by Julia Nielsen | Jul 17, 2019 | Aeration Basins, Aerobic Digestion, Blog, BOD, COD, Compliance, Digesters, FOG, Lift Station Odor Control, Polymer Blends, Polymers, Probiotics, Sludge, Sludge Dewatering, Wastewater Collection System, Wastewater Odor Removal, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment
Just as probiotics work to correct health issues in the gut, it can do the same for wastewater treatment. Probiotics make up very small organic molecules that improves existing microbial activity in wastewater; they reduce sludge, cut down on odor, and control BOD and...
by Julia Nielsen | Apr 29, 2019 | Blog, Compliance, Drinking Water, Phosphate Removal, Phosphate Standards, Phosphorus Removal, Wastewater Collection System, Wastewater Treatment Plants, Water Treatment, Water Treatment Plants
Phosphorus removal has been and continues to be a big challenge, more now than ever before. You may wonder what’s the big deal? Since you can find phosphorus in nearly every fertilizer manufactured commercially, it affects our watershed. After crops are fertilized,...
by Julia Nielsen | Mar 20, 2019 | Compliance, Drinking Water, Microbial Testing, Microbiology, Microorganisms, Wastewater Bacillus Bacteria, Wastewater Collection System, Wastewater Odor Removal, Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Treatment Plants, Water Treatment, Water Treatment Plants
ATS announced a press release yesterday that included the contract signing of a strategic alliance with Canada-based LuminUltra. Together, ATS and LuminUltra can bring smart solutions in real time with monitoring microbes in water and offering the most-effective and...
by Julia Nielsen | Aug 28, 2018 | Blog, Compliance, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment, Water Treatment Plants
In last week’s blog post on the value of water, we focused on the importance of having safe, clean drinking water and the challenges it presents. In this week’s post, the topic is the value of water infrastructure, why we can no longer ignore reality. We’ve...
by Julia Nielsen | Aug 21, 2018 | Blog, Compliance, Water Treatment, Water Treatment Plants
There’s only so much water, and as much as we’d love to make more, this is all we have. We need to take care of what we have. The value of water isn’t something we can put a price tag on, yet we try. In many of our cities and communities, we tax potable and irrigation...
by ATS Senior Editor | Dec 21, 2017 | Algal Bloom Removal, Algal Blooms, Blog, Compliance, Phosphorus Removal, Wastewater Odor Removal, Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Treatment Plants, Water Treatment
Years ago, our laundry detergent had other uses beyond just cleaning laundry. If you had an oil spill in a driveway, for example, you could pour a little Tide and water on it and then come out an hour later and rinse everything away, including the oil. Likewise, if...
