Wastewater Case Studies and Whitepapers

91. ABB Ability: Our Offering For Power Plants 4/5/2019

    ABB provides an extensive selection of proven measurement and analytical products and solutions for power generation industry applications.

92. To the Rescue: The DIMMINUTOR® Makes A Difference At Ross Valley Sanitary District 10/21/2021

    Ross Valley Sanitary District in San Rafael, California services approximately 47,000 mostly residential customers over a 27 square mile service area. They have 5 major pump stations, which is where Ross Valley found themselves having the most trouble. The existing channel grinders were simply not reliable. “It was a constant headache,” said Philip Marcantonio, Senior Collection System Worker. “The pumps were ragging up sometimes twice a week and sometimes twice a day.” The plant reported that the machines were not efficient at all. “It was a lot of extra work on us to keep the stations going,” Marcantonio said. On top of that, the constant downtime was causing even more than extra work; it was costing the district a lot of money. They knew this was not a sustainable system to keep their plant and stations running.

93. 100% Reuse: 5-Stage BNR And Secondary Clarification 1/13/2015

    The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) manages water and wastewater treatment for Pensacola, FL, and surrounding areas. The 19-acre Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant had been in operation since the 1970s and began to require many upgrades.

94. Retrofit Strategies For HVAC Pump Systems 12/14/2025

    Unlock improved HVAC system performance by implementing modern pump retrofit strategies. Upgrading to high-efficiency pumps and smart controls significantly reduces energy use, lowers TCO, and enhances long-term reliability.

95. Choosing pH Instrumentation — Digital, Analog, Inline, Or Handheld? 3/3/2020

    With the importance of accurate pH measurement well established in the water industry, the next logical step comes down to choosing the best option for acquiring accurate readings in the application. Here is a series of considerations for selecting the right pH instrumentation for the application and obtaining optimal performance from it.

96. DIC Corporation Unveils New SEPAREL Hollow Fiber Membrane Module For Decarbonation 10/19/2017

    At Aquatech 2017, Sun Chemical Corporation and its parent company, the DIC Corporation, unveiled two new SEPAREL® hollow fiber membrane modules for decarbonation. The EF-120-Q and EF-040P-Q modules extend the life of ion-exchange resins used in the production of pure and ultrapure water by utilizing a proprietary hollow fiber membrane that removes 1.7 times more Carbon Dioxide than any existing SEPAREL module.

97. Practical Tips For Improving Sewer Data Management 5/21/2023

    Learn why data security, accessibility and quality are all crucial to successfully managing wastewater infrastructure and sustaining data hygiene.

98. Florida County Aims for Full Usage Of Reclaimed Water 3/28/2017

    In 2016 Hillsborough County Public Utilities, a forward thinking organization, initiated the first direct potable reuse pilot project in Florida. In its efforts to utilize 100 percent of its reclaimed water, the progressive utility created a successful program to effectively suspend surface water discharges. The pilot project validated direct potable reuse, which is now a key initiative for many central Florida utilities due to the implementation of the Central Florida Water Initiative requiring the additional utilization of reuse water resources.

99. MBRs Address Failure Of Local Septic Systems 4/24/2014

    This project brief highlights how the town of Alpine utilized a CWRSF loan to replace the existing WWTP and address the failure of several local septic systems with MBRs.

100. Chromium Treatment 1/12/2016

     A U.S. light aircraft manufacturing company uses an alkaline cleaner followed by an alkaline de-smutter, rinse, acid de-smutter (possibly using potassium permanganate), rinse, alodine, and a final rinse. The three 1,700 gal rinses are dumped approximately once each week, or more often, based on the pH.