An Innovative Operations Group Proves Nutrient Reduction Doesn't Have to Cost a Fortune

A Kansas operations team reduced effluent nitrogen and phosphorus with simple process adjustments and avoided a $6 million investment in a new clean-water plant.

An Innovative Operations Group Proves Nutrient Reduction Doesn't Have to Cost a Fortune

The Great Bend team includes, from left, Trenton Brown, operator; James Gaunt, lead operator; April Batt, lab technician; Reuben Martin, utilities superintendent; Jenna Pitchford, utilities supervisor; and Ben Frayer and Doug Prosser, operators.

Facing a need to reduce effluent nitrogen and phosphorus, the Kansas city of Great Bend had a choice: Try to get it done with oxidation ditch process adjustments, or invest millions of dollars in a new clean-water plant.

The operations and laboratory team members chose process...

Please login or register to view TPO articles. It's free, fast and easy!


Discussion

Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted.