Trickling Filter Flies Get the Bum's Rush at an Alabama Facility

Operators use mechanical ingenuity and science to overcome the annual infestation of trickling filter flies at an Alabama plant.

Trickling Filter Flies Get the Bum's Rush at an Alabama Facility

Jeff Adams, superintendent of the Cullman (Alabama) Wastewater Treatment Plant, with the modified primary trickling filter in the background.

From May through October, trickling filter flies (Psychoda alternata) and odors plagued the Cullman (Alabama) Wastewater Treatment Plant and residents of a 50-home subdivision across the fence line.

At a January 2019 City Council meeting, homeowners said mild and intermittent...

Please login or register to view TPO articles. It's free, fast and easy!


Discussion

Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted.