Dear Patron, Greetings from Water Today!I am working on the September 2017 issue and would like to invite you to contribute technical articles, case studies, research papers on “ Strategies for Efficient O&M of ETP, STP, WTP & WWTP ” and facilitate a comprehensive perspective on the same. Please find below the theme note and do let us know if you could send us your article.Theme note - Strategies for Efficient O&M of ETP, STP, WTP & WWTP – September 2017 IssueIndian market for wastewater treatment plants is highly fragmented with almost 50% of the market share being held by small and mid-sized domestic players. As per the Central Pollution Control Board of India, the municipal sewage treatment plants installed in the states have optimum capacity to treat the sewage generated in those particular regions. However, the treatment plants are not able to meet their installed capacity and fail to operate efficiently because of sewage overload and other technological failures. The growing concerns to meet optimum treatment capacity of plants is contributing to the growth of organized sector as the players in the organized sector, through their technological competence and skilled manpower can design appropriate plants with proper operation & maintenance (O&M) services. Thus, standardized O&M procedures at water/ wastewater treatment plants are a necessity, in order to achieve maximum asset life and to reduce O&M costs. Standardizing O&M procedures helps utility personnel to operate all assets within acceptable operational levels and ensures that each person is following the same routines. These procedures can be categorized as operational, maintenance and laboratory. Standard O&M procedures is used during normal operations when the plant is running, while alternate operating procedure is used when operational conditions require that an asset or process be modified. Costs and time are the two most important factors that can adversely affect the development of O&M procedures. Further, increasing population, rapid urbanization and expected mandate for municipal corporations for treating and using sewage water for non-potable purposes will help the sewage treatment plants to hold a major share in wastewater treatment plants market by 2018. The effluent treatment plants segment is growing at healthy rate in terms of volume. This is influenced by mandatory obligations for every industry to have these plants in their vicinity to treat wastewater. The government is likely to make it compulsory to install effluent treatment plants in restaurants and food joints. This will further expand the market for industrial wastewater treatment plants and will help the market witness strong growth in terms of value and volume. The September issue features articles on Strategies for Efficient O&M of ETP, STP, WTP & WWTP. We would like to invite you to share your experiences in the form of articles, technical papers and case studies with our readers. Please inform us of your intent to contribute at the earliest, so that we can evaluate the articles for the publication. TopicStrategies for Efficient O&M of ETP, STP, WTP & WWTPLength2000-4000 wordsInclusionsRelated graphs, tables and images (high-resolution) along with captions + short bio of the author/s (including author’s present designation, educational qualification/s and years of experience in the field)Article DeadlineAugust 10, 2017You can also send in details about new product launches and press releases for inclusion in the magazine to editor@watertoday.org. Best regards Hema