Since 1973, The Western Regional Treatment Plant of the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority has served as a regional leader in both domestic and industrial wastewater treatment. The plant and collection system handle over 35 mgd of wastewater.

DELCORA also operates a truck waste receiving program which takes in a high volume of fats, oils, and grease, and accepts and treats food processing waste, domestic septic, leachate, and industrial and municipal sludges. The ability to blend FOG waste with the other sludges has created a richer fuel for the incinerators and will ultimately result in lower fuel costs. 

The original receiving station had cylindrical bar-type screens which were ineffective in screening FOG waste and handling high rate unloading. In August 2017, the authority decided to upgrade the receiving station with a more effective screening system that could shorten truck unloading times, increase debris capture, avoid clogging of the pumps and reduce maintenance requirements.

Cost reductions

In December 2017 and after extensive pilot testing, DELCORA ordered two FOG BEAST 1400 screening systems from SAVECO (formerly Enviro-Care). Installation and startup were completed in February 2019. In the first nine months of operation, DELCORA noticed a dramatic reduction in maintenance costs as a direct result of removing inorganic material from the truck waste before that material entered the plant.  

The DELCORA facility is well on its way toward meeting its goals of:

• Leading the industry in environmental compliance;
• Reducing truck turnaround time for its customers;
• Reducing maintenance costs; and
• Increasing the competitiveness of their receiving program.

SAVECO North America Inc. is a supplier of custom engineered headworks screens and grit/solids management equipment for water and wastewater treatment applications.  

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