Bubbles Hold the Key to Stopping Grease Problems and Hydrogen Sulfide Buildup in a Wastewater Wet Well

A pulsed hydraulic mixing system resolves capacity and hydrogen sulfide issues in a wet well and reduces a California agency’s operating costs.

Bubbles Hold the Key to Stopping Grease Problems and Hydrogen Sulfide Buildup in a Wastewater Wet Well

Mechanics Nic Faro and Luis Martinez core-drilled four holes through the control room’s concrete wall for the piping connected to the compressor’s control panel.

The 4-foot-thick floating grease blanket in Castroville Pump Station was a continuous challenge for Monterey One Water mechanics in Marina, California.

The cost to remove the grease was prohibitive, and the blanket’s depth reduced valuable capacity. Hydrogen sulfide at 35 ppm...

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