St. Henry, OH
The treatment plant at St. Henry, Ohio was deep in "fowl" water. With a population of 2,700 - and a huge increase in turkey processing – the town’s treatment system became hydraulically undersized. There was also a big odor problem. The town considered a new diffuser blower system and surface aerators. But all that capital equipment would have cost an additional $100,000 – along with $49,000 more in electricity per year. "We were determined to solve our problems without that enormous capital cost and a steep increase in electrical expense," said Stan Sutter. St.
Rochester, NH
Today, the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant in New Hampshire is a marvel of efficiency. It wasn’t always like that. The hitch was the high cost of powering the system’s 125hp aerators in two holding lagoons. "Electricity was costing a small fortune," laments David Green, the plant’s Chief Operator. And then it was determined that the aeration system needed a major upgrade altogether at an estimated cost of $1.5 million.
Planada, CA
Near the northern end of California’s vast Central Valley, the Planada Community Service District (PCSD) operates a six pond wastewater treatment plant. Processing over half-a-million gallons per day, the plant faced numerous challenges, including a need to lower pond levels of BOD, TSS, ammonia and sludge. Plant manager Stan Rodriguez (at right) found the perfect solution in six (one for each pond) SolarBee® water circulators. Water quality improvements occurred dramatically – and shortly after installation.
