Operators in Lake County, Illinois, are using molasses as an essential part of its wastewater treatment process, according to a recent article in the Daily Herald.
The public works department recently purchased $55,000 worth of molasses, and when asked by a curious county board committee member what it was for, Interim Public Works Director Austin McFarlane explained they’ve been using it since 2015 as a carbon source to sustain the biological process needed for phosphorus reduction.McFarlane explained that phosphorus-accumulating organisms rely on a constant supply of carbon to continue working."We want to make sure there's a constant supply — that helps
News Briefs: Molasses Helps Illinois WWTP Control Phosphorus
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the U.S. Senate has passed a bill to settle water rights claims by the Navajo Nations in Utah and provide $210 million in funding for water infrastructure
Jun 10, 2020
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