Wastewater Treatment System Upgrade
During the project, it became clear that the demand on the wastewater treatment processes for both new and existing equipment would increase significantly. Our team’s decades of experience designing wastewater systems allowed us to address the challenge with new equipment and process efficiencies.
Food processing equipment interacts with meats, grains, sugars, fats and oils, and it must be regularly cleaned. Wastewater is generated in this process and requires biological and physical chemical treatment. It was imperative that this process be properly designed and managed to avoid permit violations that could negatively impact production.
The system upgrades consisted of a new rotary drum screen, new equalization tank, equalization tank aeration/mixing system and equalization tank pH adjustment system. The upgrades enabled the wastewater treatment system to accommodate the increased flow caused due to the expansion. The upgrades resulted in a more efficient treatment process and will provide additional future capacity.