Evaluating the business case for using wastewater digestate
Digestate has multiple benefits when used as soil additive or biofertilizer despite it being often only used as livestock bedding or biomass fuel.
Unidirectional distribution system flushing program improves White Rock’s water quality
Watermain flushing in White Rock, B.C. has been conducted regularly for corrosion control, sediment removal, taste and odour control, maintaining low turbidity, maintaining disinfectant residual, and the prevention of bacterial growth.
AIR Intake filter recycles waste heat to prevent WWTP equipment from freezing
Just as winter always arrives, intake filters for blowers and compressors always have the potential to freeze in cold, humid climates. In nearly all of Canada, filter freezing and early morning high differential pressure alarms can be a fact of life for plant operators.
The Internet Of Things is transforming wastewater collection system maintenance
Utilities began to realize that they were “cleaning clean pipes”. With the advent of the IoT technology, maintenance departments now have tools that can predictively assess remote conditions and provide indications when to clean.