Winter blooms of Microthrix parvicella at the James R. Dilorio Water Reclamation Facility caused extreme slowing of the 30-minute solids settling rate....
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How Kemira PAC Product Eliminates Microthrix Blooms
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More Than a Pretty Face: Alabama Plant Exceeds Requirements
Visitors to the Athens (Alabama) Wastewater Treatment Plant may feel that they are entering a botanical garden: Its lush landscaping makes it...
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Shades Mountain Water Treatment Plant Tackles Turbidity, Disinfection
Bigger isn’t always better, unless you’re the Shades Mountain Water Treatment Plant.This 80 mgd facility in Birmingham, the largest water plant in...
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What You Should Know About Biosolids Critics
From time to time you probably receive email warnings about various computer viruses. They are almost always hoaxes, and they tend to...
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Vogelsang’s In-Line Grinder Saves Wear And Tear And Maintenance
The “flushables” problem isn’t going away. Hundreds of hygiene products claim to be safe to flush but often clog pipes and equipment,...
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The Unorthodox Path to Becoming a Biosolids Manager
"The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer," says Mike Welke, the biosolids manager and maintenance supervisor at the...
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Kruger Process Enhances Nutrient Removal In SBRs
Clean-water facilities face increasingly strict permit requirements, most notably for nitrogen and phosphorus. The cost to comply can be substantial.Now Kruger, a...
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Polymer Goes on Trial in Warren, Ohio
Editor's Note: This article is part of an operator profile on Mike Welke of Warren, Ohio. Watch for a special feature in the October...
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What Does Alaskan Fishing Have to Do With Wastewater?
Commercial fishing played a big role in the development of Petersburg, Alaska. It also has a lot to do with successful operation...
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For the Love of Wastewater: Operator Powers Career With Passion
Ben Carver loves the wastewater industry. As an operator/maintenance technician 5 at the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District in California, Carver is focused on...
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Biosolids Consultant Shares Energy Savings Trends
John Donovan, P.E., started on the ground floor in a long career as a biosolids consultant.Graduating from college just as the environmental...
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Bar screen with oversized rakes eliminates bottom sprockets for reduced maintenance
The Screenmaster CS (chain screen) mechanical bar screen from Franklin Miller provides efficient cleaning and removal of solids from channel installations. The...
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The Power of Many: Can Biosolids Become a Regional Commodity?
Editor's Note: This article is part a biosolids profile in the September 2015 issue of Treatment Plant Operator. Not a subscriber? Take care of...
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Headworks and Biosolids Management
Scrapers clean solids from intake systemProblem: Backwash strainers at a wastewater treatment plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, were consistently clogging with oversized...
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Dewatering Plant Owner Markets His Receiving Station to the Industry
Scott Meyer was stuck. An increase in material volume at his Idaho septage dewatering plant, along with tighter regulations on the cleanliness...
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Success in Residuals Programs Requires Knowledge of the Market
Lise LeBlanc started a consulting career 18 years ago, helping farmers in Canada’s Atlantic provinces develop crop management programs.Along the way, she...
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Teamwork Helps a Staff Adapt and Master a Big Treatment Process Change
At the Contentnea Metropolitan Sewerage District, tailgating doesn’t mean getting together for beer and burgers before a football game. It refers to...