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Entries Tagged Nutrient Removal
Editorial
Mixing Technology and Operator Ingenuity Play a Key Role in This Facility's Nitrogen and Phosphorus Reductions
When the small team at the Chinook (Montana) Wastewater Treatment Plant selected new mixers for a plant upgrade in 2004, they could...
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Removing Nutrients: What Price?
Stricter effluent nutrient limits pose a dilemma for clean-water plant teams: How to comply with the new permit, and at what cost?
Major...
Editorial
Through a Decade of Effort, Murfreesboro Wins Dramatic Effluent Nitrogen and Phosphorus Reductions
When facing what seemed insurmountable odds to meet aggressive new effluent nutrient limits, the Murfreesboro Water Resources Department team members banded together.
They...
Editorial
Fond du Lac's Operators and Engineers Were Not Afraid to Try Something New. Their Courage Paid Off.
The Fond du Lac (Wisconsin) Regional Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Facility must meet stringent phosphorous limits of 0.8 mg/L to 0.19...
Editorial
An Advanced Operating Management System Helps Optimize This Plant's Biological Processes
In 2012, the City of Lebanon (Pennsylvania) Authority wastewater treatment plant was upgraded with a smart digital control solution to support its...
Editorial
Skiing Visitors Bring Peaks and Valleys in Flow for the Clean-Water Plant in the Resort Community of Ludlow
The Village of Ludlow is home to about 2,500 Vermonters. Its clean-water plant often treats wastewater from up to 25,000 people.
That’s because...
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Protecting the Puget Sound – Process Management Optimization for Nutrient Reduction
The Puget Sound Nutrient Reduction Project is a collaborative effort in the Seattle/Tacoma region of the State of Washington to improve water...
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Using IFAS/MBBR and Deammonification to Facilitate Biological Nutrient Removal
Last summer, Treatment Plant Operator hosted a live webinar in which in which Veolia Water Technologies gave a presentation on IFAS/MBBR and deammonification technologies,...
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Montana WWTP Saves Money on Phosphorus Reduction Using Brewery Barley
Beer breweries are increasing in popularity throughout the U.S. and can pose complications for treatment plants receiving their wastewater. Recently, a wastewater...
Editorial
WEFTEC Product Preview - 2019
AdEdge Water Technologies ADIN CO2
The ADIN CO2 injection system from AdEdge Water Technologies is an alternative to other methods of alkalinity control and...
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Coral Study Traces Excess Nitrogen to Maui WWTP
A new method for reconstructing changes in nitrogen sources over time has enabled scientists to connect excess nutrients in the coastal waters...
Editorial
Biogas-Fueled Cogeneration Is a Great Energy Saver, Especially When It's Fine-Tuned for Maximum Output
A cogeneration project at Atlanta’s R.M. Clayton Water Reclamation Plant didn’t work as well as expected — until the operators found a...
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Student Design Competition Winners Announced at WEFTEC
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) recently announced students from the University of British Columbia and University of Colorado are the winners of...
