“If at first you don’t succeed …”That old adage is appropriate for the Lackawanna River Basin Sewer Authority, which had tried for several years to fix a nasty odor problem at a pump station.Finally, the authority team pilot-tested a hydroxyl radical fogging system from GOVAPEX. Finding it effective, they installed a full-scale unit. “It has been operating since 2023,” says Robert Davis, wastewater treatment plant superintendent. “It has essentially eliminated the odor. You can’t smell anything by the lift station.”Headquartered in Throop, Pennsylvania, northeast of Scranton, the authority serves 17 municipalities along the river basin. It owns and operates three
