Microscreening systems pose an interesting alternative to primary clarifiers for several important reasons. First, microscreens perform at or above clarifiers and settling...
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Replacing a Primary Clarifier With a Fine Screen
Entries Tagged Screen/Strainer/Screening System
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Fine Screening Keeps Solids Out of Ontario Treatment Plants
When you screen wastewater with 1/4-inch perforated plate panels you are going to capture tons of trash and debris, pulled from the...
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The Historical Evolution of Screenings Capture Efficiency
Any individual who has operated a wastewater treatment plant will readily agree that a well-designed headworks system employing a reliable and effective...
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Fine Screen Helps Plant Operate on Cruise Control
For the city of Clinton, Iowa, things were pretty typical. The wastewater treatment plant had a fairly average geographic situation, a predictably...
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Tips for Keeping Your Headworks Screens in Top Shape
The headworks screens are the first line of defense for any wastewater facility. Their proper operation is crucial to protect all of the...
Editorial
Case Studies - February 2020
Decanter centrifuge reduces biosolids disposal costs
Problem
Hollandia Dairy in Southern California was paying to transport 25,000 pounds of wastewater biosolids a day.
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Investing in Employee Training and Major Upgrade Prepare Clean-Water Facility for the Future
Sometimes a clean-water plant that has performed reliably for years simply gets old and needs renewal. That’s the case at the East...
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State-of-the-Art Septage Station Handles Plant’s Unique Needs
The San Antonio Water System had been making a homemade screen system work. It wasn’t perfect — but it only seemed to...
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How to Determine the Quality of Washed and Compacted Screenings
A quality ratio for screenings washing is defined as the mass of BOD or COD that can still be leached from the...
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A Complete Plant for Screening and Grit Removal
See the end-to-end process including screening, aeration, grease and grit removal with the HUBER ROTAMAT Ro5.
Editorial
Product Focus - August 2019
Biosolids Handling/Hauling/
Disposal/Application
Boerger BLUEline Rotary Lobe Pump
The BLUEline Rotary Lobe Pump from Boerger is a self-priming, valveless, positive displacement pump used to...
Editorial
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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Technology Spotlight: The EscaMax Perforated Plate Screen Technology
Many times, problems with debris within a wastewater treatment plant can be traced back to inadequate capture of screenings at the plant’s...
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An Ounce of Protection is Worth a Pound of Cure: Protect Your MBR
Membrane bioreactors are wastewater treatment solutions designed to produce a very high-quality effluent in order to meet stringent discharge standards. Meeting these...
