applications including acids, bleaches and caustics. It is ideal for use on odor-control scrubber systems. Features include mounting outside the tank, an FRP construction and FRPwrapped 1/8-inch shaft, heavy-duty column, shaft and bearings, and optional high-pressure shaft seal. 215/723-8155; [Link].

LUMINULTRA TECHNOLOGIES
LuminUltra Technologies offers a microbiological test method that provides rapid quanti-

LAKESIDE EQUIPMENT
The MicroStar Filter from Lakeside Equipment enables process water to flow into a drum and then through the filter media. As the process water flows from the inside to the outside of the drum, solids are captured by the filter media. At a predetermined water level, the backwash cleaning sequence automatically initiates, utilizing a dual spray system to remove the captured solids. 630/837-5640; www. [Link].

LANDIA
The AirJet aspirating jet aeration system from Landia is ideal for aerating oxidation ditches and lagoons. It utilizes a heavy-duty chopper pump as its driving force, which guarantees durability, minimal maintenance and no plugging of the venturi, maintaining aeration efficiency. It does not require the tank to be drained. 919/466-0603; www. [Link].

fication of the active biomass population at any point in a wastewater treatment process. Rather than relying on solids measurements that do not isolate what is alive and are slow to detect changes in the biomass, this test enables cause-and-effect relationships to be identified and trended to achieve total process optimization. When coupled with the PhotonMaster Luminometer and LumiCalc software, data is generated immediately and trends are revealed through graphing and statistical tools for enhanced process control. 506/459-8777; [Link].

MILLER LEAMAN
The automatic TurboDisc Filter from Miller Leaman is a fully automatic, self-cleaning disc filter system. Available in multiple color-coded micron sizes, the lightweight three-dimensional polypropylene disc media uses a minimal amount of backwash water. The filter comes packaged with or without a pump on a stainless steel skid assembly. An onboard controller monitors the differential-pressure across the filter, initiating an automatic backwash when dirty. The filter housings (pods) are backwashed sequentially, maintaining downstream flow during the backwash cycle. It is used in a range of applications across many industries, including reuse water and stormwater harvesting. 386/248-0500; [Link] [Link].

LUTZ-JESCO AMERICA
The MAGDOS LP from Lutz-JESCO America is a solenoid actuated diaphragm pump with a wide capacity range for accurate dosing. Features include a capacity range of 0.13 to 3.96 gph, up to 232 psig; batch dosing with both interval and timer functions; an easy-logic menu with graphical display; and eco-settings to optimize energy and chemical usage. Its dosing rate can be adjusted by changing the stroke frequency manually or by using a 0/4-20 mA signal. 800/554-2762; [Link].

MOYNO INC.
The InviziQ pressure sewer system from Moyno is an alternative to conventional gravity sewage options. It utilizes grinding and pumping technology to efficiently and responsibly move sewage to treatment facilities, no matter the terrain, slope, environment sensitivity of the area or complex topography of the region. 877/486-6966; [Link].

LIQUID WASTE TECHNOLOGY

The PIT HOG from Liquid Waste Technology is an electrically powered, remote-controlled dredge designed to remove sediments from the bottom of wastewater lagoons and settling ponds. It is available with a standard 40-hp, high-efficiency pump. Its Solids Sense and Auto Sense automation is easy to use, resulting in the maximum production of solids. The Bottom Sense feature minimizes damage to lined ponds by following the bottom contours of the pond automatically. 800/243-1406; [Link] [Link].

MET-PRO ENVIRONMENTAL AIR SOLUTIONS

The BIO-PRO biological odor control system from Met-Pro Environmental Air Solutions is designed to remove H 2S and reduced sulfur compound (RSC) odors generated during the treatment of municipal wastewater at pump stations, head-

MPC CONTAINMENT
Collapsible storage bladders from MPC Containment are available in sizes ranging from

250 to 210,000 gallons and larger. They can be used for potable, gray, and black water. They are fabri(continued)

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cated using military-grade materials and NSF certified potable water-grade materials. All flexible bladders are available in custom designs and sizes, and include fittings as required. 800/621-0146; [Link]. tion devices. The system informs the user if a plug replacement is needed long before the components fail due to overload. This can prevent unnecessary service costs, while ensuring system availability and signal quality. 800/3223225; [Link].

Raven Lining Systems are 100 percent

rAven lining systems

orenco systems
Pre-fabricated fiberglass shelters from Orenco Systems are strong, lightweight, superinsulated shelters that safely house equipment, chemicals, controls and workers. Standard sizes are 8 feet tall, 4 to 16 feet wide and up to 42 feet long. Features include structural foamcore fiberglass walls (2 to 4 inches thick), a weatherproof watertight structure, insulation value up to R24, chemical and corrosion resistance, a roof structure rated up to 100 psf and field or factory assembly. 800/348-9843; [Link].

Pmc engineering
The zero-maintenance sewage lift station monitoring and control system from PMC Engineering includes a stainless steel sink weight incorporating a removable VL2000 ceramic open-faced transmitter. This non-clogging design is ideal in treating effluent with increased FOG (fats, oils and greases). The transmitter is connected to the PMC TE11 termination enclosure via a fully molded/sealed Kevlar-reinforced cable of customerspecified length. The sealed enclosure incorporates the MP11 moisture protection component providing zero maintenance. 203/792-8686; [Link].

solids, ultra high-build epoxies used to protect against corrosion in new construction and to rebuild deteriorating infrastructures. They are moisture tolerant and environmentally friendly, providing continual support to those looking for long-term protection and infrastructure renewal. 800/324-2810; [Link].

reAl tech
M1000 probes from Real Tech are beneficial

orivAl inc.
The ORE/A automatic self-cleaning screen filter from ORIVAL Inc. simplifies controls while increasing reliability and performance. Troublesome limit switches, expensive reversing motors, extra contactor, a second overload protection device and complex controllers have been eliminated. Self-adjusting nozzles (with no springs) maintaining light contact with the screen surface during the automatic rinse cycle for maximum cleaning and minimum water loss come as standard equipment. It comes in sizes from 2- to 24-inches, and filtration degrees from 5-3000 microns. 800/568-9767; [Link].

for many heavy organicladen monitoring applications, as well as for monitoring UVT for wastewater UV disinfection applications. They are specifically designed to provide increased accuracy and reliability in open channel or non-pressurized wastewater applications, while maintaining affordability and ease of use. They overcome the inherent challenges of UV254 real-time organic monitoring. 877/779-2888; [Link].
Allen-Bradley NEMA and IEC CENTERLINE Motor Control Centers (MCCs) from Rockwell Automation are available with embedded Ether-

Probiotic solutions
BIO ENERGIZER from Probiotic Solutions is a specialized micro car-

rockwell AutomAtion

PAce dewAtering systems

Centrifuge-based dewatering systems available for rent from
Pace Dewatering Systems are avail-

bon complex that is used in municipal and industrial systems to reduce sludge, odor, BOD/CODs, FOGs and costs in wastewater treatment plants and lagoons. At less than one-tenth the typical cost of dredging, handling and hauling, and less than one-hundredth the cost of building a treatment plant, it can help operators save in operating costs. It increases volatile solids destruction and improves decant volume and settleability for greater digester and reactor capacity, giving operators more capacity to waste solids. 800/961-1220; [Link].

able in ranges from 25- to 29-inch bowl diameters, which sit on mobile stands. Units come with control buildings that provide a weatherproof environment to operate the dewatering system from a comfortable location. Renters can reduce capital costs, perform a pilot test prior to committing to purchase and can have short-term dewatering during construction or emergency events. 800/465-2115; [Link].

