Settled in 1771 and incorporated into a borough in 1817, Milton is home to approximately 7,000 people in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. The municipally-owned Milton Regional Sewer Authority (MRSA) serves many residential customers, but a large portion of the MRSA’s wastewater treatment plant's influent comes from the manufacturing facilities of ConAgra Foods, the food giant that produces Chef Boyardee, Healthy Choice, Andy Capp, LaChoy, and Gulden’s Mustard products.

A major American frozen food manufacturer with worldwide distribution required a cover solution for its wastewater treatment system that would reliably contain odors and retain heat. Xylem designed, fabricated, and installed a large biogas collection cover​ for the frozen food manufacturer’s on-site anaerobic digester.

Fast growing breweries can be faced with steep economic and environmental costs due to disposal of their spent process water. Stringent regulations regarding wastewater streams, corporate social responsibilities, and transportation costs have been driving increased investment in the wastewater process.

Warrnambool Cheese & Butter (WCB) has been producing dairy products for over 125 years, making it the oldest dairy processor in Australia. It produces a range of high-quality dairy products for domestic and export markets and has won several awards from the Dairy Industry Association of Australia.

Brewing high-quality craft beer is a challenge in any part of the country. In Texas, where water quality can vary as the climate whipsaws from drought to flood and back again, it can be especially challenging. Because with craft brewing, the quality begins with the water.

Richmond Dairies operates its production plant seven days a week, with wastewater volumes ranging anywhere from 20-180 m3/d (5,300-45,500 gpd). The company had been treating this wastewater through a dissolved air flotation (DAF) plant and discharging it to the sewer; however, the system was not meeting Richmond Dairies’ treatment needs.

Shearer’s Foods is committed to protecting the environment. It has made operational changes to do more with less—less water, less energy, less waste. Its production facilities are state-of-the-art, featuring modern equipment, processes, and systems. The company expected no less when it came to selecting a wastewater treatment solution.

Shanghai Xinlun Paper was upgrading its pulping and paper-making process. As this was taking place, new regulations came into effect that required the mill to invest in secondary wastewater treatment so it could meet stringent effluent limits of 100 mg/l chemical oxygen demand (COD), 30 mg/l biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and 200 mg/l total suspended solids (TSS).

Based in Bangkok, Thai Beverage Public Company Limited is Thailand's largest and one of Southeast Asia's largest beverage companies. It owns and distributes several significant brands, including Chang beer (the top-selling brand in Thailand), Mangkorn Thong and Sangsom rums.

The sugar company produces approximately 4,500,000 cwt. of sugar per year, resulting in high-strength wastewater that creates odors, especially during the company’s peak season in the spring and summer. The company was using a series of basins, such as ponds and ditches, to cool, equalize, settle, and digest the organic wastewater.

Stonyfield is a thriving yogurt business with a modern, sprawling plant in Londonderry, New Hampshire, USA. What began in 1983 as a two-person operation on a small farm has grown over the last three decades to introduce many new products, including yogurt drinks, frozen yogurt, and Greek yogurt.

The J.R. Simplot Company, commonly referred to as Simplot, is one of the largest privately held food and agribusiness companies. The company is headquartered in Boise, Idaho, USA, but it has operations around the globe, including Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, and Caldwell, Idaho, USA.

A producer of frozen concentrated and chilled citrus juices was in need of building their own wastewater treatment plant due to the publicly owned treatment works (POTW) facility operating at close to capacity. The juice manufacturer chose to take responsibility for their wastewater treatment by having a plant built to meet their requirements. 

The rapidly expanding cheese company’s wastewater treatment issues were limiting its ability to grow. Valley Queen ADI Systems, a leader in anaerobic treatment of dairy processing wastewater, was selected by Valley Queen Cheese Factory to design and build a system to treat its wastewater.

Pinnacle Foods is a leading producer of quality branded food products, which can be found in 85 percent of American households.

An effective treatment method for chromium (VI) contaminated groundwater is to reduce the chromium (VI), precipitate the new chromium (III) form, and use a flash floc method to capture and filter out the chromium particulates. At a former chromium manufacturing plant site in Jersey City, New Jersey, Xylem and its subsidiaries have used this treatment method since mobilization in late 2011

A mid-Atlantic environmental firm contacted Carbonair to develop a groundwater remediation treatment system for a Brownfield development project. Three office complexes were being built in downtown Washington DC. Each building included underground parking, requiring excavation 65 feet below grade.

A Midwest university used Xylem wastewater ion exchange services to remove contaminants from a cooling loop, improving water quality, boosting system efficiency, and protecting sensitive nanotechnology research equipment.

At the embassy about one hundred staff members and officers are working daily. Among other improvements to the facility, the filtration and disinfection system for potable water was being upgraded. 

Xylem was approached by a Massachusetts auto auction facility for assistance in meeting discharge requirements for zinc to the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW). Effluent from the facility fluctuated from 6–10 ppm, significantly above the required 1 ppm limit. Additionally, this waste stream contained surfactants and oil which was difficult to treat with a typical ion exchange media.

Located on the shores of the Stettin Lagoon in Ueckermünde, Germany, Haffhus Hotel & Spa provides an eco-conscious destination for travelers to relax in and enjoy its idyllic surroundings. Haffhus is committed to being carbon neutral and completely energy self-sufficient via the generation of renewable energy onsite.

Oregon City Swimming Pool is located in the Portland Oregon metro area. The facility is unique as it has a 200,000 gallon indoor pool and a seasonal 50,000 gallon outdoor wading pool. The wading pool is supplied with water from the indoor swimming pool, necessitating a need for a higher residual in the summer months. 

The outdoor aquatic facility Fuldatal in Germany has been a popular destination for more than 40 years. In addition to a lap pool and wading pool, the facility has a diving and a baby pool as well as an enclosed area that features a lazy river. The facility is open daily from May through September and is the perfect aquatic venue for the whole family during the summer months. Although well-liked by its patrons the facility was not a profitable venture in recent years and some cost cutting measures needed to be put in place.

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