Misconception and budget pressure quite often influences specified materials of construction for various wastewater treatment plant equipment. The goal of the entire Project Team is to deliver the Owner a quality design, then quality equipment, provided within budget,...
Over the years, the use of screw conveyors in municipal wastewater plants has been popular for a combination of reasons. The full enclosure of the screw conveyor helps with two big housekeeping issues at the wastewater treatment plant; spilling of materials and odor...
Flocculation is an important part of the Water Treatment process. “Flocculate is a verb meaning to form flocculant masses, as a cloud or a chemical precipitate; form aggregated or compound masses of particles.” Why would I want to flocculate? The 1000’ view...
Conventional sedimentation is one of the oldest forms of water treatment. It uses gravity to separate particles from water. In order to achieve the desired results in a conventional sedimentation basin, a large basin with long residence time is needed. Results in this...