PurAfil inc.
The Biological Air Treater (BAT) from Purafil Inc. provides efficient and cost-effective odor abatement, with quality hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and VOC treatment. Its dual-phase bio-support structure prevents plugging and channeling, providing a lower pressure drop and requiring little or no maintenance. It features a fully optimized and tunable support structure providing better wetting characteristics, predictable mass transfer and air distribution, and high loading and removal capacities. This fixed-film biotrickling filter technology has proven to be effective and economical in varied odor-control applications over the past 15 years. 770/662-8545; [Link].

Net/IP, giving utilities access to production information throughout the enterprise. Plant engineers can access more detailed data allowing them to predict potential problems and prevent equipment failures, resulting in higher asset availability, improved productivity and reduced maintenance costs. Leveraging a single, standard network simplifies communication and provides users with the flexibility to control, configure and collect data from any point in the system. 414/382-2000; [Link]. com/industries/water.

rosemount AnAlyticAl
The 56 four-wire advanced liquid analyzer from Rosemount Analytical integrates tools, tips and troubleshooting to solve problems on site. Its help screens allow users to clear faults and warnings with detailed instructions and troubleshooting in multiple languages. The data and event logger downloads process data and alarm conditions via USB 2.0 data port. A high-resolution full-color screen allows users to view process measurements and data trend graphs. It features PID and time-proportional capabilities, and HART and Profibus DP (continued)

Phoenix contAct
The PT-IQ surge protection device from Phoenix Contact offers multi-stage remote monitoring, ideal for SCADA systems typical in water/ wastewater systems. It provides proactive functional monitoring for signal interface surge protec-

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digital communications. It is compatible with a Smart Wireless THUM Adaptor. 800/854-8257; [Link].

schreiber
The Fuzzy Filter from Schreiber is a compressible media filter for water and wastewater treatment systems. Operating in an upflow or downflow design, it achieves an exceptionally high rate of solids removal through the use of synthetic fiber spheres. With loading rates of 40+ gpm/square foot the filter requires 20 percent of the space for sand filters. Applications include tertiary wastewater, pre-filtration to RO systems, water reuse (Title 22), CSO and many industrial process applications. 205/655-7466; [Link].

BioSphere Moving Bed Biological Systems from Siemens Water Technologies incorporate

siemens wAter technologies

a biomass carrier into a moving bed fixed-film process that provides a protected, extremely high surface area environment for biofilm growth. The result is a system capacity increase of 200 percent or more, and ensures compliance with tightening permit limits, all within existing plant footprint. It is ideal for plant upgrades, retrofits or expansions of both municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants. It can achieve BOD5 to less than 5.0 mg/L, and enhanced nutrient removal of total nitrogen (TN) to less than 3.0 mg/L. 866/926-8420; [Link].

9,000 cfm and pressures up to 16 psig. They feature magnetic bearing technology, with best-in-industry wire-to-air efficiencies. This technology offers high thrust load capability and lower starting torque than air-foil bearings. Built-in monitoring and managing of the shaft position provides inherent fail-safe protection. It has a programmable logic controller, operator interface terminal, and flow-based, pressure-based or level-based control. Systems are prewired and pretested with built-in inlet filtration, oil-free air delivery and a sound-reducing enclosure. 800/232-4321; [Link].

sPer scientific
The AquaShock waterproof and shockproof water-quality meter from Sper Scientific is rechargeable, and floats if dropped in water. It is IP67 waterproof, and features waterproof probe attachment points that also accept standard (non-waterproof) BNC probes. They have a soft-grip surface to help prevent accidental drops, making them ideal for field use. Other features include a backlit LCD display, 99-memory review, min/max/ave, internal clock and calendar, auto-ranging and ATC. Models are available to measure dissolved oxygen, pH, mV, ORP, conductivity, TDS and temperature. 480/348-0278; [Link].

see wAter inc.

WS Series simplex and duplex control panels from See Water Inc. are designed for sewage pump

singer vAlve
The ZS Strainer from Singer Valve is designed to protect control valves and pipelines from foreign matter such as twigs, leaves and rocks that get caught in the flow and can cause blocks or equipment failure. It has a Z-plate design that provides a smooth laminar flow, which reduces downstream disturbance, making it ideal for locations ahead of automatic control valves. The corrosion-resistant 316 stainless steel screen allows for a large flow area and is easily removed. There are two body taps that allow for differential pressure measurement. It is available in 3-, 4-, 6- and 8-inch pipes sizes, 150-pound or 300-pound flanged. 604/5945404; [Link].

applications, and come equipped with smart board integrated circuitry, complete pump monitoring and UL 508A or 698A certification. Models include demand, timed dosing and intrinsically safe. These products have a three-year warranty. 888/7339283; [Link].

seePex inc.
A piping-contained cake transfer solution from seepex Inc. can replace the open-air cake transfer method using conveyors. The pitch, diameter, and speed of the auger, which pushes the cake into the pumping element, can be adjusted to match the application while load cells automate the process. The hopper is fitted with sensors, which detect the increase in weight and adjust the speed of the pump accordingly. The system is also fitted with a pressure sensor, dry-run protection and a boundary layer injection system. A control panel can be provided to ensure properly functioning components. 937/864-7150; [Link].

sPx flow technology

The Lightnin Brand Clean Edge Impeller from SPX Flow Technology can be used in all services where a ragless impeller is either specified or needed. Specifically designed for this demanding service, it remains free of fibrous debris while delivering performance equal to a hydrofoil impeller. In one application, after nine months of continuous operation, the impeller exhibited no rag buildup on the diameter, had the same power draw as when installed and caused no mechanical issues or problems while delivering the required mixing and suspension in an anoxic basin. 888/649-2378; [Link].

sJe-rhombus (Primex)
The ECO SMART STATION control panel from SJE-Rhombus (PRIMEX) provides a safe, simple, energyefficient solution for optimum pump control in municipal lift station applications. It integrates the Energy View controller with the latest variable-frequency drive technology into the multiple compartment ARC ARMOR enclosure to reduce exposure to arc flash and save energy. It is powered by kW Logix software. The color touch-screen HMI has the ability to provide level control, pump alternation, flow monitoring, data logging, alarm log and historical trending. The auto-tuning function will search for the Best Efficiency Frequency (BEF). 888/342-5753; [Link].

sherwin-williAms co.
Dura-Plate 301, a solvent-free,

stewArt sPreAding
Stewart Spreading provides full service crop farm and residuals management. They

surface and humidity tolerant twopack modified epoxy from SherwinWilliams Co., can be applied over damp steel surfaces without dew point restrictions in treatment facilities with pipe galleries. It protects sweating pipes from corrosion, and also eliminates odor associated with coatings that contain high levels of solvent. It is suitable for marginal surface preparation, which prevents damage to equipment such as treatment pumps and motors that can be affected by abrasive blasting. 800/5245979; [Link]/protective.

sPencer turbine comPAny

The AyrJet Series of high-speed turbo blowers from
Spencer Turbine Company

provide energy-efficient water and wastewater treatment aeration, with flows to

provide innovative and environmentally sound solutions with outstanding customer service. Services include beneficial recycling, custom farming, biosolids land application, mobile dewatering, digester and lagoon cleaning, EPA reporting and green industrial solutions. 815/695-5667; www. [Link]. (continued)

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strongwell
The fiberglass (FRP) COMPOSOLITE building panel system from Strongwell is a strong, lightweight, corrosion-resistant and easy-to-install alternative to traditional corrugated baffle wall systems. The design provides the ability to increase column spacing. For retrofits, panels can be mounted to existing columns or attached to H-beams or concrete walls for durability and cost effectiveness. It can be used in conjunction with EXTREN structural shapes to form an all-FRP composite system (except for the stainless steel fasteners). 276/645-8000; [Link].

