Post Tagged with: "wastewater treatment"

WRF team publishes nutrient removal study

WRF team publishes nutrient removal study

Water Management June 30, 2023 at 11:00 am

A team consisting of representatives from WSSC Water, Brown and Caldwell and Northwestern University has published research it says will revolutionize cost-effective, environment-safe nutrient removal at water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs). The $300,000 research project, Demonstration of Progressive Carbon Efficient Nitrogen with Biological Phosphorus RemovalRead More

Long-time AlexRenew GM, CEO to retire

Long-time AlexRenew GM, CEO to retire

Water Management January 27, 2023 at 9:45 am

Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew), which provides wastewater treatment service to Alexandria, Virginia, announced in December that Karen Pallansch will retire in February 2023 after 30 years of service at the utility. Pallansch has served as general manager and CEO for the past 17 years. AlexRenew’sRead More

Treatment tech showcased by Bill Gates used in Sumner, Wash. facility

Treatment tech showcased by Bill Gates used in Sumner, Wash. facility

Water Management January 11, 2023 at 4:01 pm

Generate Upcycle, a waste-to-value platform founded by Generate Capital PBC, has announced the commissioning of the first Varcor system dedicated to the treatment of septage and biosolids from municipal wastewater. Located in Sumner, Wash., the facility is owned by Generate Upcycle and operated in partnershipRead More

WSSC treatment facilities get award for nutrient removal, performance

WSSC treatment facilities get award for nutrient removal, performance

Water Management November 7, 2022 at 8:33 am

Two prominent water industry organizations recently recognized five of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s (WSSC) water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs – formerly known as wastewater treatment plants) for outstanding performance.   The Water Environment Federation (WEF) awarded WSSC Water’s Seneca WRRF the Project Excellence Award. WEF’sRead More

Bay area wastewater plant plans upgrades to improve water quality

Bay area wastewater plant plans upgrades to improve water quality

Water Management October 4, 2022 at 9:09 am

The City of Hayward is making significant improvements at its Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) to serve a growing population, rehabilitate aging infrastructure and improve the quality of purified water released to the San Francisco Bay. Known as the “Heart of the Bay,” Hayward isRead More

Brown and Caldwell to support Metro Vancouver in wastewater treatment upgrades

Brown and Caldwell to support Metro Vancouver in wastewater treatment upgrades

Water Management June 29, 2022 at 11:29 am

Brown and Caldwell is supporting Metro Vancouver as it undertakes major upgrades at the world’s largest trickling filter solids contact wastewater facility at the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project will increase capacity, meet the needs of a growing population, and protect essential utilityRead More

Stantec helps California wastewater authority expand treatment capacity

Stantec helps California wastewater authority expand treatment capacity

Water Management April 13, 2022 at 2:48 pm

Engineering, architecture and design firm Stantec is assisting the South County Regional Wastewater Authority (SCRWA) to expand its existing wastewater treatment plant near Gilroy, California, with the design of a new membrane bioreactor facility. The new facility will add additional capacity of 2.5 million gallonsRead More

Columbus, Brown and Caldwell set for ‘pioneering’ wastewater acid digestion project

Columbus, Brown and Caldwell set for ‘pioneering’ wastewater acid digestion project

Water Management October 25, 2021 at 8:53 am

The City of Columbus has engaged a team led by Brown and Caldwell to deliver professional design services for a new and improved acid phase digestion system at its Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant (SWWTP). The SWWTP is one of the largest facilities of its kindRead More

Bay Area district launches strategic sewer system improvement project

Bay Area district launches strategic sewer system improvement project

Water Management September 13, 2021 at 8:25 am

The Oro Loma Sanitary District Board of Directors recently approved low-cost financing to replace old sewer collection system infrastructure serving its customers and communities while protecting the environment.   With this financing, the Board maintains its 10-Year Strategic Plan and implements priorities to maintain its infrastructureRead More

King County to upgrade largest wastewater treatment plant in Pacific Northwest

King County to upgrade largest wastewater treatment plant in Pacific Northwest

Water Management January 21, 2021 at 2:25 pm

The King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) has awarded Stantec a five-year contract to lead the development and implementation of a program delivery plan, asset replacement and facility upgrades at the West Point Treatment Plant (WPTP) in Seattle, Wash. The Stantec team will assist theRead More