WASTEWATER
On-Line EZ Series Phosphorus Analyzer Allows Peace Of Mind And Prevents Permit Violations
Real-time nutrient monitoring allows wastewater facilities to detect industrial spikes and prevent permit violations. By utilizing automated, hourly sampling and dual-stream analysis, operators can optimize chemical dosing and maintain consistent effluent quality.
WASTEWATER CASE STUDIES AND WHITEPAPERS
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Trickling Filter Technology Is Still Relevant
Trickling filters have proven to efficiently remove pollutants from wastewater since their inception, earning recognition as a technology that will continue to serve the industry well into the future.
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Automation Solutions For Fixed-Bed Filters
Handwheel or automated process valve? The worldwide trend is clearly moving towards automation, because it reduces energy and water consumption, especially rinsing water, and increases plant availability. Pneumatic automation of a fixed-bed filter is a good example of this.
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Wastewater Is Changing: Are You Protected?
Today’s wastewater stream is dramatically different than its content just a decade ago. Yet, many municipal wastewater treatment plants are functioning under older designs and are not optimized for the new reality. There are solutions to attack the problem without the significant expense of a major system or plant overhaul.
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ABB Flowmeters Help Cut Water Loss In Bangkok
ABB’s AquaMaster flowmeters have been integral to the overall water management solution. Over 400 AquaMaster flowmeters actively serve the Bangkok Metropolitan area helping optimize the management of the water distribution network.
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Long Beach Water Department Increases Efficiency With AVEVA SCADA Solution
Discover how AVEVA helped operate and maintain nearly 765 miles of sewer lines, and deliver more than 40 million gallons of wastewater per day to Los Angeles County sanitation district facilities.
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Choosing A Flow Measurement Technology
Flow, pressure, and temperature are the most important units of measurement when monitoring or controlling fluids in pipes. They are early indicators for problems that can have major implications for the overall business.
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Rental Blowers: Contingency Planning For An Emergency
Would your wastewater treatment plant be able to function during a sustained loss of its aeration capabilities caused by a flood or natural disaster? What if a fire destroyed the blower house? Being prepared with a contingency plan for temporary low-pressure air will help operators prevent panic, avoid costly decisions, and minimize impact when a crisis occurs.
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High-Capacity Washer Compactors Compress More Debris, Save More Money
Duperon’s new high-capacity washer compactor was designed to tackle the most difficult challenges while reducing overall operating costs.
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Unlocking The Potential Of Jet Aeration Technology: A Journey Through History
Learn about the early history, development, and modern-day applications of jet aerators, highlighting their significance in wastewater treatment
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A Model Integration Of State-Of-The-Art Technologies That Satisfied Both Initial And Long-Term Considerations
The surrounding areas of Rock Creek Public Sewer District of Jefferson County, Missouri experienced substantial development in recent years overloading existing privately owned wastewater plant capacities.
WASTEWATER APPLICATION NOTES
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Improving Compliance Through Real-Time Phosphorus Control
Levels of phosphorus, a chemical element that promotes organic growth, must be controlled in wastewater coming from beverage, food and dairy processing plants. Failure to control phosphorus accurately has a negative impact on water quality and can lead to large fines.
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Determination Of Pesticide Residues In Honey, By An Automated QuEChERS Solution
The QuEChERS (Quick-Easy-Cheap-Effective-Rugged-Safe) sample extraction method was developed for the determination of pesticide residues in agricultural commodities.
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Alcoholic Beverage Fusel Alcohol Testing With Static Headspace
A static headspace method was developed using Teledyne Tekmar automated headspace vial samplers to meet the method requirements of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau of the US Department of the Treasury (TTB) method SSD: TM:2001 for testing fusel alcohols in alcoholic beverages.
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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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Nitrogen-Reduction Treatment Systems For Long-Term Operations
The need for of nitrogen-reducing wastewater treatment systems has become more common in the past few decades due to various environmental concerns, including eutrophication, oxygen depletion, and toxicity to aquatic organisms in lakes and streams. The addition of nitrogen removal to any wastewater treatment plant, new or existing, typically increases the costs of the project significantly. When evaluating suitable technologies, it becomes critical to properly identify processes that can not only proved the best upfront capital value but also provide the most sustainable long-term functionality.
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What Are You Doing To My Pipe: Can PVC Pipe Be Loaded?
The argument has been used that PVC pipe is delicate and can’t be subjected to any kind of loading. In EBAA's years of testing we have found that is not the case at all. PVC can take an extreme amount of strain.
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Waste Technologies Transform Problems To Profit
Anaerobic digestion processes that radically improve the quality of wastewater while delivering green energy extracted from biological waste streams are emerging as a profitable way for agricultural and food processing industries cope with the twin impact of drought and pollution challenges.
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Filter Installations Remove Solids From FGD Scrubber Effluent
Power plants and refineries around the world must manage and treat complex effluent waste streams from the Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) process. Flue gas is generated by the combustion process of fossil and fossil-derived fuels, such as coal, oils, and natural gas in power plants. Petrochemical refineries may generate flue gas from a number of different processes, including Catalytic Cracking, Steam Methane Reforming, and Heaters or Furnaces.
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Complete Flow Solutions
Siemens’ extensive portfolio includes various flow measurement technologies, such as Coriolis, clamp-on ultrasonic, vortex, and differential pressure meters, catering to a wide range of industrial needs.
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Pipe Repair On A Budget
A new pipe-repair solution promises to save time and money, while also being sustainable, long-lasting, fully scalable, and safe for workers.
LATEST INSIGHTS ON WASTEWATER
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Our infrastructure systems have operated in managed deterioration for decades. And not surprisingly, once they deteriorate badly enough and cross over into active failure, all cost discipline disappears.
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Every day, food scraps disappear into trash bags, are hauled away, and forgotten. But that waste could be turned into something productive.
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Currently, water infrastructure is outdated and fragile, prone to breakages and leaks. Reactive approaches to water infrastructure are only implemented after an incident and are more expensive than simple maintenance fixes. Geotechnical Internet of Things (IoT) devices enable water and wastewater industry professionals to identify and address issues before they escalate into catastrophic events.
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Traditional gravity sewers rely on large-diameter mains, deep trenches, and often multiple lift stations — elements that carry significant capital and restoration costs, particularly in rural or rugged terrain. To improve cost efficiency and sustainability, many municipalities are adopting decentralized collection systems such as Septic Tank Effluent Pump (STEP) systems, Septic Tank Effluent Gravity (STEG) systems, and liquid-only sewers.
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Aeration control strategies often remain conservative and static. Blowers operate continuously, oxygen levels are maintained near maximum, and airflow rates are rarely adjusted in response to real-time biological demand. The result is widespread over-aeration — a condition that does not improve treatment performance but significantly increases operating costs.
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Emerging state water reuse regulations are driving adoption of ozone and advanced oxidation, requiring flexible, high-performance systems to meet pathogen, trace organic, and DBP control objectives.