telog instruments
Telog Instruments provides wireless lift sta-

sulzer PumPs
The ABS Turbocompressor HST 20 from Sulzer Pumps is a direct-drive high-speed turbocompressor with built-in inlet and outlet air silencers (less than 70 dBA). It features wire-to-air efficiency (advanced permanent magnet motors and digitally controlled magnetic bearings), an intuitive human-machine interface (HMI), advanced magnetic bearings and bearing control coupled with a self-diagnostic control system which optimizes performance and overall lower operating cost. 503/205-3600; [Link].

tion monitoring that can be installed inexpensively. The system provides real-time alarming and notification via SMS text or email, time-stamp event data, trend data, station flow history, pump cycle data, pumping rate history, pump energy efficiency history and site diagnostics. Data is transferred wirelessly to a host computer for web viewing. Also offered is a data hosting service that collects and manages remote telemetry unit (RTU) data, making it accessible from a certified, secure commercial data center. 585/742-3000; [Link].

effects of configuration. The new lift station optimization features coordinate collections operations to reduce energy costs, increase response time and reduce surges. 800/463-2783; [Link].

ultrAflote corPorAtion
The Ultradome roof from the Ultraflote Corporation is a fully triangulated, spherical, space-frame structure designed to be self-supporting from its periphery with primary horizontal thrust contained by an integral tension ring. The framework is covered with attractive non-corrugated aluminum panels. It is virtually maintenance-free, as the aluminum alloys utilized are weather resistant and do not require coating. 713/461-2100; [Link].

thermo fisher scientific

The AquaPro multi-input process analyzer from Thermo Scientific is an intelligent, flexible analysis platform for a wide range of water and wastewater treatment applications. Displaying the status of up to four measurement parameters simultaneously, a complete picture of process status can be displayed on a single instrument due to the analyzers multi-channel capability, reducing the number of meters required, as well as installation and maintenance time. Its user-friendly interface and easy-to-use menus in seven languages enable simple, intuitive operation. Its plug-and-play architecture simplifies the addition of new features and parameters, allowing you to configure the exact analyzer for your needs. 800/225-1480; [Link]/ processwater.

unison solution
BioCNG from Unison Solutions is

sunbelt rentAls
The 18-inch Quiet Flow sound-attenuated diesel trash pump from
Sunbelt Rentals is ideal

for temporary pumping, offering flows up to 12,500 gpm and a shutoff head exceeding 175 feet. The pump joins the Quiet Flow fleet, all of which boast sound attenuation and environmental containment. 800/736-2504; [Link].

a biogas conditioning system that converts biogas to a CNG equivalent fuel for vehicles. It utilizes a hydrogen sulfide removal system as the first step in the process. The biogas-conditioning skid includes equipment for gas compression, in addition to moisture, siloxane and carbon dioxide removal. Both the hydrogen sulfide removal and skid are rated for Class I, Division 1 environments. Other components include a glycol chiller and a Type 4, UL508A control panel. This system is used in conjunction with a vehicle fueling system to provide high quality fuel for CNG vehicles. 563/5850967; [Link].

thern inc.
Models 5PA5 (500-pound capacity) and 5PA10 (1,000-pound capacity) Ensign Series davit cranes from Thern Inc. were designed for the water/wastewater industry. They feature a hook height and reach suitable to wastewater applications, along with a new boom adjustment system and reduced rotational effort, which is ideally suited for servicing pumps and mixers. 800/8437648; [Link].

usA tAnk
Flat panel bolted tanks from USA Tank offer outstanding performance, reliability and ease of installation. Their flat seam, field assembled design eliminates leaky flange connections and lap gaskets in liquid tank applications. Using the latest sealant to replace all strip gaskets dramatically reduces the possibility of bolted panel seam leaks. Tanks are erected from ground level with a jacking system, improving safety at the construction site. 866/7002500; [Link].

tAnk connection AffiliAte grouP

RTP Bolted Tanks from Tank Connection Affiliate Group combine bolted and field-welded

tank construction in the RTP (rolled, tapered panel) tank design. Bolted RTP construction features exact manufacturing tolerances with sidewall plate thickness up to 1/2-inch plate. No external reinforcement webbies/web stiffeners are required on this design. Field construction is accomplished utilizing a synchronized, hydraulic screw jack process, which keeps field crews on the ground. This field construction process receives the highest industry ratings for quality control and safety in the field. Tanks are available in sizes up to 8 million gallons. 623/423-3010; www. [Link].

trihedrAl engineering limited

VTScada Version 11 from Trihedral Engineering Limited features open connectivity that

vAl-mAtic vAlve & mfg. corP.

The Cam-Centric Plug Valve from Val-Matic Valve & Mfg. Corp. is ideal for systems where slurries, grit or solids are present. Its eccentric action allows the plug to rotate in and out of its seated position, mini(continued)

supports all major PLCs or RTUs, and can replace polling with Master PLCs. One file installs all the components, and its server architecture offers no-compromise load balancing and failover using fewer computers. Application version control permits instant recovery from unexpected

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NETZSCH TORNADO T2 Rotary Lobe Pump

New Metal Lobe / Rubber Liner Design!
Ground-breaking timing / drive design Full service-in-place Replaceable liner Lowest life cycle cost Cartridge seal technology Exceptional performance Superior durability Compact and robust Low pulsation
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We know that

onedegree matters.
Self-Regulating Cable Digital Thermostat (DTS) intelliTRACE Control Panel

call chromalox when process temperature maintenance is critical.

Self-Regulating Heat tRace cable Circuit lengths: Up to 780 ft (240M) Process maintenance temperature: Up to 302F (150C) Exposure temperature: Up to 420F (215C) Power output: 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, and 20 W/ft (10, 16, 26, 32 48, and 65 W/m) Voltages: 120 and 208 to 277V Heat tRace Digital tHeRmoStat (DtS) Freeze protection or process maintenance Switches a full 30A Good for Div. 2 Haz. areas Selectable soft start feature to minimize in-rush for self-regulating cables Programmable HI/LO temperature alarms intellitRace contRol Panel A complete control solution for heat trace applications, providing temperature control, monitoring, and power management in one package. The modular design of the control panel and components allows selection of only those features needed for a specific heat trace installation, minimizing cost and simplifying system configuration.
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mizing rubbing or scraping. Features such as a heavy-duty fully rubber encapsulated plug, welded nickel seat, Grit-Guard seals, V-Type packing and Packing Overload Protection (POP) shims help make it operate leak-free. It meets AWWA C517 and is available in 1/2- to 54-inch sizes. 630/941-7600; [Link]. clog design. Its openchannel impeller is ideal for handling thick sludges, large or stringy solids, shear sensitive fluids and delicate or highly abrasive materials. Features include steep performance curves, non-overloading power characteristics, heavy-duty power frames, patented back cutter system and the flushless mechanical seal design to eliminate water flush requirements. A water-flushed mechanical seal or packing is also available. 888/249-2467; [Link]. (WiFi) 2.4 Ghz modem, which can function as an access point, bridge, client or router. The radio frequency solution can transmit and receive two digital and one analog signal over a range of several miles. The two preassembled plastic enclosures each house a matched transmitter and receiver. They are preinstalled with a power supply, circuit protection, surge protection, terminal blocks, ground blocks, antenna, antenna connection cables and network and power connections. 800/849-9343; www. [Link].

vAn london Phoenix co.

