WASTEWATER- By Rick Lallish
What is the expected or recommended time it should take for the contents in an oxidation ditch to travel the...
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Exam Study Guide - October 2019
Entries Tagged Oxidation Ditch
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The Village of Slinger's Process Optimization Initiative Has Spanned Three Years in Search of Phosphorus Reduction
The Slinger (Wisconsin) Wastewater Treatment Plant will face a monthly average phosphorus limit of 0.075 mg/L in 2023.
Since the village (population 5,500)...
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An Innovative Treatment Solution to Suit a Legendary University
Significant operational challenges. That’s something of an understatement when making wastewater treatment enhancements at an international research university that after 170 years...
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For This Utah Wastewater Operations Manager, Water Isn't Just a Job
When Steve Williams went to work for the Magna Water and Sewer District in 1977, it was “just a job.” Not anymore.
“It...
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How Cross-Trained Employees Streamline Plant Operations
Plant Supervisor Tim Burton takes viewers on a tour of the town of Rocky Mount (Virginia) Wastewater Treatment Plant, which features a...
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Meticulous Care From an Experienced Operator Family Keeps These Alabama Plants Spotless and Effluent Sparkling
The effluent from SouthWest Water’s two main wastewater treatment plants in Alabama consistently meets permits that include a 0.2 mg/L phosphorus limit.
That’s...
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Experience and Cross-Training Make Rocky Mount Team Members Highly Self-Reliant
Staff members at the Rocky Mount (Virginia)wastewater treatment plant don’t mind getting their hands dirty. In fact, that’s a point of pride,...
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Here's How a Florida Treatment Plant Team Deals With Hurricanes and Other Storm Events
Please excuse the staff at the Palm Coast Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 1 for complaining about lousy weather.Hurricane Irma was just the...
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Life Is Full of Second Chances. Cliff Church Provides a Sterling Example
Sorry, F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are second acts in America. Just ask Cliff Church and his colleagues at the Myrtle Creek Sewage...
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A Michigan Plant Works to Prove a Simple, Low-Cost Formula for Producing Class A Biosolids
There are various ways to produce Class A biosolids. Mark Bowman wants to prove to the Environmental Protection Agency that his preferred...
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See How Ohio City Got Up To Date with its Treatment Plant
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Village of Ohio City’s 150,000 gpd trickling filter plant routinely bypassed 270,000 gpd of...
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How a Political Science Degree Applies to Wastewater Treatment
Some might claim that by working in the wastewater industry, Josh Holton isn’t making use of his college degree in political science...
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The Road to Producing Florida's Class AA Biosolids
Wastewater operator training is available at schools, online and through various manuals and books. Then there’s the training operators get at the...
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Award-Winning Indiana Plant Maintains Tough Standards
Low crime, good schools and economic growth make Brownsburg one of the best places to live in Indiana — it ranks 33rd...
