Temporary belt press provides relief
Problem
The dewatering equipment at the Grand Chute-Menasha West Wastewater Treatment Facility in Neenah, Wis., had to be...
Entries Tagged Biosolids
Blogs
Petitioners seek EPA ban on biosolids land application
The Age of Autism website is asking people to use the Obama Administration’s “We the People” website to petition the U.S. EPA...
Blogs
They still invoke the bogeyman
Land application of biosolids is welcome in and around many communities. Still, we occasionally see news reports on the “horrors” of the...
Editorial
Better Recipe
The Haines City (Fla.) Wastewater Treatment Plant has found a way to recycle its biosolids more easily, make a product...
Editorial
Process Chemistry and Laboratory Analysis
Equipment reduces odors and energy costs
Problem
Strong odors emanated from the Martinsville (Va.) Wastewater Treatment Plant, affecting nearby tourist venues.
Solution
Operators installed two 1,200...
Editorial
Tackling Tough Wastes
Talk about a tough assignment. In Port Rowan, Ontario, a greenfield treatment plant equipped with the latest technology takes on ...
Editorial
Beyond Net Zero
By 2020, the East Bay Municipal Utility District wastewater treatment plant could be selling twice as much electricity as it uses.
With the...
Editorial
Savings in the Mix
The Gallatin (Tenn.) Wastewater Treatment
Facility used to pay farmers 2.5 cents per gallon — up to $25,000 per month — to...
Editorial
Showcasing Green
"We're in the business of cleaning the environment," says Mark Young, executive director of the Lowell (Mass.) Regional Wastewater Utility....
Online Exclusives
SAWS uses biogas as renewable energy source and creates revenue stream
With electricity costs on the rise, now is the time for wastewater treatment facilities to consider digester methane as a source of...
Online Exclusives
NEBRA launches new website
The North East Biosolids and Residuals Association (NEBRA) unveiled a new website that provides updated data on anaerobic digestion and biogas production...
Blogs
Inventor looks at using worms to process biosolids
The NV Daily in Strasburg, Va., reports on a resident’s projects to stabilize biosolids by feeding it to redworms. Resident Jerry Scholder...
Editorial
As Clean as it Gets
Drive past a farm where City of Muscatine, Iowa, staffers are applying
biosolids and you probably wouldn't know what you were watching.
You'd never...
Editorial
Headworks and Biosolids
Collector chain resists corrosion
Problem
A microbiological attack on the 403 stainless steel collector chains at the Deer Island Sewage Treatment Plant in Winthrop,...















