Tag: sustainable
When reuse moves from planning to practice, the water reclamation facility becomes the system-level enabler that dictates cost, energy, and regulatory risk. This guide gives engineers, utility managers, and plant operators a practical framework for planning, designing, financing, and operating modern reclamation facilities, with technology tradeoffs, measurable performance benchmarks, and procurement examples for MBRs, RO, […]
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: Waterloo Water Pollution Control FacilityLocation: 3505 Easton Avenue, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, IowaOperating Authority: City of WaterlooDesign Capacity (AWW): 28.0 MGDPeak Hourly Flow: 58.0 MGDPopulation Served: ~67,000 (plus significant industrial equivalent)Service Area: City of Waterloo, Evansdale, Elk Run Heights, RaymondReceiving Water Body: Cedar RiverNPDES Permit Number: IA0042455Year Commissioned: Original siting […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: WRA Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) Location: 3000 Vandalia Road, Des Moines, Iowa Operating Authority: City of Des Moines (Operating Contractor for the WRA) Design Capacity: 100 MGD (Average Dry Weather), 260 MGD (Peak Hydraulic) Current Average Flow: ~75 MGD Population Served: ~500,000+ (Metro Area) Service Area: 17 Metro Communities (Des […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Cherry Point Water Reclamation Facility Location: Okatie, Beaufort County, South Carolina Operating Authority: Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority (BJWSA) Design Capacity: 7.5 MGD (Expanded) Current Average Flow: ~3.5 – 4.5 MGD Population Served: ~40,000+ residents (est.) Service Area: Okatie, Sun City Hilton Head, Bluffton, Pritchardville Receiving Water Body: Great Swamp […]
The President Street Water Reclamation Center (WRC) stands as the cornerstone of wastewater infrastructure for the City of Savannah, Georgia. As the largest facility operated by the City’s Water Resources Department, it is permitted to treat a design flow of 27 million gallons per day (MGD). Located just east of the historic downtown district, the […]
Authoritative Technical Guide for Engineers and Industry Professionals FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: South Cross Bayou Water Reclamation Facility (SCBWRF) Location: 7401 54th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33709 Operating Authority: Pinellas County Utilities (PCU) Design Capacity: 33.0 MGD (Annual Average Daily Flow) Current Average Flow: ~22-24 MGD Population Served: Approximately 300,000 residents Service Area: […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Econchate Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) Location: 8500 Wares Ferry Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36117 Operating Authority: Montgomery Water Works & Sanitary Sewer Board (MWWSSB) Design Capacity: 24.0 MGD (Million Gallons per Day) Current Average Flow: ~12-15 MGD (Dry Weather) Population Served: Approx. 85,000 – 100,000 residents (Eastern Zone) Service Area: […]
The authoritative technical resource for the Army Base Treatment Plant in Norfolk, Virginia. FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Army Base Treatment Plant Location: Norfolk, Virginia Operating Authority: Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) Design Capacity: 18.0 MGD Current Average Flow: ~10-12 MGD Population Served: Serves significant portions of Norfolk and Naval Station Norfolk Service Area: City […]