In today’s economic and social climate, federal and state agencies are tightening wastewater discharge permits and pushing clean-water facilities to adopt more sustainable practices.
In line with that, many treatment plants are upgrading their systems to match or outperform the new regulatory limits. One example is the Edgemont Ranch Metropolitan District, 6 miles northeast of Durango, Colorado.The district’s treatment facility (175,000 gpd design, 138,000 gpd average) is using an innovative treatment solution as part of an upgrade that has improved operations and enabled compliance with more stringent limits. Besides improving effluent quality, the technology, BIOCOS from World Water Works has enhanced
