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Xylem selected to replace screw pumps for the City of Modesto, California
The Sutter Primary Wastewater Treatment Facility, built in 1919, treats an average of 20 million gallons per day (MGD) for the City of Modesto. The treated effluent is discharged to a secondary site, where it is then treated for agricultural reuse.
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Xylem selected to supply odour control system for Metro Vancouver
The South Surrey Interceptor is an extensive piping system that collects and conveys approximately 500 million litres of wastewater daily from municipalities in the eastern area of Metro Vancouver to the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant located in the City of Delta, British Columbia.
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Xylem's ArchPro™ odor control covers reduce predicted odor impact
The Cronulla Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is one of 30 wastewater treatment and water recycling plants in greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, and the Illawarra. It is owned and operated by Sydney Water, Australia’s largest water utility. The plant is located on the southern end of the Kurnell Peninsula (about 18 km [11 miles] from the city center), and treats about 54 million liters (14 million gallons) of wastewater a day.
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Xylem's ArchPro™ odor control system addresses community’s complaints
The Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) of the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, operates two wastewater treatment facilities and maintains the city’s sewer system.
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The Orbal® system for biological nutrient removal
Water is precious to the 8000 residents of this town in central Utah, as it is to so many similar places in the arid Intermountain West. Town history attributes Salem City's 19th-century founding to its location as a suitable spot for damming up a local spring to create a pond, which is still the centerpiece of the town.
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Florida city chooses turnkey screw pump replacement solution
The City of Fort Myers Wastewater Treatment Division includes two regional Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facilities with (6) 11 million-gallon-per-day (mgd) carbon steel Internalift Screw Pumps from Xylem. These pumps were close to reaching their typical life expectancy of 20 years and not operating efficiently.
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H2S odours eliminated with ZABOCS® system
A town located in the Western Canadian Rockies prides itself on its natural features that includes a river flowing through the middle of town. The area provides residents and visitors with scenic trails, wildlife habitat, drinking water for the community.
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Huntertown, IN charts new course with Xylem's Orbal® system
Just north of Fort Wayne, Indiana, the community of Huntertown boasts the second-fastest growth rate in the state, with no sign of slowing down. An easy commute from the city, attractive neighborhoods and good schools have helped skyrocket its population to nearly 7,000 residents in recent years.
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Hydro-Clear® filter: a good neighbor at Julington Creek
Julington Creek is a 4,200-acre (1,700 hectare) planned community, featuring woodlands, lakes, a library, a recreational facility, and 18 holes of golf. Developed under Florida’s CDD (Community Development District) program, the community is located in south suburban Jacksonville, close to the east bank of the St. John’s River.
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Hydro-Clear® sand filter rehabilitation
The Village of Libertyville, Ill., installed a Hydro-Clear® sand filter system from Evoqua Water Technologies in 1977. Since that time, the Village has benefited from the system, making only minor repairs throughout the years.
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Innovative cover installed for waste-to-energy purposes
LaForge Bioenvironmental operates a waste-to-energy facility in a northwest farming community of New Brunswick, Canada. The system is located on a 1,000 acre (405 hectare) mixed farming operation, which includes the LaForge Holsteins dairy.
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James River Treatment Plant meets odor control commitments
The James River Treatment Plant is one of nine major treatment plants operated by the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Located in Newport News, Virginia, USA, the James River Treatment Plant is committed to protecting the environment and enhancing neighboring communities through a variety of wastewater treatment improvements.
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Landfill leachate treatment system significantly reduces operations cost
The South Central Counties Solid Waste Agency, located in Hopewell, Pennsylvania needed a cost effective, on-site treatment system to treat 12,500 gpd of leachate and allow for future expansion.
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Liner helps facility return to its regular operations
The Remington Water Pollution Control Facility needed a liner replacement for one of its basins because the existing liner was old and damaged. The facility had made arrangements for a liner replacement, but the contractor unexpectedly backed out of the agreement to install the liner before the end of the year.
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Logan Township, NJ expands water reclamation facility
Situated on the banks of the Delaware River, Logan Township, New Jersey has a long history of caring for its watershed and natural environment. In the early 70s, the town designed what has been described as “the nation’s first ecologically planned industrial complex,” Pureland Industrial Complex.
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Marathon wastewater treatment plant meets effluent standards
Like many cities in the Florida Keys, Marathon, Florida had historically used septic systems to treat wastewater. The community added secondary treatment several years ago, but the facility was unable to prevent nitrogen and phosphorous contamination of sensitive Gulf of Mexico coastal waters.
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Massive cover delivers valuable biogas benefits for Melbourne water
Melbourne Water is a water wholesaler in Victoria, Australia, and is ranked among the top performing Australian and international water utilities. Melbourne Water delivers over 430 billion litres (114 billion gallons) of safe drinking water and treats over 300 billion litres (79 billion gallons) of sewage from across Melbourne.
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Midas® OCM eliminates odors associated with sewer collection system
In 2004, a major west coast city began construction of two new interceptor sewers. The 12 foot diameter intercept lines relieve hydraulic overloading, but also created a number of turbulent areas where nuisance odors adversely affected the local residential community. These odors were primarily H2S at concentration levels of up to 150 ppm, as well as volatile organic contaminants (VOCs).
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Mobile equipment reduces phosphorus in wastewater effluent
The city of Rosemount, Minnesota, was seeking treatment for phosphorus in the effluent discharge from the city's wastewater treatment plant. The customer's 0.75 MGD facility was permitted to discharge wastewater with a maximum average monthly total phosphorus level of 1.0 mg/l; however the effluent from the facility's newly installed disc filters was exceeding the NPDES permit limit.
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Mobile water treatment eliminates iron level issues
This client operates a groundwater treatment facility at a Super Fund site where groundwater is pumped to a VOC stripper for the removal of TCE which is then re-injected into the aquifer. High iron levels in the groundwater caused fouling of pumps, pipes and well casings. This fouling threatened the reliability of the process in terms of flow.
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Modular cover helps town expand anaerobic sewer lagoon
As part of an upgrade to the town’s wastewater treatment facility, Ranchester was considering an expansion of its existing lagoon infrastructure to include anaerobic pre-treatment. The project involved dividing an existing aerated lagoon into two separate cells.
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New cover provides operational and safety benefits for water plant
The Griswold Water Treatment Plant is part of Aurora Water, the utility that manages water and wastewater in the city of Aurora, Colorado, USA. This direct filtration plant treats 80 million gallons of water per day (302,800 m³/d).
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Nutrients from growing coastal communities threaten bio-diversity
Bio-diversity in Florida’s St. John’s River estuaries is dependent on clean water. Growth in the area’s coastal communities is adding nitrogen and phosphorous nutrients to the river through wastewater discharges.
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Odor control covers end neighbors’ complaints
The South Dearborn Regional Sewer District in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, provides regional wastewater treatment services for three cities and an international distillery. The 6 mgd treatment plant is located in an area of high population growth and is surrounded by many retail operations and other commercial developments.