Control system automatically monitors phosphorus levelsProblem
Operators at the Beaver Dam (Wis.) Wastewater Treatment Plant had to feed enough ferric chloride to handle...
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Energy Management and Sustainability
Entries Tagged Cogeneration
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Into the FOG
The Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Elk Grove, Calif., thrives on partnerships. Among these is a program that treats imported fats,...
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It Adds Up
When the Rochester (Minn.) Water Reclamation Plant needed to expand, plant manager Chet Welle wanted to find long-term savings to help offset...
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A Sparkling Legacy
Steve Askew concisely sums up the challenge
of running New York City's North River Wastewater Treatment Plant: "We're a 28-acre, $2 billion...
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Energy Management and Sustainability
Cogeneration modules
Combined heat and power generators from 2G – CENERGY Power Systems Technologies use biogas to generate electricity and heat in...
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Energy Management and Sustainability
Combined heat and power system saves energy
Problem
The aging internal combustion engines at the 26 mgd York (Pa.) Wastewater Treatment Plant raised...
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On a Mission
Utilities superintendent Steven Hardeman says the Norman (Okla.) Water Reclamation Facility runs like a business. In truth, most businesses could learn...
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Keeping Watch
It is said that problems demand solutions. The corollary to that old rule is that solutions demand information; the deeper the understanding,...
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Energy Management and Sustainability
Rotary lobe compressor cuts costs
Problem
Personnel at the Town of Huntington (N.Y.) Wastewater Treatment Plant were troubled by the energy requirements of three...
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Lunch Time
Many wastewater treatment plants use biogas for energy. Most haven’t won EPA awards for their work. And it’s a good bet to...
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Outlook Sunny
Staff members at the Boulder (Colo.) Wastewater Treatment Plant know exactly how much they will pay for about 15 percent of the...
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Target Zero
Energy efficiency has become a big issue in wastewater treatment. There are two basic ways to deal with energy in a treatment...
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Center of Attention
A museum, public plaza, hotel, and mixed-use development are sprouting around the East Bay area of the Port of Olympia, Wash. The...
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A Cleaner Way
The San Joaquin Valley is known for its stagnant air. Pollution gets trapped between California’s Coastal Range and the Sierra Nevada Mountains,...
