Nutrient Removal Resources

  1. EPA And USDA Pledge Actions To Support America's Growing Water Quality Trading Markets 8/10/2016

    In September of 2015, EPA and USDA sponsored a three-day national workshop at the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska that brought together more than 200 experts and leaders representing the agricultural community, utilities, environmental NGOs, private investors, states, cities, and tribes to discuss how to expand the country’s small but growing water quality trading markets.

  2. Refinery Expands Production While Meeting Discharge Standards Quality 8/5/2016

    Petron Bataan Refinery wanted to expand production to process 180 thousand barrels of crude oil per day while changing its feedstock from Arab Light to less costly heavy and sour crudes.

  3. Six Water Startups Look To Transform The Industry 8/3/2016

    The Water Council has announced the latest startup companies to win access to its BREW Accelerator program, designed to help each company bring its innovative water tech to the market.

  4. Guacamole Coasts: Not Just Florida, Not Just Now 7/11/2016

    Florida’s Treasure Coast has turned toxic this summer, as a foul-smelling algae bloom that resembles guacamole has made some of the Sunshine State’s beaches untouchable.

  5. A Great Lakes Plan For Fighting Algal Bloom 6/27/2016

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is developing a strategy for predicting, controlling, and preventing harmful algal blooms.

  6. AquaSBR System Installed To Increase Capacity In A Small Footprint 6/9/2016

    The West Central Conservancy District (WCCD), located in Hendricks County, IN, was formed to resolve sewer issues that the service area was experiencing with the local utilities company in the mid- ’80s.

  7. WWTF Receives EPA Award For Achieving Low Level Nutrient Limits 6/9/2016

    Lee Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF), located in Massachusetts, received an award for its excellent treatment performance in 2012 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 4 years after start-up.

  8. Superpower Of Water Research Takes Flight 6/3/2016

    While two longstanding water research groups are discontinued, from them a bigger and better organization emerges. Get to know the changing face of water research through this Q&A with Melissa Meeker, CEO of the Water Environment & Reuse Foundation.

  9. Two Powerful Sidestream Treatment Technologies Battle To Be The Best 5/31/2016

    A comparison of post-aerobic digestion (PAD) and anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) for sidestream nutrient removal at wastewater facilities

  10. Meet Stringent Phosphorus Limits Under A Wide Range Of Conditions With The CoMag System 4/27/2016

    The Village of Waterbury Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is located on the Winooski River floodplain, which poses challenges from significant flooding during the spring runoff and storm seasons to strong algal blooms in late spring.