The OD8325 optical dissolved oxygen probe from Van London pHoenix Co. is a submersible probe designed to measure dissolved oxygen based on fluorescent technology. It consists of an optical device complete of fluorescent material, a dissolved oxygen and temperature-measuring circuit, two-wire 4-20 mA analog output, RS 485 digital output and nozzle for autoclean by external pressure air. The probe can be connected to a PLC or data logger without using amplifiers or other devices, and can be connected to any controller to power the probe. Applications include water quality monitoring, municipal and water treatment and aquaculture. 800/522-7920; [Link].

vogelsAng
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westech engineering
The Trident HS package water treatment plant from WesTech Engineering provides multi-barrier protection for difficult-to-treat surface water, groundwater, industrial process water and tertiary wastewater. It consists of packaged high-rate settling, adsorption clarification, mixed-media filtration and optional UV disinfection. These innovations allow it to handle very high raw water turbidity and solids loading and achieve TOC reductions of up to 70 percent or more. In addition, all of these benefits can be achieved with a nearly 50 percent reduction in waste production. 801/265-1000; [Link].

vArec biogAs
Varec Biogas has partnered with BioGasclean A/S for biological H2S removal systems in North America. They can now provide a complete package for digester gas cleaning in municipal wastewater or industrial wastewater. The biological H2S removal process handles higher flow rates and higher concentrations of H2S, potentially reducing capital cost and footprint. The media used provides a longer bed life, resulting in an overall lower operating cost. The residual product from the biological process is a liquid sulfate solution that is normally mixed with the treated effluent or biomass from the biogas digesters, and recycled as valuable S-fertilizer. 866/424-6427; [Link].

from nate 50 percent of the parts that make up a typical rotary lobe pump wet-end. This means real cost savings in terms of spare parts cost, as well as associated labor. It also features an advanced flow-path design that improves flow and solids handling. The integrated flange design allows a flange to be used in a 90-degree or gooseneck arrangement, keeping the pump flooded to maintain prime and extended dry running. The flange arrangement is also very narrow. It delivers pulsation-free flow, low shear and high solids handling. 800/984-9400; [Link].

Series pumps Vogelsang elimi-

weg electric corP.

The W22 electric motor from WEG Electric Corp. was designed to maximize performance and energy savings. It features an optimized cooling system, large and accessible terminal box, a bearing seal system, low vibration levels and a 1.25 service factor. 800/275-4934; [Link]/us.

westfAll mAnufActuring co.

The Model 2800 static mixer from Westfall Manufacturing Co. is a wafer-style fixed plate that rapidly mixes fluids through a combination of alternate vortex shedding and intense shear zone turbulence. Featuring a slim profile with a short laying length of only a few inches and integral injection assemblies, it achieves better than 98 percent injected fluid dispersion in only 10 pipe diameters downstream. For testing results, see Alden Labs report on Westfalls website. 888/928-3747; [Link].

weidmuller
Pre-configured wireless enclosures from Weidmuller feature NEMA 4X outdoor-rated stainless steel or plastic enclosures with either WiFi or radio frequency transmitters/receivers. The WiFi solution features a Weidmuller wireless Ethernet

vAughAn comPAny
The Triton screw centrifugal pump from Vaughan Company features a high-efficiency, non-

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zoeller engineered Products

The Model 7011 2-hp grinder pump from Zoeller Engineered Products features a unique cutter design, with a superior star cutter that works with a rotational shearing action that changes direction each time the pump activates. This action results in a longer service life. Additionally, the roping effect that leads to clogs is virtually eliminated. 800/9287867; [Link].

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wildlife habitat improvements at the Crowders Creek plant include development of 2.4 acres of open space as a wildflower meadow, and installation of wood duck boxes, purple martin condos and a hawk perch.

Stewardship certified
A North CAroliNA treAtmeNt plANt gAiNs CertifiCAtioN uNder A progrAm thAt briNgs iNdustry ANd wildlife together
By Jeff Smith
ildlife stewardship is important to the operators at the 6 mgd says. We didnt spend a lot of money on it, and it provided us the opportunity Crowders Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, and they have a certo partner with the community and increase the environmental education. tificate to prove it. The plan included development of 2.4 acres of open space near the plant In February 2012, the plant received the Certified classification from the as a wildflower meadow for wildlife. Members of the Piedmont Area Wildlife North Carolina Wildlife Federation for practicing the tenets of the federaStewards (PAWS) conservation group in Gaston County built wood duck tions Wildlife and Industry Together (W.A.I.T.) program, an effort to enhance boxes. Caleb Bynum, son of Mike Bynum, TRU engineering division manwildlife habitat and provide educational opportunities for employees and ager, built and installed several purple martin condos and a hawk perch as the public. part of an Eagle Scout project. It has been a very positive thing for our staff, says Stephanie Scheringer, To meet the programs educational requirement, the plant team created assistant division manager of wastewater treatment operations for Two Rivers Utilities (TRU), the utility Like everything we do, success is determined by the work and entity serving Gastonia, N.C. The journey began in 2009 when Janet Maddox, pretreatment coordinacommitment of the staff. They really love nature and the animals, tor, read an article describing the steps required to and it really shows in the great work theyve done with the program. become W.A.I.T. certified. She brought the idea forward, it was approved by our management, and Stephanie Scheringer the operations and maintenance staff just ran with it, says Scheringer. an on-site library with books on native species and photos of wildlife seen on The process required the formation of an employee committee to the site. Dr. Steve Tracey, a member of the Charlotte Audubon Society, has develop a three-year plan for review by a W.A.I.T. inspection team, which surveyed 34 bird species at the facility. Plant tours are also a big part of the included Beth Cunningham, Sibyl Brotherton and Kevin Graves, plant operaoutreach initiative. tors; Charlie Graham, senior plant operator; Martin Lynn and Tim Hall, plant We conduct tours of the whole facility, so were not only teaching folks mechanics; Sara Sims, laboratory technician; and Adam Evatt, landscape how the wastewater treatment plant operates, but also about the local wildtechnician. life, says Scheringer, who also serves as temporary senior operator of the The plans eventual approval classified the plant as a Participating Member treatment plant. Tours are for the general public, but schools are the biggest of W.A.I.T., indicating a commitment to meet the requirements for full certiattendees. A local middle school sent 324 eighth graders. Maddox, Scheringer fication. One thing I like about the W.A.I.T. program is that its an inexpensive and any of the committee members conduct the tours, which include a visit way to naturally enhance the environment and the native species, Scheringer to the laboratory.

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Pump. Thicken. Dewater. Dry.

Paddle Dryer
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Plunger Pump
sludge transfer positive displacement high suction lift

Booth 3631
We walk around the entire facility and explain how each of the treatment units work, and they see things like the wood duck boxes, Scheringer says. We show them our SCADA system and look at microorganisms in the microscope, and typically give a PowerPoint presentation that provides more detail about things that otherwise would be difficult to see.

Komline-Sanderson
Two other TRU plants are working toward W.A.I.T. certification. We are really proud of our plant, Scheringer says. Like everything we do, success is determined by the work and commitment of the staff. They really love nature and the animals, and it really shows in the great work theyve done with the program.

the team at the Crowders Creek facility includes, from left, stephanie scheringer, assistant division manager, wastewater treatment operations; tim hall and martin lynn, plant mechanics; Charlie graham, senior plant operator; and Kevin graves, tJ Johnson, sibyl brotherton and beth Cunningham, plant operators.

Janet maddox, pretreatment coordinator.

