EditorialSequencing Batch Reactors Help Drive Down Nutrients

Sequencing Batch Reactors Help Drive Down Nutrients

An upgrade to sequencing batch reactors, overseen by an involved and committed staff, helped a Kentucky plant get and stay in step with tightening nutrient limits.
  • Appeared in print as "Big Change, Small Space"
  • By Jim Force
  • July 2015
  • Top Performer - Plant
Sequencing Batch Reactors Help Drive Down Nutrients
Sequencing Batch Reactors Help Drive Down Nutrients Sequencing Batch Reactors Help Drive Down Nutrients Sequencing Batch Reactors Help Drive Down Nutrients

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Sequencing Batch Reactors Help Drive Down Nutrients
Kevin Kirby, assistant chief operator, checks the sludge level in the sequencing batch reactor.

How can the biggest be a perfect fit for the smallest? The sequencing batch reactor system at the newly upgraded Bowling Green (Kentucky) Municipal Utilities Wastewater Treatment Plant solves the riddle.

It’s one of the largest SBRs in the world, able to treat average daily...

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