Nutrient Removal Resources

71. Fixing The EPA's Clean Water Problem 5/3/2017

    A chasm in the Clean Water Act, coupled with EPA’s misguided direction, create an environmental suing spree that threatens to cost everyone that pays a sewer bill $100 billion and more — for pollution you didn’t cause, using remedies that don’t work. There’s a way to turn this around and help the taxpayer and the environment, based on lessons learned in Iowa and Idaho.

72. What Now? EPA Priorities In The Trump Era 4/25/2017

    The U.S. EPA has a job to do despite having its financial and human resources trimmed by the new presidential administration. Three U.S. EPA Office of Water directors, presenting at the 2017 Water & Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA) Washington Forum, laid out action plans for addressing the nation's most pressing water-quality threats in a manner that can (or must) achieve results efficiently.

73. Great Danes: Making Wastewater Treatment Energy Positive 4/17/2017

    With pressures around energy use mounting in the wastewater treatment industry, this European plant promises to provide 50 percent more energy than it requires for operation.

74. How Algae Is Turning Nutrient Removal Problems Into Profits 3/23/2017

    Researchers from Iowa have developed a system that utilizes algae for wastewater nutrient removal and gives utilities a chance to offset costs with the process.

75. The Challenge Of Tracking Nutrient Pollution 2,300 Miles 3/7/2017

    Nitrogen and phosphorus are essential nutrients — yet too much of a good thing is not always a good thing. Scientists are investigating nutrient pollution down the Mississippi River.

76. Thinking Big On Nutrient Removal 3/6/2017

    A new public-private project involving a major Maryland utility seeks to reduce nutrients at the source with a comprehensive construction project.

77. Does Your Wastewater Treatment Plant Need A Manmade Wetland? 2/14/2017

    Research into manmade, floating wastewater treatment wetlands may mark the first step into a new world of sustainable nitrogen removal.

78. Aerobic Granular Sludge System Reduces Energy Up To 50% When Compared To Conventional Activated Sludge Systems 2/1/2017

    The AquaNereda® Aerobic Granular Sludge System (AGS) is an innovative biological wastewater treatment technology that provides advanced treatment using the unique features of aerobic granular biomass. This advanced nutrient removal process can reduce footprint up to 75% and energy up to 50% when compared to conventional activated sludge systems.

79. Reducing Water-Food Nexus Pressures In America 1/17/2017

    Agricultural production is one of the most important sectors of the U.S. economy, contributing more than $300 billion to the country each year. When food service and other agriculture-related industries are included, this figure rises to over $750 billion.

80. Lessons In Protecting Against Nutrient Pollution 1/4/2017

    With new information on the pervasiveness of nutrient pollution in the country’s drinking water sources, the U.S. EPA has offered lessons on turning the tide.