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Digital Technology
By Craig Mandli
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.

uses redundant level sensing. It includes a non-contacting ultrasonic sensor; a loop-powered pressure sensor can be connected for redundant sensing in applications with foam or grease. It is designed for sewage lift stations, wet wells and storage tanks. CalibraPSL 5.0 pump station level tion and relay set points are easy to controller from Greyline Instruments enter through the keypad and menu system. An automatic pump run time logging and reporting system helps operators to plan pump maintenance and identify lazy pumps before they fail. 888/473-9546; [Link].

SCADA-enAbleD Control pAnel

TCOM modular telemetry controllers from Orenco Systems combine the functions of relays, timers and meters into a single device. They can be used as SCADA patches to connect peripheral equipment to an existing SCADA system. They TCOM modular include built-in communication protocols, and color telemetry controllers touch screens with built-in programming and realfrom Orenco Systems time data acquisition and control over an Internet, cell or phone-line connection. 800/348-9843; [Link].

Control/Electrical Panels/Drives
eleCtromeCHAniCAl gAS generAtor
The handheld, battery-powered CAL 2000 electromechanical gas generator from Advanced Calibration Designs is microprocessor-controlled and uses precision components to deliver exact concentrations of calibration gases in quantiCAL 2000 electromechanical gas ties up to 100 times that of a single generator from Advanced Calibration Designs typical calibration gas cylinder. Gases that are provided include hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen cyanide, chlorine, chlorine dioxide, ozone and ammonia. 800/737-0223; [Link].

ADjuStAble-SpeeD Drive
The P9 low-voltage adjustable-speed drive from Toshiba International Corp. uses virtual linear pump (VLP) technology that creates a linear system curve by automatically tuning the drive to the system and assigning maximum and minimum operating points. Using transducer feedback, its process control mode maintains a setpoint with minimal rise time and P9 drive from Toshiba virtually no overshoot, settling time or International Corp. steady-state error. Benefits include running the device at its best efficiency point, load-sharing over multiple devices, sleep timer control and the ability to turn on secondary devices. 800/231-1412; [Link]/ind.

eDDy Current Drive DigitAl Controller

The EC-2000 digital controller from DSI Dynamatic replaces all makes of eddy current variablespeed drives, regardless of coil voltage or speed feedback format. It enables digital or analog integration with digital process control systems, SCADA systems or PLCs. A flexible keypad enables simple and intuitive programming. It EC-2000 digital controller achieves responsive, accurate speed confrom DSI Dynamatic trol, controlled acceleration and deceleration, selectable local/remote or manual/automatic speed control, external signal following and programmable PID speed control. 800/548-2169; [Link].

Flow Monitoring
HyDroStAtiC level meASurement DeviCe
The Level Mate III from AMETEK PMT Products consists of a stainless steel submersible hydrostatic sensor with cable and a fully calibrated microprocessor-controlled digital meter Level Mate III from within a NEMA 4X enclosure. Installation is AMETEK PMT Products simple; all programming is done at the factory. The device operates in depths from 3 to 690 feet and at pressures up to 300 psi. 215/355-6900; [Link].

DigitAl Controller
The RA-1000 digital controller from Eagle Microsystems lets users monitor residual concentrations of free or total chlorine, chlorine dioxide, or potassium permanganate. It offers eight field-selectable ranges, all-digital controls, self-cleaning electrodes and fully automatic control capability. A sample of water or wastewater containing the target chemical is pumped to a reservoir, RA-1000 digital controller where it is gravity-fed to an amperometric from Eagle Microsystems measuring cell along with a pH buffering agent, where a small current is developed. The output is processed by an onboard microprocessor-based digital controller, and the residual value is displayed on the LCD readout. 610/323-2250; [Link] [Link].

ultrASoniC ClAmp-on flowmeter

The Arrow Hunter Plus ultrasonic clamp-on flowmeter from ECHO Process Instrumentation accurately measures clean or dirty liquid flow in metal or plastic pipes. It uses advanced DSP technology to measure flow velocity from 0.03 to 82 feet per second. Accuracy is +/- 0.5 percent. It offers multiple modular input/output cards and current inputs for mass flow measurements. Arrow Hunter Plus flowmeter from ECHO 850/609-1300; [Link].

pump StAtion level Controller

The PSL 5.0 pump station level controller from Greyline Instruments

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QuickCal level calibration tool from The QuickCal level caliELAN Technologies bration tool from ELAN Technologies provides accurate level measurement for open-channel stormwater flow monitoring. It consists of a 26-inch tapered edge aluminum ruler with 0.01-foot and 0.1-inch markings alongside an inset indicator strip and comes with extension pole. The tapered edge reduces flow disturbance, providing a more accurate reading. The level indicator strip darkens when wet, giving an easy-to-read line for water level. 815/4638105; [Link].

level CAlibrAtion tool

reSiDuAl Sulfite monitor

The Model Q46S/66 residual sulfite monitor from Analytical Technology provides dechlorination control for wastewater effluent. Contact outputs include two programmable relays for control and alarm modes. A senModel Q46S/66 residual sulfite sor cable connects the chemistry monitor from Analytical module and the monitor, and Technology the separation can be increased to 100 feet by the use of a junction box and additional signal cable. 800/959-0299; [Link].

reDunDAnt-level funCtionAlity flowmeter

FL900 Series flowmeters from Hach Flow Meter Products & Services offer level-only alarming and redundant-level functionality. In addition to ultrasonic level sensor technology, radar, electromagnetic and acoustic Doppler velocity technologies FL900 Series flowmeters from Hach Flow Meter Products are available. The plug-and-play design & Services allows for up to four sensor connections with auto-detection of sensor type, allowing users maximum flexibility. 800/368-2723; [Link].

bACteriAl AnAlySiS DeviCe

The GreenLight compact bacterial analysis instrument from Baseline can calculate the total aerobic bacteria count in any water supply in as little as 45 minutes, ensuring a safe water supply. It is especially useful for verifying that wastewater discharge meets NPDES disinfection GreenLight bacterial analysis limits, confirming that drinking water instrument from Baseline plant disinfection pretreatment is reducing active bacteria without producing disinfection byproducts and determining whether industrial waste discharged to a treatment plant will inhibit the treatment process. 303/8236661; [Link].

vAlveD flowmeter
The Model 106-SPI-MV single-point insertion electromagnetic flowmeter from Singer Valve is installed and calibrated with a Singer valve to provide an accurate flow rate. It is available for valves from 4 to 36 inches. With no moving parts and a single-piece design, its sen- Model 106-SPI-MV flowmeter from Singer Valve sor contains nothing to wear or break, and is generally immune to clogging by sand, grit or debris. 604/5945404; [Link].

vibrAting roD level SenSor

The VR SED vibrating rod from BinMaster Level Controls measure the level of solids that have settled in a tank. It detects when solids reach a specific level in a tank. It vibrates in water until the solids reach the level of the probe, then stops vibrating and sends an alert via a horn or alarm panel. 402/434-9102; [Link].

meASurement SyStem
The plug-and-play DataStick measurement system from Thermo Fisher Scientific Water Analysis Instruments easily integrates into programmable logic controllers. By mixing and matching interchangeable components, it can be custom-configured for applicaDataStick from Thermo Fisher tions such as water and wastewater treatScientific Water Analysis ment disinfection control, drinking water Instruments turbidity and plant effluent monitoring. It provides universal conversion of sensor signals and can be remotely configured, calibrated and diagnosed. 800/225-1480; [Link] [Link]/processwater.

