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Algal Treatment for Wastewater Treatment Plants

May 2, 2023May 3, 2023

A new process to enhance water treatment and minimize energy consumption is gaining traction in Water Resource Recovery. The concept […]

Blog, Wastewater

Illinois EPA Public Water Infrastructure Energy Efficiency Program Flyer

May 2, 2023May 2, 2023

Take a look at our program flyer for information on no-cost energy assessments, top energy savings opportunities, and realized savings […]

Blog, Wastewater

Lift Station Optimization in Wastewater Treatment Plants

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Lift stations move wastewater from lower to higher elevation, particularly where the elevation of wastewater sources is not sufficient for […]

Blog, Wastewater
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Benchmarking for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants

May 5, 2022June 16, 2022

Energy benchmarking is an effective and convenient approach to tracking and analyzing energy use of a water treatment plant (WTP) […]

Wastewater

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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