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FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Belmont Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (AWTP) Location: 2700 South Belmont Avenue, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Operating Authority: Citizens Energy Group (Citizens Wastewater of Westfield, LLC) Design Capacity: 300 MGD (Peak Secondary Treatment), 120 MGD (Average Design) Current Average Flow: ~100-110 MGD Population Served: Approx. 800,000+ (Indianapolis/Marion County Metro) Service Area: […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Southport Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (Southport AWT) Location: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Operating Authority: Citizens Energy Group (Citizens Wastewater of Westfield, LLC / CWA Authority, Inc.) Design Capacity: 125 MGD (Average Daily Design Flow) Peak Capacity: 180 MGD (Secondary Treatment) / 250+ MGD (Wet Weather) Population Served: Approx. 400,000 (Southport […]
Introduction In the design of municipal water and wastewater treatment systems, the distinction between static storage and dynamic hydraulic control is often the line between long-term reliability and catastrophic failure. Engineers frequently encounter scenarios where fluid containment overlaps with pressure management, leading to critical decisions regarding vessel specification. A common point of confusion arises when […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Greater Lawrence Sanitary District Wastewater Treatment FacilityLocation: North Andover, Essex County, MassachusettsOperating Authority: Greater Lawrence Sanitary District (GLSD)Design Capacity: 52.0 MGD (Average Daily Flow)Current Average Flow: ~28-32 MGDPeak Hydraulic Capacity: 135 MGDPopulation Served: ~214,000 residentsService Area: Lawrence, Methuen, Andover, North Andover, Dracut (partial), and Salem, NH (partial)Receiving Water Body: Merrimack […]
INTRODUCTION In the landscape of wastewater treatment, the secondary clarifier is often the ultimate bottleneck of the activated sludge process. While biological reactors get the glory for nutrient removal, the clarifier is the final gatekeeper of effluent quality. A surprising statistic in the industry is that nearly 50% of clarifier performance issues are not related […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Deer Island Treatment Plant (DITP) Location: Boston (Winthrop), Suffolk County, Massachusetts Operating Authority: Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Design Peak Capacity: 1,270 MGD Current Average Flow: ~360 MGD Population Served: ~2.3 million residents Service Area: 43 Communities in Greater Boston and Metro West Receiving Water Body: Massachusetts Bay (via Ocean […]
INTRODUCTION A frequent point of friction in municipal water and wastewater design lies in the disconnect between specifying distinct industrial components and specifying integrated application solutions. Engineers often grapple with a critical choice: should the control system be built around a global industrial powerhouse platform, or a specialized water-centric integration solution? This dilemma is perfectly […]
Location: Austell, Cobb County, Georgia | Operating Authority: Cobb County Water System (CCWS) Facility Basic Information Plant Name: South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) Location: 4400 connecticut Place, Austell, GA 30106 Operating Authority: Cobb County Water System (CCWS) Design Capacity: 44 MGD (Million Gallons per Day) Current Average Flow: ~30-34 MGD Service Area: South Cobb […]
Note: While colloquially referred to as a “South River” facility due to its discharge location, the official DeKalb County designation is the Pole Bridge Creek AWTF. The City of Atlanta operates a separate “South River Water Reclamation Center” nearby. This article details the DeKalb County asset. FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Pole Bridge Creek Advanced […]
Introduction In municipal and industrial water treatment, flow measurement is arguably the single most critical variable for process control, yet it remains a primary source of operational inefficiency. It is estimated that flow measurement errors contribute significantly to the 20-30% of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) losses seen in many aging distribution systems. Furthermore, in wastewater treatment, […]