Tanks, Structures and Components

Q: What makes wastewater treatment plants stink?A: Any wastewater treatment process has the potential to generate and release nuisance odors to the...

The customer: A major American frozen-food manufacturer with worldwide distribution.The customer’s needs: The frozen-food manufacturer required a cover solution for its wastewater treatment system...

The Tank of the Year contest, a national water storage tank competition presented by Tnemec Company Inc., has come to an end and...

Tnemec is happy to announce the #TeamClassic and #TeamContemporary winners for the 2015 Tank of the Year contest. These two tanks, which...

When a 200-acre wetland was constructed in 1996 as part of a 1.5 mgd aerated lagoon system in Richmond Hill, Georgia, it...

An antiquated 2-inch manual bar screen allowed some objects almost as large as a bed sheet to enter the Bell Road Lift...

Cloth media filters help boost capacity and cut backwash volumeProblem: The Portland (Indiana) Wastewater Treatment Plant had been using six granular media...

Online voting is now open in the Tank of the Year contest sponsored by Tnemec Company Inc., a leading provider of high-performance coatings....

Police in Clarksville, Indiana, have arrested a man suspected of stealing $3,000 worth of computers and tools from the Clarksville Wastewater Treatment...

Until the upgrade for the Warren (Ohio) Water Pollution Control facility becomes reality, Mike Welke and his crews nurse and coerce every...

Visitors to the Athens (Alabama) Wastewater Treatment Plant may feel that they are entering a botanical garden: Its lush landscaping makes it...

Covered beds eliminate odor issuesProblem: The Northern Moraine Wastewater Reclamation District serves three Illinois communities, a total population of 12,000. The 1.1...

The HotBlock TKN (total Kjeldahl nitrogen) digestion system from Environmental Express is preprogrammed to automate digestion protocols (EPA Method 351.2) for determining...

The customer: The Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District is an independent special district created by the State of California to collect and...

Treatment plants choose to cover tanks for various reasons including controlling odors, blocking sunlight to reduce algae, minimizing heat loss and preventing debris from...

Editor's Note: This article is part of a profile on Linda Schick of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, which was published in the June 2015 issue...

When wastewater treatment tanks are left uncovered, odors often waft into the surrounding area, negatively impacting your plant’s reputation within the community...