Entries Tagged Grinder/Shredder

The Gallatin (Tenn.) Wastewater Treatment Facility used to pay farmers 2.5 cents per gallon — up to $25,000 per month — to...

Pumping concentrated brown grease at 180 degrees F into a heated 10,000-gallon storage tank at the Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant...

Biofiltration system The Monafil biofiltration system from Anua uses peat media as a capture and support medium that offers high removal efficiencies for...

The City of Killeen, Texas, and the Bell CountyWater Control & Improvement District No. 1 have turned biosolids from three wastewater treatment...

Rapid growth, tighter regulations and aging infrastructure were challenging the wastewater systems in Clackamas County, Ore. In response, two wastewater districts teamed...

Self-priming pump The Contractor Pump range from AllightPrimax is designed for cost-efficient fluid handling. Fuel usage is minimized through the hydraulic pump-end, impeller...

Walk around the new Rock Falls (Ill.) Water Reclamation Facility and you can see and feel that it’s different. Skylights and windows brighten...

Like any successful private business, the Tacoma Central Wastewater Treatment Plant practices good customer service and product diversity as it markets its...

If you’re faced with running a sophisticated treatment plant, it helps if you have your operators involved in the design. That was...

In the Battle of Zinc, the Appomattox Water Reclamation Facility is winning. In fact, it has already won. Using lime and soda...

Long-lasting pipe Basalt lined piping from Abresist Kalenborn lasts five times longer than 1/2-inch wall cast iron. Pipes, elbows and fittings are custom...

Sludge scraping The ZICKERT Shark sludge scraping system from WesTech Engineering has concave forward faces to transport sediment toward a sludge pit. During...

Hybrid compressor Delta Hybrid oil-free rotary lobe compressor packages from Aerzen USA Corp. combine rotary lobe blowers with screw compressor technologies for flows...

Bar screen lowers maintenance costs Problem The Camrosa Water Reclamation Facility in Camarillo, Calif., recycles 1.5 mgd for irrigation, but the mechanical bar screen...