by Julia Nielsen | Feb 7, 2019 | Aerobic Digestion, Blog, Hydrogen Sulfide, Innova MB, Lift Station Odor Control, Microbiology, Microorganisms, Polymer Blends, Sewer System, Sludge Dewatering, Wastewater Bacillus Bacteria, Wastewater Collection System, Wastewater Enzymes, Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Treatment Plants, Water Treatment Plants
Wastewater treatment facilities in the United States process approximately 34 billion gallons of wastewater every day. Think about the expense that entails. Now think about what you spend annually and whether you’ve been spending more time and money on your wastewater...
by Julia Nielsen | Feb 1, 2019 | Bioaugmentation, Blog, Hydrogen Sulfide, Microbiology, Polymer Blends, Sewer System, Wastewater Collection System, Wastewater Treatment
If you’ve noticed all the press with the infamous fatberg in Wales this month, you know what happened and how it happened. However, the community may not know or care. The supposedly benign things they stuff down their sink or flush down their toilets, as you know,...
by Julia Nielsen | Jan 23, 2019 | Aerobic Digestion, Bioaugmentation, Lift Station Odor Control, Microbiology, Sewer System, Wastewater Bacillus Bacteria, Wastewater Collection System
If you’ve seen the original Ghostbusters II, you would know that under New York, a massive red, molten lava, thick slime coated the sewers and eventually, pushed up through the manholes and started devouring everything. It took cars in its grasp and people started...
by Julia Nielsen | Jan 17, 2019 | Bioaugmentation, Blog, Hydrogen Sulfide, Microbiology, Microorganisms, Polymer Blend Treatment, Wastewater Collection System, Water Treatment Plants
Imagine you’re in charge of wastewater collection system maintenance when suddenly a recent storm overflows the sewer system. When combined sewers connect to wastewater treatment plants, they can become overburdened during combined sewer overflows or CSO events. Aging...
by Julia Nielsen | Jan 10, 2019 | Blog, Microbiology, Sludge, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment Plants
Sanitary System Overflow, or SSO, is a condition where untreated sewage becomes expelled from a sanitary sewer into the environment prior to reaching sewage treatment plants. When there’s rainfall, it’s commonly known as wet weather overflow. In developed countries...
by Julia Nielsen | Jan 4, 2019 | Aerobic Digestion, Bioaugmentation, Blog, Calcium Nitrate, Hydrogen Sulfide, Microbiology, Microorganisms, Uncategorized, Wastewater Bacillus Bacteria, Wastewater Treatment
You may think using calcium nitrate is a cost-effective solution for wastewater management, but you’d be very wrong. Before getting into the nuts and bolts of the proven ineffectiveness and why it’s expensive, let’s first talk about calcium nitrate and wastewater...
