Replacing anoxic zone mixers with much more energy-efficient units is saving more than $22,000 per year for a water pollution control facility...
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Smart Energy Improvements Include More Efficient Mixing for a Denitrification Process
Entries Tagged Energy Efficiency
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At North Port, Nothing Is Wasted. The Clean-Water Plant Even Has a Garden Where Operators Grow Healthy Foods
Look up the word “efficient” and you’ll find it defined as “producing desired results without wasting materials, time or energy.”
That certainly describes...
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A Biosolids Drying Technology Helps Clean-Water Facilities Avoid the Cost of Hauling Water
Shelagh Connelly has some advice for biosolids producers: Stop hauling water.
Connelly is president of RMI, a company in Holderness, New Hampshire, with 25...
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WRF, Utilities Collaborate to Fund Energy-Efficient Nutrient Management Study
The Water Research Foundation has granted $200,000 for a project called Advancing Low-Energy Biological Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal (project number 5083). The project will...
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For This Facility, Energy Efficiency Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
The search for energy savings and more sustainable operations never ends at the LOTT Clean Water Alliance.
The wastewater management utility formed by...
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Biogas-Fueled Generators Can Go Boom Without Proper Precautions. Find a Remedy Here
Biogas-fueled combined heat and power systems are increasingly common at wastewater treatment facilities.
Recent studies indicate that the United States has more than...
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Nearly Three Dozen Communities Rely on an Award-Winning Facility to Process Their Biosolids
More than 30 municipalities around New England can be sure their wastewater biosolids are put to good use and not just filling up...
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A Scientist Proclaims There Is Much More to UV Than Meets the Eye
The value of UV light for disinfection is well known. It’s highly effective against a broad range of pathogens, and it eliminates...
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A Washington Community and Utility Follow a Well-Designed Pathway to Sustainability
The Edmonds Wastewater Treatment Plant has taken big steps toward sustainability.
Those steps were outlined several years ago in a document called the...
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Utilities Find Value in Combining Continuous Water Analysis with Advanced Predictive Tools
With global water shortages looming, industries and municipalities increasingly seek solutions to avoid a water crisis. The combination of continuous water analysis...
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Case Studies - January 2021
Finnish wastewater treatment plant gets quick reduction in operating costs
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The wastewater treatment plant in Turku, Finland, processes wastewater from the region’s industries and...
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The Source of Shelbyville's Energy Efficiency? The Energy of Leadership and Staff.
Thanks to the energy of management and staff, the Shelbyville (Indiana) Water Resource Recovery Facility has significantly reduced its energy use.
“Our people...
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Dale Clark and His Team Achieved $22,000 in Annual Energy Savings for Only a Tiny Investment
Saving energy in clean-water plants often starts with the efficient use of air.
Dale Clark and his team at the lagoon-based clean-water facility...
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The Award-Winning Energy-Saving Program Didn't Rely on Any New Technology
An equipment failure led the staff at the Somersworth (New Hampshire) Wastewater Treatment Facility to make what they thought was a temporary...
