Golden Flake’s 50 acre (20 hectare) Birmingham, Alabama, USA, corporate headquarters is home to a 350,000 ft2 (32,516 m2) manufacturing facility that processes more than 20 million lb (9 million kg) of snack foods per year. The plant’s production mix can fluctuate, causing its wastewater to have varying strengths and consistencies, with flow rates ranging from 100,000-350,000 gpd (380-1,330 m3/d).

Minimizing downtime while maintaining excellent plant sanitation and smooth operations are critical in processing fresh produce, such as tomatoes, which have a limited harvest season of approximately 100 days. With hundreds of tons of tomatoes arriving by truck daily, the plant needed every advantage to ensure cleanliness and keep it running like clockwork. As traditional biocides simply retard microbial growth, periodic plant sanitization shutdowns are required since these biocides do not completely kill the bacteria. In attempt to improve the overall efficiency and cleanliness of the plant....

A large east coast utility contacted Xylem for assistance in treating cyanide contamination in their groundwater. The contamination occurred as a result of production by a former manufactured gas plant (MGP) which previously resided at the location.

Morinaga’s Hi-Chew fruit candies were being made in Taiwan and imported to the United States, but an explosion in popularity in recent years prompted the confectionery company to begin production in America. Morinaga planned to open a new 20-acre production facility in Orange County, North Carolina, USA that would be the first of its kind on U.S. soil. The new facility required a dependable wastewater treatment system that could treat confectionery wastewater....

CMS Energy needed to design and build a water treatment system to feed the turbines at the 155-megawatt Livingston Generating Station. The system had to withstand extreme cold and satisfy stringent environmental regulations. It also needed to meet a peaking station's intermittent need for reliable demineralized water.

When you’re the first manufacturing plant in the world to meet a rigorous international standard that rates how environmentally friendly you are, and when you’re required by law to limit groundwater use, chances are you’re going to choose an environmentally friendly, water-conserving purification system.

High-purity water is essential for producing steam that will not scale turbine blades with silica, minerals, and other contaminants. A large power generating company in North America used a competitor's continuous electrodeionization (CEDI) system for that purpose.

Water quality is important not only in terms of safety but also has significant impact on the taste, product integrity, cleaning, and sanitation in the beverage industry. The water that has been contaminated with varieties of pathogenic bacteria can pose a threat not only to human and animal health, but also effects the product down time like the water used in the boilers and cooling towers...

Increased discharge surcharges and newly imposed limits on wastewater strength prompted Oland Brewery to rethink its treatment strategy. The company wanted to be environmentally responsible, so it investigated on-site wastewater treatment options. Since the brewery is located in close proximity to neighboring buildings, space limitations were very influential in the brewery's technology selection.

​When Noosa first began making yoghurt, the plant was able to mix dairy wastewater with manure and apply it to land as a fertilizer. As production increased, this method of wastewater disposal became unsustainable, so Noosa made the environmentally-responsible choice of investing in on-site wastewater treatment.

Waterborne microorganisms and contaminants of emerging concern such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the water are responsible for adverse effects on the flavor, color, odor and shelf life of soft drinks, bottled water and food products. Water used in the food and beverage industry, either for product, or as part of the process must be treated in order to ensure the integrity of the product. Ultraviolet disinfection provides an effective disinfection solution.

New production lines at plant resulted in increase in wastewater flow and load, which exceeded capacity at the municipal plant. Therefore, pet food manufacturing plant needed an on-site wastewater treatment system.

Evoqua Water Technologies was contacted by a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company, to provide wastewater treatment assistance during the final stages of commissioning at a power generation facility located in the southeast US. The station is a 665 megawatt generator which utilizes pulverized coal boiler technology...

A major power plant to be built on the west coast required water, wastewater and drinking water treatment systems - all in a single plant.

Xcel Energy is a leading provider of electricity and natural gas to customers in the Midwestern US. As part of their expansion plans for the Comanche Station, a coal-fired electric generating station located in Pueblo, CO, Xcel Energy contacted Evoqua Water Technologies to explore cost effective solutions for their water treatment needs.

With regulatory pressure to shutdown coal-powered energy production plants growing, there are several coal-powered plants retiring or converting to natural gas in the next two years. A power plant located in the southern United States needed to replace its traveling water screens as the plant was retiring two of its three coal-powered units and converting the last to natural gas.

With new federal regulations for flue gas waste and coal combustion residuals (CCR) in effect, energy companies transitioning from coal-fired to gas-fired power generation began to reclaim CCR storage ponds. A power company located in the southeastern U.S. needed a treatment solution that would reduce arsenic and total suspended solids (TSS) in the impounded water...