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...
Biosolids Articles
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,...
Editorial
Headworks and Biosolids
Biofiltration system
The Monafil biofiltration system from Anua uses peat media as a capture and support medium that offers high removal efficiencies for...
Editorial
Waste Stream to Revenue Stream
The City of Killeen, Texas, and the Bell CountyWater Control & Improvement District No. 1 have turned biosolids from three wastewater treatment...
Editorial
Division of Labor
Keith Kontor and his team know how to produce high-quality biosolids. Dave Varner knows how to explain the product’s benefits to farmers....
Editorial
Keeps Getting Better
Like any successful private business, the Tacoma Central Wastewater Treatment Plant practices good customer service and product diversity as it markets its...

















