A Durable Receiving Station and a Fine Screen Helped this Facility Turn Septage Into an Asset

A Connecticut clean-water plant turns septage into a revenue-generating asset with a lineup of robust equipment and an automated management technology.

A Durable Receiving Station and a Fine Screen Helped this Facility Turn Septage Into an Asset

Operator Scott Farrington with the Septage Acceptance Plant at the Montville clean-water facility.

Two things are certain about septage. It is highly variable. And by its very nature — containing assorted debris, releasing odors and carrying pathogens — it is objectionable.

Or is it? According to the U.S. EPA, more than 20% of homes in the United States use septic systems. Some...

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