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 | Apr 11, 2019 | Blog, Drinking Water, Microbial Monitoring, Microbial Testing, Microorganisms, Wastewater Odor Removal, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment Plants
Have you ever wondered about the impact of uncontrolled biological growth in water systems? Non-pathogenic microbes can consume disinfectant residual, promote biofilm harboring pathogens, and promote corrosion to systems. However, microbial monitoring in water systems...
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 | Feb 25, 2019 | Blog, Compliance, Sewer System, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment Plants
As all water operators know, the use of coagulants is the first step of water treatment, and among chemicals used is ferric chloride (Iron III). It’s the coagulant of choice used in many sanitary wastewater treatment programs, industrial applications, and drinking...
by Julia Nielsen | Feb 7, 2019 | Aerobic Digestion, Blog, Hydrogen Sulfide, Innova MB, Lift Station Odor Control, Microbiology, Microorganisms, Polymer Blends, Sewer System, Sludge Dewatering, Wastewater Bacillus Bacteria, Wastewater Collection System, Wastewater Enzymes, Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Treatment Plants, Water Treatment Plants
Wastewater treatment facilities in the United States process approximately 34 billion gallons of wastewater every day. Think about the expense that entails. Now think about what you spend annually and whether you’ve been spending more time and money on your wastewater...
by Julia Nielsen | Jan 17, 2019 | Bioaugmentation, Blog, Hydrogen Sulfide, Microbiology, Microorganisms, Polymer Blend Treatment, Wastewater Collection System, Water Treatment Plants
Imagine you’re in charge of wastewater collection system maintenance when suddenly a recent storm overflows the sewer system. When combined sewers connect to wastewater treatment plants, they can become overburdened during combined sewer overflows or CSO events. Aging...
