Separation & Clarification Resources
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FlexRake® Celebrates 20 Years Of Continuous Operation In Michigan
4/26/2018
In 1997, back before text messaging and cell phones, Duperon Corporation installed the FlexRake FP Full Penetration Coarse Bar Screen into its first wastewater treatment plant at the City of Adrian, Michigan. The same equipment is in operation today, with all of its original components, with the exception of a motor/drive head bearing replacement.
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4-Step Wastewater Sludge Treatment Process
4/3/2018
Sewage sludge is a byproduct of treated wastewater. It is composed of both organic and inorganic materials, a large concentration of plant nutrients, organic chemicals, as well as pathogens. Therefore, it is extremely important to properly treat such sludge in order to minimize its environmental repercussions.
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Cardston's Community Relationship Improves With Dewatering Technology Choice
12/21/2017
Cardston WWTP’s choice of a dewatering system to replace its belt press, Huber Technology Q-Press®, has a striking comparison to the plant’s previous technology in both the footprint and the attention it requires. The Cardston staff also noticed striking improvements in water separation, end-product dryness and offensive odor by-product. Read more about how the Q-Press® helped Cardston become a better neighbor.
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Get A Big Bang For Your Buck With A Smart Selection
11/20/2017
The Huber Technology EscaMAX® gives control over what gets in the stream whereas their previous process gave them no way to prevent rag balls from flowing into pumps and mixers and causing slowdowns and clogs.
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Plants Are Transformed When Rag Reduction Makes More Room For Treatment
11/20/2017
Efficiency goals met! Life expectancy of expensive variable frequency drives increased! Ragging build-up on selector mixers all but eliminated! Reduction of debris from 25-30 gallons to a few handfuls! Highest possible percentage of inorganics removed from flow! Plant kept in amazingly consistent treatment mode! These are not the dreams of treatment plant supervisors but are actual results produced by EscaMAX® Perforated Screens.
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Clearing Channels And Tanks Of Rag And Fiber Produces Benefits Beyond The Tanks
11/20/2017
Reduction of ragging is merely one of the benefits the EscaMAX® Perforated Plate Screen bestows upon its implementer. But this is such a huge factor, that mitigating it brings night-and-day results in other areas such as reducing debris in the grit channel, increasing space for energy-producing biosolids in tanks, and releasing cleaner end products.
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10 Water-Tech Winners From WEFTEC 2017
10/25/2017
For the second straight year, the Water Environment Federation Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) came to McCormick Place in Chicago, returning also to the city which launched WEFTEC 90 years ago. As always, it was a showcase of the latest technologies and ideas available in the water/wastewater industry, but each show also has its own "feel" that reflects the times.
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Fats, Oils & Grease Are No Longer A Struggle at Napa Sanitation District
7/19/2017
The Huber Technology Strainpress has helped Napa Sanitation District maximize its investment in the FOG receiving and injection system by improving operations, ensuring the protection of downstream components and enhancing the production of a valuable, revenue generating asset.
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Fort Worth Turns A Liability Into An Asset
7/19/2017
Fort Worth Village Creek has gone far beyond managing its scum. The plant has implemented an efficient way to continuously skim the scum out of the channel flow and effectively process it through anaerobic co-digestion so that its resulting methane gas is useable. In short, the liability was turned into an asset.
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Simply Solving The Grit Problem
2/27/2017
The grit particle is a microscopic menace that still confounds many wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) operators. It is not always easy to recognize how much grit is costing you in equipment wear, maintenance, and energy usage, let alone to know the best way to rid your plant of it.