Sludge & Biosolids Processing Resources

1. Sludge Costs Are Wrecking Wastewater Budgets. Here's How MBR Can Help 4/25/2025

   Sludge management costs aren’t going away, so your team needs to find a solution. Land application bans, PFAS regulations, and rising disposal costs are making sludge an even bigger financial liability.

2. How A City's Sewage System Can Generate Renewable Natural Gas Production And Earn Royalties 12/16/2024
   Imagine if wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) — typically associated with managing sewage — could instead become known for fueling a more sustainable future.
3. Time-Based Treatment Is A Game Changer For Activated Sludge, Granular Sludge, And Densified Sludge 10/15/2024

   Time-based batch processing allows WWTPs to gain the benefits of new suspended growth technologies in a much smaller footprint.

4. Enhancing Treatment Capacity With miGRATE™ Technology At Verrado WRF 9/2/2024

   Due to rapid population growth in its service area, Verrado Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) in Verrado, Arizona faced a challenge. Its existing treatment capacity of 1.54 millions of gallons per day (MGD) had become insufficient to meet the rising demand and comply with both Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Total Nitrogen (TN) permits.

5. Cutting Costs, Not Corners: How PRI-TECH® Transformed Biosolids Odor Control At Bergen Point WWTP 6/28/2024

   The Suffolk County Department of Public Works tested the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of PRI-TECH® in controlling odors at a wastewater treatment plant. The technology successfully treated odors and reduced operating costs.

6. Fouling Control Techniques For Membrane Bioreactors 6/19/2024

   Discover how implementing targeted operational strategies, advanced cleaning protocols, and innovative technological solutions, makes it possible to mitigate the impacts of fouling.

7. 3 Tips To Prevent Sludge Bulking In Your Wastewater Treatment System 6/5/2024

   Read about the targeted strategies wastewater treatment plants can use to effectively manage and prevent sludge bulking,

8. The Top Seven Ways The STRAINPRESS® Helps With Digester Debris Issues 1/15/2024

   Read about the seven ways that the HUBER Sludge Cleaner STRAINPRESS® saves money and time while establishing a safer work environment.
9. Expect The Unexpected: Handling The Unknowns Of Septage Receiving 1/12/2024

   Wastewater treatment plants provide a viable option to accept and process the collected septage. However, the sheer concentration of the transported sludge can potentially cause plant upsets in smaller WWTP facilities.

10. Wastewater To Biogas: From Trash To Treasure 1/10/2024

    How U.S. wastewater treatment plants can learn from the example of others to transition into wastewater resource recovery facilities and create more sustainable, livable communities.