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The new mixers at the Fairfield plant are designed for high energy efficiency. They continuously suspend solids and mix the return activated sludge into the influent stream. Team members at the plant include, from left, Sam Charest, John Bodie, Steve Salvio and Mike “Spider” Repko.
Replacing anoxic zone mixers with much more energy-efficient units is saving more than $22,000 per year for a water pollution control facility in Connecticut.
In pursuing its goal to achieve net zero carbon, the town of Fairfield (population 60,000), wanted to reduce the operating...