wastewater compliance Articles
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Case study: Wastewater Compliance & Operational Efficiency
Our Solution: The mai application suite was deployed side by side with an existing PLC network. The company installed individual meters for water, electricity and gas at strategic locations around the site. mai was used to analyze and deliver to relevant personnel daily, weekly, monthly and year to date information in a timely manner. Through mai functionality, the company was able to establish ...
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Driving demand through economic incentives - a regulatory case study of the San Fernando La Union Septage and sewerage ordinance
Economic incentives can be positive or negative. Positive incentives might provide tax breaks or reduced water bills for those that install proper wastewater systems. They could also provide official recognition for an establishment that is in compliance with wastewater management regulations to build upon pride of community, which is often an important desire that drives behavior change. ...
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Wastewater Compliance Techniques for Food Processors - Case Study
The Challenge Food production has always been a demanding and competitive process. Executives are constantly challenged by slow product development cycles, competition from healthier alternatives and even food fraud. In today’s climate, producers now worry they can be perceived as environmentally and socially irresponsible, resulting in some retail chains refusing to stock their brands ...
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Wastewater Environmental Compliance Made Easy
Environmental Wastewater Treatment Success Environmental Compliance Made Easy Compliance AND Profits Zero Discharge Many times zero discharge of waste water is not only necessary to meet ever more stringent environmental requirements but can increase your bottom line by allowing the reuse of waste water to a great degree. Integrated's line of Floccin™ flocculating agents has been ...
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Arrow Linen Supply Company - Case Study
Ceramic Microfiltration and Reverse Osmosis System Installation The video and images on this page showcase how Kemco Systems and Arrow Linen Supply partnered together to meet new county wastewater discharge compliance requirements. Arrow Linen Supplies Chief Engineer, Bob Boyle, speaks with Kemco’s Regional Sales Manager, Rick Warren, about his projects needs and why they chose Kemco. ...
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Shimadzu Guide to US EPA Method 8260 for analysis of volatile organic compounds in groundwater and solid waste
Environmental contamination has been at the forefront of government policy and regulation since the US EPA was established in 1970. Over the years the US EPA has developed, published, and updated multiple methods for analysis of environmental pollutants, and single-quadrupole gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) has long been the technique of choice for determination of volatile organic ...
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Coping with climate change in Amsterdam – a watercycle perspective
Amsterdam has the ambition to develop as a competitive and sustainable European metropolis. Water and Amsterdam are closely related, and water and climate change are closely related. Therefore, to be sustainable and economically strong, it is necessary for Amsterdam to anticipate the changes in climate that will take place in the Netherlands during the coming decades. Waternet, the watercycle ...
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Development of Treatment Systems for Nitrate Ester Wastewater to Meet Toxicity Based Effluent Limits
ABSTRACT Dyno Nobel, Inc. (Dyno Nobel) operates a plant near Carthage, Missouri, which manufactures various explosives, including commercial dynamite. The plant produces nitrate esters, including primarily nitroglycerine (NG) and ethylene glycol dinitrate (EGDN), for use in explosive products, using continuous flow and batch nitrators. Diethylene glycol dinitrate (DEGDN) and metriol ...
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Case study - Mazzei airjection aeration system solves odor and nutrient problems for California Carrot Packing Plant
Large Lagoon Odor Control & Stabilization for Land Application at Grimmway Farms Carrot Packing Plant. Kern County, CA The Problem: A carrot packing plant was having severe odor problems due to septic conditions in their truck washout water holding lagoon. In addition, nutrient and nitrogen levels were becoming an issue for land application of the wastewater for crop production. The ...
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Redesigning wastewater infrastructure to improve resource efficiency
Resource efficiency of wastewater management is a question of optimizing at the same time the management of resources in wastewater (e.g. water), the resources spent on treatment and transport (e.g. energy), the natural resources to protect (e.g. the receiving waters), and the anthropogenic resources (e.g. capital). For instance, wastewater can be treated to any given quality, but only at the ...
