Suspended air flotation helps farm overcome treatment challenges
Problem:Chicken producer Fieldale Farms in Baldwin, Georgia faced an expansion that overwhelmed its wastewater treatment system. Designed for 800 gpm, it was operating at 900 gpm. Space constraints made adding a new dissolved air flotation unit impractical.
Solution: The company selected a suspended air flotation system from Heron Innovators. The conversion involved disconnecting air compressors, turning off pumps, removing lamella plates and installing SAF generators and clear mixers while using existing tanks. The systems increased capacity from 900 to 1,500 gpm per tank.
Result: TSS levels dropped from 150 to 70 ppm using 50% less polymer. The system
