Tag: conservation
Effluent Discharge Standards: Compliance and Best Practices Article Overview Article Type: How-To Guide Primary Goal: Equip municipal managers, plant operators, design engineers, and equipment manufacturers with a practical, technically rigorous roadmap to interpret effluent discharge standards, design and operate treatment systems to meet permits, implement reliable monitoring and reporting, and future-proof facilities for emerging contaminants […]
Anoxic Zones in Wastewater Treatment: Nitrogen Removal Explained Article Overview Article Type: Informational Primary Goal: Explain how anoxic zone treatment removes nitrogen in municipal and industrial wastewater, covering microbial mechanisms, common process configurations, design and operational parameters, monitoring and control strategies, retrofit options, technology vendors, and real world examples so engineers and operators can design, […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Great Lakes Water Authority Water Resource Recovery Facility (formerly Detroit Wastewater Treatment Plant) Location: 9300 West Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Operating Authority: Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) Design Capacity: 1,700 MGD (Primary Treatment Peak), 930 MGD (Secondary Treatment Peak) Current Average Flow: ~615 MGD Population Served: ~2.8 million […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: North District Wastewater Treatment Plant (NDWWTP) Location: 2575 NE 151st Street, North Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida Operating Authority: Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) Design Capacity: 120.0 MGD (Annual Average Daily Flow) Current Average Flow: ~85-95 MGD Population Served: Approx. 2.4 million (System-wide), NDWWTP serves Northern region Service Area: North […]
The flagship treatment facility for the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (MAWSS), utilizing High-Purity Oxygen technology to protect Mobile Bay. FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Clifton C. Williams Wastewater Treatment Plant (C.C. Williams WWTP) Location: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama Operating Authority: Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (MAWSS) Design Capacity: 28.0 MGD (Average Daily […]
Lagoon Treatment Systems: Natural Wastewater Processing Article Overview Article Type: Informational Primary Goal: Provide municipalities, design engineers, plant operators, and equipment manufacturers with a practical, technically rigorous guide to lagoon treatment system selection, design, operation, performance expectations, limitations, and upgrade strategies so they can evaluate whether a lagoon system is appropriate and how to design […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Port Richmond Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) Location: 1801 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10310 Operating Authority: New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP) Design Capacity: 60 MGD (Dry Weather) Wet Weather Capacity: 120 MGD (2x DDWF) Population Served: ~220,000 residents Service Area: North Shore of Staten Island […]
The authoritative technical resource for engineers, operators, and industry professionals. FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: North River Wastewater Treatment Plant Location: New York, New York (Manhattan) Operating Authority: New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP) Design Capacity: 170 MGD (Dry Weather) / 340 MGD (Wet Weather) Current Average Flow: ~125 MGD Population Served: […]
Location: Brooklyn, New YorkOperating Authority: NYC Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP)Design Capacity: 85 MGD (Dry Weather)Service Area: East New York, Canarsie, BrownsvilleReceiving Water: Jamaica Bay 1. Introduction The 26th Ward Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) is a critical component of New York City’s wastewater infrastructure, serving a drainage area of nearly 6,000 acres in […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (NCWWTP) Location: 329 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Operating Authority: New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP) Design Capacity: 310 MGD (Dry Weather) Peak Hydraulic Capacity: 700+ MGD (Wet Weather) Current Average Flow: ~227 MGD Population Served: ~1.3 million residents Service […]