WASTEWATER
Retrofitting Aging Infrastructure: Seamlessly Integrating Jet Aeration Into Existing Tank Designs
Jet aeration retrofits modernize aging wastewater tanks with minimal downtime, integrating easily into existing basins while delivering long-term reliability, higher oxygen transfer efficiency, and significantly lower lifecycle costs.
WASTEWATER CASE STUDIES AND WHITEPAPERS
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Insta-Valve 250 Helps Charlotte Gain Control For Unidirectional Flushing Program
Hydra-Stop’s insertion valve provides targeted control to allow the city to bring down the levels of iron and other particulates in their water distribution system.
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Decoding Ozone Disinfection
Disinfection is by far the most common use for ozone in water and wastewater treatment applications. The basics of ozone dosing / sizing have been discussed at length in any number of our previous articles. In this article, we are trying to provide better insight into decoding the why’s and how’s of your next ozone disinfection application. By Louis LeBrun, PE Thoram Charanda
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Increasing Capacity: AE-DENITRO + Hydrotech Discfilter
The City of Palm Coast, located on the east coast of Florida, expanded their existing Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to increase capacity to 6.83 MGD due to population growth, as well as add the production of reclaimed reuse water for use within the City.
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Wastewater Treatment System Achieves Stringent Water Quality Discharge Limits And Reduces Costs
The Village of Johnson Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) was among the first in the state of Vermont to meet newly enacted secondary treatment requirements when it began operation in 1970.
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Thrust Restraint Design Of Vertical Offsets And Tees
There are numerous fitting combinations and configurations that are used in the everyday construction of pressurized water lines. This report describes vertical offsets, tees, and using joint restraint products to simplify their installation. The use of joint restraint products virtually eliminates thrust blocks and tie rods.
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Grundfos Solutions For Industrial Water Reuse
Water is such a fundamental necessity for life that it is often taken for granted. In modern industrial societies, the water from every tap is expected to be so pure that we can drink it without a second thought. However, the reality is much more complicated. Mankind is becoming increasingly aware that fresh water is a rarity, and the process of water treatment is vitally importance to us all. This white paper is intended to introduce the reader to the many elements that constitute the water reuse process.
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EPA Researchers Explore Technology To Destroy PFAS
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, otherwise known as PFAS, are a large group of human-made organic compounds with properties that make many of them toxic and persistent in the environment. PFAS have been manufactured and used since the 1940s in items such as fire-fighting foams, adhesives, cosmetics, paper products, and stain and water repellants. Until now, researchers have been unable to destroy PFAS in a way that has potential for larger scale use.
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A Greener, Simpler, And More Cost-Effective Approach To Wastewater Reuse
As water reuse becomes a critical part of water security, municipal water utilities will increasingly be under pressure to incorporate cost-effective reuse schemes in their daily operations. It's time for a new solution.
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Orenco And UV Pure® Provide Safe Water, Always For The Soyo Municipal Hospital In Angola
Orenco Systems® Inc. (Orenco) recently completed the sale and commissioning of a wastewater treatment system for the Soyo Municipal Hospital in Angola.
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How To Optimize Flow Measurement For Process Efficiency
Busy municipal water engineers will find that the new Water and Wastewater Treatment Guide from Fluid Components International explains how to optimize flow measurement in 20 different municipal applications.
WASTEWATER APPLICATION NOTES
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Pile Cloth Media Filtration Removes 97% Of Microplastics From Wastewater
Learn about filtering microplastics from industrial wastewater prior to discharge, and how this is one way to effectively reduce the volume of this waste material from entering our surface water.
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Repair Or Rethink
The Moundsville Wastewater Treatment Plant in West Virginia chooses not to fix a broken blower unit, but rather to correct an outdated approach. The result is a savings of $50-60K a year in energy costs.
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Bringing Efficiency And New Confidence To BOD₅ Analysis
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) analysis is the test everyone loves to hate—and for compelling reasons.
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Primary Wastewater Treatment: Influent Monitoring
The raw sewage entering a wastewater treatment plant comes from a variety of sources. In addition to effluent from domestic users, effluent from industrial users and storm water run off can be present.
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Veterinary Drug Residue Analysis Using The AutoMate-Q40: An Automated Solution To QuEChERS
QuEChERS is a Quick-Easy-Cheap-Effective-Rugged-Safe extraction method that has been developed for the determination of pesticide residues in agricultural commodities.
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Aerated Biological Nitrogen Removal
Excess ammonia in receiving waters causes algal blooms that decrease oxygen levels. For this reason, many wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) must limit ammonia in discharge. Mike Rousey, Hach Company
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Vacuum Sewer Truck: Optimize Cleaning Performance With The Right Accessories
Selecting the correct accessories will maximize cleaning while minimizing water use, tank refills, labor, and headaches.
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LLT100 Laser Level Measurement In Water And Wastewater
In the water and wastewater market segment, the LLT100 laser level transmitter provides an efficient way to measure levels of liquids.
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Pile Cloth Media Filtration For Food Processing
Read about the cloth media filter installations that have been operating in food and beverage wastewater plants for over 25 years.
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Automatic Rinse Tank Controls
Proper rinsing is one of the most important steps in quality manufacturing or metal finishing. Plenty of low cost, good quality water for rinsing has been available in the past, so rinse water conservation has been largely ignored.
LATEST INSIGHTS ON WASTEWATER
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In areas with storm drains, the water can quickly overwhelm the drains, causing flooding hazards. For this reason, many towns have ordinances dictating how much ground can be covered with impermeable substrates.
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Technology like advanced process control systems can streamline operations, create opportunities to lower costs and emissions, and ensure effluent quality meets the highest standards. Research also indicates that implementing an appropriate control strategy can help reduce N2O emissions.
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Strategic flow monitoring helps wastewater utilities curb overflows, cut costs, and safeguard public health by turning accurate data into proactive action.
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When seeking bids for a fair comparison, it’s important to evaluate the total cost of ownership.
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Researchers have developed polyimide-based membranes for membrane distillation (MD) that overcome three persistent issues in membranes for water treatment and gas separations: the need for pore-forming chemicals that prevent recycling, performance degradation due to pore wetting and fouling, and the inherent trade-off between high water flux and selectivity.
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As technology improves and becomes more accessible, outdated municipal wastewater systems are fast beginning to show their age. Today, water pumps come in a variety of designs that enable uses that previous generations could only have dreamed of.