VR SED vibrating rod from BinMaster Level Controls

SoliDS meASurement DeviCe

The SMART Turbo System from CEM Corporation provides automated microwave total solids determination in less than three minutes. It measures TSS and total solids SMART Turbo System in wastewater and sludge. Its IntelliTemp from CEM Corporation temperature feedback system ensures fast, accurate and reproducible results. 800/726-3331; [Link].

CHlorine reSiDuAl AnAlyzer

The REGAL Model CRA 5000 chlorine residual analyzer from Chlorinators Incorporated continuously measures the level of free and/or total chlorine in water and wastewater disinfection. It can be used exclusively to monitor chlorine residual levels or may be integrated with the REGAL Model 7009/7010 SMARTVALVE for comREGAL Model CRA 5000 chlorine pound loop (feedback) residual analyzer from Chlorinators chlorination and/or feedIncorporated forward dechlorination. 772/288-4854; [Link]. (continued)

Monitors
CHlorinAtion/DeCHlorinAtion proCeSS AnAlyzer
The ChemScan U V-2150/DC ChemScan UV-2150/DC process process analyzer from ASA Analytanalyzer from ASA Analytics ics provides chlorination/dechlorination monitoring. It detects both residual chlorine and dechlorination chemicals from appropriate points in the treatment process, at concentrations as low as 0.05 ppm. 800/665-7133; [Link].

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flow SwitCHeS

Digital Technology

uv AnAlyzer
The UV254 M2000 analyzer from Real Tech provides continuous, real-time testing of UV transmission in water. Monitoring allows for UV disinfection output adjustment to save on energy and UV lamp life. The analyzer is available in path lengths to serve different types of waters longer UV254 M2000 analyzer paths for drinking water and shorter paths from Real Tech for wastewater. 877/779-2888; www. [Link].

RF-2500 Series RotorFlow flow switch sensors from Gems Sensors & Controls include a one-piece composite rotor, strong RF-2500 Series RotorFlow flow unibody construction, ceramic shaft switch sensors from Gems and secure sealing. For specific flow Sensors & Controls setpoint switching, the RFS-type flow switch features setpoints that are fully adjustable over the specified flow range. For users who want simple visual confirmation of flow, flow indicators provide a low-cost answer. 800/378-1600; [Link] [Link].

proCeSS monitoring trAnSmitter

The TX-2000 pH/mV transmitter from Sensorex monitors changes in fluids, displaying pH or ORP and temperature for accurate control. Its dual-output design (one for pH or ORP and TX-2000 pH/mV transmitter one for temperature) eliminates a separate from Sensorex temperature transmitter. A large backlit LCD screen displays both parameters, and two adjustable relay contacts deliver results to automated process control systems. 714/895-4344; [Link].

DigitAl preSSure trAnSmitter

The Preciseline from Keller America uses microprocessor technology to provide accurate, thermally compensated outputs for use in pump control and pressure monitoring applications with Preciseline from pressures up to 15,000 psi. Users can choose Keller America between 4-20 mA or VDC analog outputs, while the digital output provides an RS485 connection that simplifies connection to a PC. 877/253-5537; [Link].

lAborAtory meASurement DeviCe

The MultiLab 4010-3 three-channel laboratory instrument from YSI, a xylem brand, measures pH, ORP, BOD or conductivity in MultiLab 4010-3 laboratory any combination of three parameters. It instrument from YSI, has an antibacterial keypad, graphic a xylem brand color display and data storage capability. All sensors are intelligent design sensors (IDS), allowing for digital sensor recognition and digital signal processing. 800/765-4974; www. [Link].

remote SenSing teCHnology

The iTrans 2 remote sensor from Oldham (An Industrial Scientific Company) is fitted with sensors placed remotely in a bar screen area. Its 4-20 mA output can be used as a direct input iTrans 2 remote sensor from to the SCADA system to monitor for Oldham (An Industrial combustible gas, H2S and oxygen levels. Scientific Company) An audio-visual alarm can be added to alert the operators to dangers of combustible gas, H 2S or an oxygen-deficient condition. 800/338-3287; [Link].

DigitAl pAnel meterS

PD6080 and PD6081 multi-purpose digital panel meters from Precision Digital can display 16 process PD6080 and PD6081 digital panel variables, including Modbus registers, meters from Precision Digital and up to two analog inputs. They are programmable as Modbus RTU masters, slaves or packet sniffers and can accept both current and voltage signals. They can read up to 16 slave devices, scale their data and display the results. Three of the front panel buttons can be custom-programmed for a specific operation. 800/3431001; [Link].

Operations/Maintenance/ Process Control Software

proACtive utility mAnAgement SoftwAre
ReadCenter Analytics software from Badger Meter provides water utilities with easy access to timely metrics and information. It uses metering data to facilitate informationdriven decisions. Its Web-based advanced ReadCenter Analytics software metering analytics (AMA) solution helps from Badger Meter utilities optimize operations to increase productivity, improve customer service, conserve resources and generate more revenue. An enhanced dashboard provides an immediate system overview so that personnel can see issues such as leaks, tampering and reverse flow. 800/876-3837; [Link].

DifferentiAl preSSure trAnSmitter

The battery-powered differential pressure transmitter from Primary Flow Signal provides accurate flow measurements without an external power source. It provides flow rate and totalization readings for applications Differential pressure transmitter including gas, water, chemicals and from Primary Flow Signal air with temperature limitations. It suits remote locations where power is not available and can be applied to PFS meters such as the WedgeType flow meter and Venturis. 401/4616366; [Link].

mobile workforCe AutomAtion

The FlexOps mobile workforce automation package from FlexSystems facilitates plant operations inspections. It addresses the blind FlexOps mobile workforce spots of SCADA systems by standardizautomation package from ing manual procedures with touch FlexSystems screen-guided, PDA-based inspections,

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ending transcription errors and secondary data capture and validating data at the point of entry. It provides an electronic method of performing critical manual inspections. Supervisors receive secure, validated data through automated reports that include daily activity, work order requests, fire safety and exception reports delivered to them by email. 303/684-8303; [Link].

scaled from small systems up to the largest of municipal or industrial systems. 770/329-3878; [Link].

SCADA Systems
SCADA SyStem
SCADA systems from Kruger USA use 3-D graphics that realistically represent process components such as pumps, SCADA systems from motors, instruments and valves. An easily Kruger USA navigable architecture lets users change screens and access information such as status, set points, alarms and historical trends. A password hierarchy provides varying degrees of system access. Authorized users can start/stop equipment and adjust set points. All operator actions are logged so that alarm acknowledgement, equipment start/stop and setpoint adjustments are recorded for review. 919/677-8310; [Link].

CommuniCAtionS plAtform
KEPServerEX from Kepware Technologies, manages communication through a platform that supports an array of proprietary communication protocols, APIs, various automation systems interfaces and KEPServerEX from open standards such as OPC and SNMP. Kepware Technologies The single server platform supports more than 150 drivers, providing more than 250 unique protocols. This allows consolidation of data from various sources, helping to ensure data consistency and reliability, reduce network traffic and provide a platform for automation communications. 207/775-1660; [Link].

proCeSS Control SoftwAre

LabLite Process Control software serves facilities with repetitive processes and testing requirements. Based on user rights, operators see only what they need to do their tasks. When an operator Process Control software enters a result, it is immediately comfrom LabLite pared to color-coded and named limits for fast recognition. If they make a mistake, a red flag alerts them to trouble. The program can also be set up to capture instrument and/or SCADA data and include this information in reports. 888/954-5483; www. [Link].

monitoring/SCADA SyStem
The M800 system from Mission Communications provides real time, advanced monitoring and managed SCADA for water and wastewater systems. It uses cellular communications for reliability and fast deployment. VerM800 system from satile scheduling options are included Mission Communications for efficient notification to staff. Alarm notifications are delivered by voice calls, text messages, emails, faxes and pagers. Users can access, analyze and download data through secure web portals, accessible on any computer, tablet or mobile device. 877/993-1911; [Link].

