by | | Algae Removal in Wastewater, Case Studies, Community, Sludge Reduction, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment, WaterFX
April 2023 SUMMARY The City of Dallas Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Georgia treats mainly municipal water in the City of Dallas and surrounding Paulding County just northwest of Atlanta. Dallas’s treatment process is a fairly typical conventional activated...
by | | Algae Removal in Wastewater, Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater, Wastewater Treatment, WaterFX
Removing phosphorus from wastewater using coagulants should be a simple one and done process. The coagulant should react with the ortho-phosphorus, settle, be removed with the solids, perhaps be digested, then dewatered and disposed of. Sadly, what “should be” often...
by | | Algae Removal in Wastewater, Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater, Wastewater Treatment, WaterFX
Algal blooms have gotten more widespread and more severe in the last decade. Algal blooms thrive in warmer waters, and with water warming earlier in the spring and staying warm longer into the fall, the algal bloom season is also extended. In addition, water resources...
by | | Algae Removal in Wastewater, Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater, Wastewater Treatment, WaterFX
Stop Algae Growth in Clarifiers by Stopping Phosphorus Release It is spring, and warmer weather often means it is time to break out the scrub brush for the clarifier. You may feel it is unavoidable, that the algae will grow and there is nothing you can do but scrub it...