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Clarifier Tanks: How They Separate Solids in Treatment Article Overview Article Type: Informational Primary Goal: Explain how clarifier tanks remove and concentrate suspended solids in wastewater, provide the engineering principles and design parameters used to size and operate clarifiers, and give practical troubleshooting, retrofit, and vendor selection guidance for municipal and industrial wastewater professionals Who […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Valley Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Location: Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama Operating Authority: Jefferson County Environmental Services Department (JCESD) Design Capacity: 75 MGD (Average Daily Flow) Peak Hydraulic Capacity: ~350 MGD Current Average Flow: ~45-55 MGD Population Served: Approx. 250,000 residents Service Area: Western Jefferson County, Bessemer, Birmingham, Hueytown Receiving Water […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Five Mile Creek Water Reclamation Facility Location: Graysville/Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama Operating Authority: Jefferson County Environmental Services Department (JCESD) Design Capacity: 20.0 MGD Peak Hydraulic Capacity: 60.0 MGD Service Area: Northern Jefferson County (Forestdale, Graysville, Fultondale, Gardendale) Receiving Water Body: Five Mile Creek (Tributary to Locust Fork) NPDES Permit Number: […]
The authoritative technical resource for the largest wastewater treatment asset in the Jefferson County Environmental Services system. FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Operating AuthorityJefferson County Environmental Services Dept. (ESD) Location1400 Avenue W, Birmingham, AL Design Capacity60 MGD (Average) / 480 MGD (Peak) Service AreaBirmingham, Tarrant, Irondale, Mountain Brook Receiving WaterVillage Creek (Black Warrior River Basin) NPDES PermitAL0023655 […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Henrico County Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) Location: 9101 WRF Road, Henrico, VA 23231 Operating Authority: Henrico County Department of Public Utilities (DPU) Design Capacity: 75 MGD (Million Gallons per Day) Current Average Flow: ~45-50 MGD Population Served: ~340,000 residents Service Area: Henrico County, portions of Goochland County, Hanover County, and […]
INTRODUCTION One of the most persistent errors in municipal and industrial fluid handling involves applying centrifugal pump logic to positive displacement equipment. Engineers often approach pump curves expecting a single line intersecting a system curve, but when faced with an Air-Operated Double Diaphragm (AODD) performance chart, they encounter a complex grid of air pressures, air […]
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 […]