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Using SCADA to Improve and Assess Operations

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022

A Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) system is an assemblage of computer and communications equipment that gathers, monitors, and […]

Blog, Wastewater
Scoreboard showing plant's education production and use.

Downers Grove Net Zero Wastewater Treatment with Bio-gas

November 18, 2021January 11, 2022

Innovative leadership and collaboration with the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation has allowed the Downers Grove Sanitary District WWTP to become a net-zero energy plant. Read how the district has reduced costs and increased resiliency by running their plant with bio-gas produced on site.

Blog, Case study, Uncategorized, Wastewater wastewater treatment
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Energy Smart Tips for Wastewater Treatment Plants

November 14, 2018January 10, 2022

Wastewater treatment plants can benefit from many of the same strategies that make other buildings more efficient, but this smart […]

Blog, Facilities smart tips, Wastewater energy efficiency, wastewater treatment
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Village of Annawan Wastewater Treatment Plant

May 5, 2020January 10, 2022

Most energy assessments identify energy efficiency measures to save facilities between 10% and 30% on annual energy costs. Sometimes the […]

Blog, Case study, Wastewater energy assessment, wastewater treatment
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Caseyville Wastewater Treatment Plant Case Study

September 10, 2020January 10, 2022

Recently, the Caseyville Township Water Reclamation Facility received a free facility assessment from Illinois EPA’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Energy Assessment […]

Blog, Case study, Wastewater energy assessment, wastewater treatment
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Efficient Nitrogen and Phosphorous Removal

December 14, 2021January 10, 2022

Wastewater treatment facilities are commonly required to implement treatment processes that reduce effluent nutrient concentrations to levels that regulators deem […]

Blog, Wastewater wastewater treatment
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WWTP Case Study

February 4, 2020February 18, 2020

Read this case study from a Wastewater Treatment Plant in Carthage, TN that implemented energy efficiency measures to save energy […]

Wastewater wastewater treatment
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Natural algae control for lagoon wastewater treatment plants

February 14, 2020February 18, 2020

As spring approaches, many lagoon wastewater treatment facility operators are considering strategies for summer algae control. In one recent site […]

Blog, Wastewater wastewater treatment

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