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Oil Skimmers Help Chemical Plants Meet Clean Water Act Requirements
Chemical plants that manufacture or otherwise process chemicals (on a large-scale) face unique challenges when it comes to wastewater management. While the equipment, technology and processes used at chemical plants varies, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Water Act requires plants to meet certain performance standards aimed at water pollution prevention and treatment. ...
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Mazzei AirJection® Aeration System Solves Odor And Nutrient Problems For California Carrot Packing Plant
Large Lagoon Odor Control & Stabilization for Land Application at Grimmway Farms Carrot Packing Plant (Kern County, CA). The Problem: A carrot packing plant was having severe odor problems due to septic conditions in their truck washout water holding lagoon. In addition, nutrient and nitrogen levels were becoming an issue for land application of the wastewater for crop production. The ...
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Flavour Industry Wastewater Management Case Study
This study is carried out to propose an appropriate treatment technology for wastewater discharged from a flavor production factory. Industrial wastewater discharged from this factory ranges between 50–70 m3/d with an average value of 60 m3/d. The major source of pollution in this factory is due to cleaning of the vessels therefore the treatment has been carried out on the end-of pipe wastewater. ...
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Why must firms treat industrial wastewater beyond regulatory compliance?
The impact of water scarcity is rapidly increasing. Currently, only 20% of the wastewater is treated globally before discharging back into the water bodies. An old-school approach to wastewater management has caused an irreversible negative impact on our ecosystem. Firms are constantly struggling to keep up with environmental regulations and meeting stakeholder demands. As water demand and supply ...
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Is Your Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Undersized? How to Identify Sizing Solutions that Won`t Require Ongoing Capital Investments.
Undersized wastewater plants can disrupt the overall facility process and often force production limitations, which can reduce profits. Under-sizing issues can be identified through expansion audits, the need for a reduction in operational costs or by experiencing shutdowns due to plant capacity issues. If it has been determined your wastewater treatment plant cannot properly handle the current ...
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How Klir Helped SCV Water Navigate Amalgamation - Case Study
Find out how Santa Clarita Valley Water used Klir to navigate a complicated amalgamation process, consolidate its permitting and get compliance peace of mind. At A Glance As SCV Water amalgamated three water divisions under one agency, Klir supported a seamless operational transition by organizing over 150 permits into a single collaborative dashboard. Complete visibility for management into ...
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Veolia`s digital solution, AQUAVISTA Plant, chosen to support the wastewater operation at Milan Nosedo plant in Italy
Real-time performance optimization and agile features are at the core of AQUAVISTA Plant Veolia Water Technologies is pleased to announce the successful award of a new AQUAVISTA Plant contract with the Italian public utility company MM S.p.A. The contract comprises Milan’s main wastewater treatment plant, Nosedo WWTP, which has a capacity of 1,250,000 PE with full ...
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Nisqually Tribal Casino grease trap and wastewater issues & DO2E Little John Digester Sytem - Case Study
As the facility manager at the Red Wind Casino in Olympia Washington, my duties included solving various wastewater problems, implementing standards and insuring compliance with wastewater issues. This work included installing several Little John Digesters, managing construction of a 10, 000 Sq. Ft. sewer collection system, and having to design build four additional, 30,000 Gallon grease traps ...
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EU Nations amass fines for wastewater treatment shortcomings
Wastewater Treatment Failures The European Commission’s Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive of 1991 says that cities in areas with particularly sensitive waters, including those with waterways feeding into the Danube River, shown, are required to use more stringent treatment. The European Court of Justice is starting to assess fines against European Commission member states that fail to ...
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The three pillars of odour management plans at wastewater treatment plants
The world’s cities are expanding. Urbanisation drives rapid growth to their fringes everywhere. Odour management plans that were once effective for wastewater treatment facilities years or decades ago are in many cases insufficient due to community expectations. For wastewater treatment plant operators servicing growing communities, protecting their social license to operate by quickly ...
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