Tag: Water Resource Recovery Facility

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 […]

Introduction The anaerobic digester gallery is arguably the most complex and hazardous environment within a Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF). Engineers are tasked with balancing two volatile forces: the biological/hydraulic requirement to keep sludge moving and heated, and the thermodynamic requirement to safely contain and manage explosive methane gas. A single specification error in either […]