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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, […]
Introduction In the realm of municipal wastewater treatment, the handling of thickened sludge, scum, and septage presents a persistent challenge: the increasing prevalence of non-dispersible solids. While engineers frequently turn to positive displacement technologies for these viscous fluids, Double Disc Pump Clogging and Ragging: How to Reduce Blockages remains a critical operational concern. Despite being […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Grand Rapids Water Resource Recovery Facility (formerly Wastewater Treatment Plant) Location: 1300 Market Avenue SW, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan Operating Authority: City of Grand Rapids Environmental Services Department Design Capacity: 61.1 MGD Current Average Flow: ~38-40 MGD Population Served: ~275,000 (Regional Service Area) Service Area: Grand Rapids plus 10 […]
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: Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF)Location: 7525 6th St SW, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, IowaOperating Authority: City of Cedar Rapids Utilities DepartmentDesign Hydraulic Capacity: 56.0 MGD (Average Wet Weather)Peak Hydraulic Capacity: 105.0 MGDOrganic Capacity (BOD): Equivalent to approx. 1.5 million populationPopulation Served: ~137,000 (Residential) / ~1.5 Million (Population Equivalent […]
The authoritative technical resource for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s primary northern facility. FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Terrence J. O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant (O’Brien WRP) Location: 3500 Howard Street, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois Operating Authority: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) Design Average Capacity: 333 MGD Design Maximum Capacity: […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Calumet Water Reclamation Plant (CWRP) Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Operating Authority: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) Design Capacity: 354 MGD Current Average Flow: ~230 MGD Population Served: ~1,000,000+ residents Service Area: 300 square miles (South Chicago & Suburbs) Receiving Water Body: Little Calumet River NPDES Permit […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Stickney Water Reclamation Plant Location: Cicero/Stickney, Cook County, Illinois Operating Authority: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) Design Capacity: 1,200 MGD (Average) / 1,440 MGD (Max) Current Average Flow: ~700 MGD Population Served: 2.3 Million residents Service Area: 260 square miles (Central Chicago + 43 suburban municipalities) Receiving […]
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 […]
FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant (Metro WWTP)Location: Columbia, Richland County, South CarolinaOperating Authority: Columbia Water (City of Columbia)Design Capacity: 60 MGD (Million Gallons per Day)Current Average Flow: ~32-38 MGDPopulation Served: ~375,000 residents (Regional Service Area)Service Area: City of Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, Town of Irmo, Town of ChapinReceiving Water Body: […]