The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City needed a cost-effective and compact wastewater treatment process to replace an aging package plant.
Space was at a premium because the plant site had to be elevated significantly with fill to lift it above the 500-year floodplain. The new facility was needed to accommodate growth but also to comply with a consent decree.Today the treatment plant (2 mgd design, 1 mgd average) serving what is known as the Wolcott area uses the AquaNereda aerobic granular sludge process (Aqua-Aerobic Systems). The highly automated facility yields effluent that easily meets permit limits for BOD
