In Maryland’s Anne Arundel County, the proliferation of wipes in the sewers has created a problem beyond the clogging of pumps: disposal...
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Where Wipes Dominate, a Wet Waste Separator Can Help
Entries Tagged Centrifuge/Separator
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How Treatment Plants Can Become Power Plants
Wastewater officials talk more and more about turning publicly owned treatment works into publicly owned power plants.
They should take a lesson from...
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Creating the Dairy Farm/Biosolids Relationship
When James Jutras gets together with dairy farmer Lorenzo Whitcomb, it’s a lot like a team meeting. The two have worked closely...
Automation/Optimization - OriginClear Electro Water Separation Technology
Electro Water Separation Technology from OriginClear is an electrochemical technology platform designed to do the heavy lifting of clarifying high-turbidity waters rapidly...
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How Kemira PAC Product Eliminates Microthrix Blooms
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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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...
Centrisys THK Hybrid Thickening Centrifuge
The THK Hybrid Thickening Centrifuge from Centrisys helps decrease polymer consumption and increase capacity. Little to no polymer is required, meaning facilities...
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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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Sequencing Batch Reactors Help Drive Down Nutrients
How can the biggest be a perfect fit for the smallest? The sequencing batch reactor system at the newly upgraded Bowling Green (Kentucky)...
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Biosolids Management Plan Points The Way To Excellence
At the Atlantic County (New Jersey) Utilities Authority, where efficient biosolids incinerators have a major impact on operations, leaders decided in 2010 to...
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Biosolids Everywhere! Metro Vancouver Embraces Integrated Resource Recovery
Biosolids from wastewater treatment plants at Metro Vancouver are put to use just about everywhere nearby.From cover material at landfills, to fertilizer on...
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Puerto Rico Utility Begins Energy Efficiency Updates
The Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority is the only source of water and wastewater services for nearly all of Puerto Rico’s...
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Amarillo Clean-Water Plants Emphasize Hands-On Learning
No one can say that high-tech instruments are responsible for the award-winning performance of the two clean-water plants in Amarillo, Texas.The 50 team...
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Michigan Plant Succeeds Despite Several Obstacles
The staff at the Downriver Wastewater Treatment Facility has faced plenty of challenges. Their collective experience, perseverance, teamwork and loyalty have led...