AlArm-meSSAging SyStem
The MetroMail alarm-messaging system from Metropolitan Industries sends email and text messages based on the status of eight individual alarm inputs. It can monitor any electrical or mechanical system. Users plug the Ethernet port into an Internet-enabled network or cell modem, configure the device with the appropriate text and/or email set- MetroMail alarm-messaging system from Metropolitan tings and begin receiving notifications. Industries The system can be integrated into any control system including SCADA systems, data acquisition systems, flow monitoring equipment and control/electrical panels. 815/886-9200; [Link].

SCAlAble SCADA SyStem

The wireless Scalable SCADA system from Revere Control Systems provides flexibility for growth. Non-proprietary hardware and communications protocols eliminate common restrictions on growth, application Scalable SCADA system from and supplier. Protocol choices include Revere Control Systems cellular, radio, modem and landline. Standard features include built-in serial and Ethernet ports, Web pages and data logging with FTP transfer to a server. 800/536-2525; [Link].

energy mAnAgement SoftwAre

StruxureWare for Water software from Schneider Electric includes an easily configurable dashboard tool that allows for ad hoc reporting and analysis. At the operStruxureWare for Water ations level there are several tools that software from Schneider Electric aggregate energy and related data into a single platform to analyze and find energy savings opportunities. And at the control level, the power monitoring functions deliver data as actionable information through a customizable, user-friendly interface accessible from computers and handhelds on the network. This helps maximize system reliability through alarming and predictive tools, while focusing on optimization of operational efficiency. This functionality can be

reAl-time SCADA SoftwAre

SmartSCADA from Survalent Technology provides real-time control and data acquisition for utilities with no limits for status points, control points, analog points or communication lines. SmartSCADA from It includes a SCADA Explorer database Survalent Technology editing application and WorldView graphical user interface. Features include rapid polling of RTUs for exceptions, select before operate control execution, variable control durations for momentary controls, automatic interleaving of multiple priority messages, scheduled accumulator freezes and polls, scheduled integrity (general interrogation) polls, time synchronization of the RTUs and sequence of events data uploading and processing. 905/826-5000; [Link].

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By Craig Mandli

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

Management system solves pump run-time issues

The City of Winter Park, Fla., was experiencing excessive pump run times and unacceptable pressures because of multiple lift stations pumping into a single force main. The city implemented symphony Harmonious Pump and Flow Management from Data Flow systems, which coordinates the systemwide operation of lift stations to reduce force main pressures and equalize flow. It corrects the random operation of stations and synchronizes pumping on a minute-by-minute basis.

Cellular network provides reliable communication

The Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority in Waldwick, N.J., used leased lines to connect the remote terminal units in its distributed pumping stations to the master SCADA system at its treatment plant. The leased lines were unreliable. The authority worked with Phoenix Contact and its distributor, GCF of Northvale, N.J., to design a new system that communicates over the cellular network. The new remote terminal units rely on GSM/GPRS Ethernet modems, which establish secure VPN communications through the cellular network and Internet. Each modem also functions as a firewall, protecting the industrial control system from cyber threats.

Problem

Problem Solution

Solution

Result
The city significantly reduced energy costs and resolved its daily peak flow and pressure spikes. Research continues to improve the pumping algorithm and enhance the gains. Initially, average run-time reductions were 24 percent and the energy cost reduction was 39 percent. Recent run times are reduced 34 percent and energy costs 42 percent. 321/259-5009; [Link].

Result
While the authority added a Phoenix Contact FL mGuard router as a back-up communications path, the cellular network has proven reliable. The new RTUs work with the existing Wonderware SCADA interface, providing continuity, so that the operators could focus on running their process efficiently, rather than learning new hardware or software. 800/322-3225; [Link].

Radio telemetry keeps sanitary district usage data in order

The Parkland Sanitary District No. 1 in South Range, Wis., extended lowpressure sanitary sewers to nearly 350 rural customers, many of whom had failing onsite wastewater treatment systems. Officials required a volumebased method for billing customers, rather than a flat fee. Each customer has a pump monitored in real time for status, and the volumes pumped are measured and recorded. A sCADA system from energenecs uses a meshing radio telemetry network to upload customer data automatically to a master SCADA computer for automated invoice generation and status monitoring.

Problem Solution

Non-PLC system allows for user installation

The Lakes Region Sanitary District (LRSD) in Lake County, Ill., needed to replace a failing SCADA system. The integrator was no longer in business, leaving no source for replacement equipment. As units failed, the district lost the ability to monitor its stations, leading to high overtime expenses. The district needed a cost-effective replacement installed and operational as quickly as possible. After a public bidding process, the district selected the scadata-Pac packaged sCADA system from Precision systems, a non-PLC system. The systems simplicity allowed the district to install it inhouse and save money.

Problem

Solution

Result
The volume-based automated billing system saves the district nearly $25,000 annually in invoice generation, and the telemetry provides substantial additional savings in early detection of system troubles. 262/377-6360; [Link].

Result LRSD personnel installed the system on time and under budget. It monitors 20 lift stations with more than 200 inputs, delivering detailed alarm messages to operators cellphones and performing complete trending and historical analysis of all connected processes, features not available with the old system. 708/8914300; [Link].

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industry news
Sauereisen names research manager, office staff
Sauereisen promoted Greg Maloney to research manager, overseeing the companys C. Fred Sauereisen Laboratory. It also promoted several members of the office staff. Kim Galley was named finance administrator and Vicki Abell was promoted to billing, credit and collections administrator. Pam Semgo joined the accounting department as financial assistant to the controller and Patti Kenzie joined the company as executive assistant and human resource generalist.

Electro Static offers AEGIS grounding ring repair handbook

The 36-page AEGIS shaft grounding ring motor repair handbook from Electro Static Technology describes best practices for protecting motor bearings from electrical damage. The book explains how to diagnose electrical bearing damage caused by variable-frequency drives (VFDs), also known as inverters. It can be downloaded at [Link]/bearing.

Greg Maloney

Kim Galley

Armchem launches lighting division

Armchem International, a business-to-business provider of specialty industrial and maintenance products, launched a new commercial lighting division that will carry 4,000 varieties of lighting products, including LED, halogen, compact fluorescent, metal halide, high pressure sodium, miniatures and ballast. All lines are made in the U.S. and are UL-listed.

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Pump Solutions Group opens Shanghai office

Pump Solutions Group, a business unit within Dover Corp., opened a commercial sales office in Shanghai, China. The office will provide sales, marketing and technical product support for the region, with an emphasis on growth the next three to five years.

Gorman-Rupp receives export award

Gorman-Rupp Co. received the Presidents E Award for Exports from U.S. Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank. A total of 57 companies received the award this year. It is the highest recognition a U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports.

Altra Industrial Motion launches wastewater website

Altra Industrial Motion launched a website ([Link]) for engineers and technical professionals in the wastewater industry. The site has 19 application-specific categories, including bar screens, sedimentation tanks, aerators and blowers, augers and screw conveyors, sludge thickeners and pumps and sand separators.

Endress+Hauser launches online store

Endress+Hauser launched E-direct, www. [Link], an online store offering pressure transducers and switches, temperature switches and thermometers, paperless recorders, digital displays, level switches and flowmeters, pH, conductivity and oxygen analytical transmitters.

