Operators at the Grace Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Longview, Texas, expect significant savings from an energy efficiency project that includes replacement...
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Breath of Air
Entries Tagged Hach Company
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It’s All About Control
It’s not easy operating a wastewater treatmentplant when you can’t smell it or hear it, and most of it is out of...
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Process Chemistry/Lab Analysis
Formulation consumes organic solids
Problem
Biosolids buildup in the anaerobic lagoons at the Mount Olive (N.C.) Wastewater Treatment Plant was lowering storage capacity.
Solution
Operators removed...
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Bug-Driven Performance
Wastewater professionals go by many titles: plant manager, chief operator, environmental coordinator. But “bug farmer”?
That’s how Tom Pfiester, wastewater division manager of...
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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...
Videos
Town of Vernon, Conn. - Treatment Plant Operator Video - Nov 2011
Links mentioned in the video: Hach HQd Meters and Probes 800-227-4224
About the Video: A unique process and an exceptional staff make sure...
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Wastewater Treatment Systems
Noncontact blower
The High-Speed Turbo Blower from APG-Neuros operates an oil-free noncontact air bearing system, making aeration more energy efficient and reducing operating...
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One of a Kind
These days, Arnie Bevins is even more focused on ensuring the future well-being of the treatment works and its staff than on...
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25 Percent Savings, Just Getting Started
Federal stimulus funds paid the bill and the people of Ogdensburg, N.Y., will reap the rewards from a $1.1 million upgrade to...
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Data Does It
Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) in Greenville, S.C., operates nine wastewater treatment plants and provides water reclamation to more than 400,000 people in...
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Digital Technology
Chlorine analysis
The SC400 colorimeter from Orbeco-Hellige can test two ranges of free and total chlorine — 0.01-2.0 mg/l and 0.1-8.0 mg/l. Users...
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So Long to Red Circles
John Lande remembers a time when he AND his staff didn’t enjoy going to work. In the late 1990s, a new permit...
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One Step Ahead
“Be prepared.” That old Boy Scout motto might well be the watchword at the Tappahannock (Va.) Wastewater Treatment Plant.
In anticipation of new...
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Goal Oriented
Shane McCannon knows an opportunity when he sees it. Driving by the local wastewater treatment plant as a teenager, he often thought...
