EDITOR’S NOTE: Jeremy Cramer, who was superintendent of the Stevens Point Wastewater Treatment Plant at the time this article was researched and...
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Entries Tagged Grit Handling/Removal/Hauling
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Headworks and Biosolids Management
Scrapers clean solids from intake systemProblem
Backwash strainers at a wastewater treatment plant in Toronto, were consistently clogging with oversized solids that made...
Grit Handling/Removal/Hauling - Efficient fine grit removal system
The Hydro-Grit grit vortex system from Fluidyne Corp. removes sand and inorganic material before the wastewater treatment process. The system removes 95...
Grit Handling/Removal/Hauling - Vortex-type grit removal system
The Grit Czar self-cleaning, hydrodynamic vortex-type grit removal system from Envirodyne Systems has no moving parts. It accommodates varying flows, has low...
Grit Handling/Removal/Hauling - Shaker system
The Total Clean System from DEL Tank & Filtration Systems takes the initial flow directly from trucks, tanks or pits, and pumps...
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Up With Efficiency
When the City of Winter Haven Utility Service Department began an aggressive cost savings program in 2012, leaders made sure the operations staff...
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Green Insurance
In the western Oregon cities of Springfield and Eugene, a successful program provides land-applied biosolids to local farmers, mainly for growing grasses. But...
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Upgrades On The Fly
The atypical design of the Cohasset (Mass.) Wastewater Treatment Plant confuses visiting operators and challenges those who run it. Mark Cataldo, project...
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More Than Clean Water
The Rose Hill (Kan.) Resource Management Facility does much more than reclaim the city’s wastewater and return it to the environment. It...
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Grit To Green
The team at the Isle La Plume Wastewater Treatment Plant in La Crosse, Wis., wanted to optimize treatment process efficiency and effectiveness,...
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Designing For Excellence
The town of Lee, Mass., is known as the gateway to the Berkshires, and for its New England charm. This progressive town of...
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A Sunny Outlook
In north central Utah’s desert climate, water is scarce and sunlight abundant. The Tooele City Water Reclamation Facility helps ease the first condition...
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Weekly News Briefs: Illegal Dumping Causes Contamination at Treatment Plant
On Feb. 15, plant operators at the Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Charlotte, N.C., detected a strange odor in the wastewater,...
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Biosolids Management And Headworks
Belt Filter/Rotary PressesBelt Filter PressThe 1.7-meter trailer-mounted belt filter press from Bright Technologies includes a control room with insulated FRP walls, air...
