Entries Tagged Cost Saving

Waste activated sludge from five wastewater treatment plants across the city arrived daily at the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant in London, Ontario. After...

The wastewater treatment plant in the Illinois village of Deer Creek is small at 132,000 gpd (design), but not too small to...

Operators at the Two Rivers (Wisconsin) Waterworks noticed flow restrictions in the 24-inch raw water intake pipe in Lake Michigan that limited...

The biggest expense in dealing with biosolids has to do with water — specifically, separating it from the solids. The less water...

A cogeneration project at Atlanta’s R.M. Clayton Water Reclamation Plant didn’t work as well as expected — until the operators found a...

Solar panels at a drinking water plant can do more than reduce the electricity bill. It’s also about adding resiliency to water...

Biosolids production and hauling costs had tripled in recent years for the Town of Deerfield (Massachusetts) Wastewater Division. As landfills and incinerators...

Ozone plays an important role in various water treatment schemes. However, it can be costly to produce. In many ozone generation systems,...

It isn’t every day a major utility spins off a small, agile startup entity. But that’s what DC Water did about two...

Leaks from drinking water systems cost money. So do leak detection and repair programs. The trick to dealing with leaks is to...

All environmental improvements come at a cost. The question that’s not always answered and sometimes not even asked is: At what cost...

Biosolids can be among the valuable resources recovered from clean-water plants. Yet, few operators would object to producing smaller volumes because the...

Innovation drives forward steadily in the water and wastewater sectors. Now and then, it’s worth stopping to take a high-level view and...

The water distribution system in Centerville, Utah, has been recognized for its accomplishments, and it’s because Randy Randall thinks about harmony.That isn’t...