Municipal wastewater treatment plants are known for resourcefulness in the face of operational challenges. But if there were a “Do It Yourself” award for improvements this year, it might go to the gang at Riviera Utilities in Foley, Ala.
Operators at this 2.0 mgd plant that discharges to the environmentally sensitive Wolf Bay watershed have come up with several upgrades — improving treatment and saving money. Chief among the solutions: installation of a new Salsnes filter system, distributed by Blue Water Technologies, in the headworks. The system has increased solids capture and removal and has helped the entire plant reduce BOD
