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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Up With Efficiency
Entries Tagged Weir Specialty Pumps (WEMCO)
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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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Pumps, Drives, Valves And Blowers
Blowers decrease energy consumption and reduce noise, heat and maintenance costsProblem: King County, Wash., wanted more energy efficiency in upgrading the aeration...
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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...
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Energy Efficiency Upgrades Earn Connecticut Wastewater Treatment Facility Three Awards
Requiring continuous operation, wastewater treatment facilities and their electrical consumption represent a major utility component for municipalities. For this reason, the Town...
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Excellence, Start to Finish
A lot has changed since 2007 at the White Slough Water Pollution Control Plant in Lodi, Calif. There’s a new biosolids process,...
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Hands-On Know-How
Small tanks: Operators are familiar with them and know
that large tanks often seem too costly in smaller towns. So, like Joe...
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Big on Performance
For a facility serving a population of 3,300, the City of West Liberty (Iowa) Wastewater Treatment Plant handles large flows and...
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Always Adaptable
Fred Dale and the Salt Creek Sanitary District
Wastewater Treatment Plant in Villa Park, Ill., have come a long way over the last...
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At Home on the Range
Though well past its boom times as a supplier of iron ore, the Iron Range area of northeast Minnesota enjoys...
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Sustainability First
Rapid growth, tighter regulations and aging infrastructure were challenging the wastewater systems in Clackamas County, Ore. In response, two wastewater districts teamed...
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Super Achiever
It’s something to be proud of when a plant wins an award. But when it wins that award year after year, that’s...
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Working Hand in Hand
Like a hand in a glove, wastewater treatment has matched the rapid growth of housing in Huntley, Ill. Developments like Sun City,...
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On The Fly
It might not have been the parting of the Red Sea, but the early-morning chlorine contact chamber diversion at the Middle Oconee...