Xylem opens Dewatering Solutions branch

Xylem opened its newest Dewatering Solutions branch in Blountville, Tenn. The branch will serve southwest Virginia through Knoxville, Tenn., and will be managed by Charlotte, N.C., branch manager Adam Nichols. The new facility has a 15,000-square-foot shop, 3,000 square feet of office space and three acres of paved yard space.

Headworks International names vice president

Headworks International promoted Afnan Din to vice president. He joined Headworks BIO in 2010 as vice president and process manager for the Middle East and North African division and has 10 years of experience in the water industry in both Europe and the Middle East.

UV Superstore launches website

UV Superstore launched a new website, www. [Link], featuring replacement ultraviolet lamps, quartz sleeves and other items for ultraviolet water and air treatment systems.

National Oilwell Varco completes Robbins & Myers acquisition

National Oilwell Varco of Houston completed the acquisition of Robbins & Myers, suppliers of engineered equipment and systems for the municipal and industrial markets, including Moyno pumps and Chemineer fluid agitation products.

Hyde Marine names distributor for water management systems

Hyde Marine, a wholly owned subsidiary of Calgon Carbon Corp., named W&O Supply its exclusive sales distributor in the U.S. and Canada for Hyde Guardian ballast water treatment systems.

Meltric releases 2013-14 catalog

Meltric Corp.s 2013-14 product catalog features Decontactor Series switch-rated plugs, receptacles and connectors. The 239-page catalog also provides information about the companys other plug and receptacle offerings.

WILO director of engineering/sales manager passes away

Joseph Melton, director of engineering/national sales manager-water management for WILO USA, passed away in May. He was 53.

FreeWave celebrates grand opening of new headquarters

FreeWave Technologies celebrated the grand opening of its new corporate headquarters in Boulder, Colo. The 45,000-square-foot facility 80 percent larger than its previous building includes increased manufacturing space and product testing center.

Brown and Caldwell promotes senior managers

Brown and Caldwell promoted Jay Patil, P.E., to director of client services and Cindy Paulson, PhD, to director of technical services. Marc Damikolas, P.E., was promoted to senior vice president and business unit manager for the California region, replacing Patil. Robert Ash, P.E., was promoted to senior vice president and the new role of enterprise risk management. Jeffrey Theerman, P.E., was promoted to lead the newly combined utility performance, operations & maintenance and information technology group.

ThinQk supplies aftermarket pump components

ThinQk is a new supplier of aftermarket parts for air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps . Manufactured in Europe and the United States, components are made to conform to current technical standards.

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worth noting

people/awards
Zeeland (Mich.) Clean Water Plant Supervisor Glenn Berghorst was recognized for his 35 years of service. A Zeeland native, he started as an entry-level employee shortly after completing a bachelor of science degree in biology from Spring Arbor College. Ann F. Hobbs, wastewater operator and laboratory manager for the South Coastal Regional Wastewater Facility near Bethany Beach, was named the Delaware Wastewater Operator of the Year. The Town of Warren Wastewater Treatment Plant was named Illinois 2012 Plant of the Year by the Illinois Rural Water Association. The Holcim plant in Theodore received an Excellence in Operations Award from the Alabama Water Environmental Association. The award honors companies that obtain perfect or near-perfect regulatory records as dictated by the state Department of Environmental Management. The Village of Shannon wastewater treatment plant was named the Illinois 2012 Group 4 Wastewater Plant of the Year by the Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators in April. The South Dakota State Penitentiary received a 2012 Operation and Maintenance Wastewater Treatment Award from the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The City of Madison (S.D.) received a 2012 Operation and Maintenance Wastewater Treatment Award from the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The City of Ashdown won a Special Systems Wastewater Award (for systems serving fewer than 5,001) from the Arkansas Water Works and Water Environment Association. The Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators presented these awards at its annual conference awards banquet: Group 1 Plant of the Year: Village of Glendale Heights Group 2 Plant of the Year: City of Genoa Group 3 Plant of the Year: Village of Edinburg Group 4 Plant of the Year: Village of Shannon Industrial Achievement: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., Joslin Plant Operator of the Year: Fredrick Dale, Salt Creek Sanitary District Clarence Klassen Outstanding Service Award: Bruce Butler, Urbana Champaign Sanitary District TPO welcomes your contribution to this listing. To recognize members of your team, please send notices of new hires, promotions, service milestones, certifications or achievements to editor@[Link].

Sept. 17-18 Pumping Systems Operations and Maintenance Sept. 17-19 Activated Sludge Process Control and Troubleshooting Sept. 19 Unidirectional Flushing Workshop Oct. 15-16 Sequencing Batch Reactor Operation: Make It Work for You Oct. 29-31 Microbiology of Activated Sludge Nov. 5-6 Flow Meter Calibrations Nov. 13 Energy Conservation at Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities Nov. 14 Science of Disinfection Jan. 21-23 Process Control of Advanced Waste Treatment Plants Visit [Link]/[Link].

Georgia
The Georgia Association of Water Professionals has a Backflow Prevention Specialty Workshop in Marietta Dec. 11. Visit [Link].

Illinois
The Illinois Water Environment Association is offering these courses: Nov. 14 Collection Systems Seminar, Lisle Nov. 21 Biosolids Seminar, location to be announced Visit [Link].

Michigan
The Michigan Water Environment Association is offering these courses in East Lansing: Sept. 17 Collections Seminar Oct. 30 Health and Safety Seminar Nov. 6 Process Seminar Visit [Link].

Nebraska
The Nebraska Water Environment Association is offering these courses: Sept. 12 Wastewater Training, Sidney Oct. 7-9 Wastewater Certification Training, Lincoln Visit [Link].

New England
The New England Water Environment Association has a Northeast Biosolids and Residuals conference in Concord, N.H., Oct. 29-30. Visit www. [Link].

New York
The New York Water Environment Association has a Portable Pumps: Uses, Sizing and Planning seminar in Babylon Oct. 23. Visit [Link].

Ohio
The Ohio Water Environment Association is offering these courses: Sept. 25-26 Operations/Laboratory Analysts Workshop, Grove City Dec. 5 Biosolids Workshop, Lewis Center Visit [Link].

education
California
The California Water Environment Association has an Elements of a Winning Collection System seminar in Belmont Sept. 19 and Oct. 17. Visit [Link].

Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering-Professional Development has a Wastewater Treatment Processes and Technologies course on Sept. 24-26 in Madison. Visit [Link] TPO invites your national, state, or local association to post notices and news items in the Worth Noting column. Send contributions to editor@[Link].

Florida
The University of Florida TREEO Center is offering these courses in Gainesville: Sept. 10-11 Water Reclamation and Treatment Processes

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Sept. 8-11
Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association Annual Conference, Keystone, Colo. Visit www. [Link].

Oct. 22-25
Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Association Annual Conference, Holiday Inn, Stevens Point. Visit [Link].

Sept. 11-13
South Dakota Water and Wastewater Association Annual Conference, Aberdeen. Visit [Link] net/sdwwa.

Nov. 12-13
Georgia Association of Water Professionals Fall Conference and Expo, Athens. Call 770/419-6336 or visit [Link].

Sept. 29-Oct. 1
Atlantic Canada Water & Wastewater Association Annual Conference, Crown Plaza, Fredericton Convention Center, Fredericton, New Brunswick. Visit [Link].

Jan. 21-22
Water Environment Association of Texas Collection Systems Conference and Expo. Visit www. [Link].

Feb. 25-28
Water Environment Federation 2014 Utility Management Conference. Call 703/684-2441 or visit [Link].

Oct. 5-9
2013 Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, McCormick Place South, Chicago. Visit [Link].

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