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Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

February 12, 2025February 13, 2025

In May 2024, Illinois amended Public Act 103.0801 to clarify the potential for use of treated wastewater. It enablesthe Illinois […]

Blog, Wastewater

Activated Sludge Aeration Strategies for Increased Energy Efficiency

January 16, 2025January 28, 2025

Wastewater treatment facilities use aeration to provide oxygen that meets the required biological oxygen demand (BOD) for their processes. Energy […]

Blog, Wastewater wastewater treatment

Lagoon Aeration Strategies for Increased Energy Efficiency

January 16, 2025January 28, 2025

Wastewater treatment facilities use aeration to provide oxygen that meets the required biological oxygen demand (BOD) for their processes. Energy […]

Blog, Wastewater

Illinois EPA Public Water Infrastructure Energy Efficiency Program Flyer

May 2, 2023August 29, 2024

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

Blog, Wastewater

Case Study: Du Quoin Wastewater Treatment Plant

June 27, 2024June 27, 2024

The Du Quoin Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in southern Illinois runs a Schrieber Plant with an average flow of 2.4 […]

Blog, Wastewater

Case Study: No-Cost and Low-Cost Measures to Improve Energy Efficiency at WWTPs

June 27, 2024June 27, 2024

Energy represents a significant expense across all processes at wastewater treatment systems, after operations and maintenance costs. The most energy-intensive […]

Blog, Wastewater

The Path to Resilience: Maximizing Energy Savings at Wastewater Treatment Plants

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024

Wastewater treatment facilities can account for up to 30% of a municipality’s energy use. Plants that set energy efficiency as […]

Blog, Case study, Wastewater

Water Pumping Efficiency Technical Tip

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024

Fluid pumping is a major component of many water and wastewater plants’ energy consumption. For most potable water plants, pumping […]

Blog, Case study, Uncategorized, Wastewater
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Downers Grove Net Zero Wastewater Treatment with Bio-gas

November 18, 2021September 29, 2023

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 climate action, wastewater treatment

Using SCADA to Improve and Assess Operations

January 19, 2022September 29, 2023

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

Blog, Wastewater energy efficiency, wastewater treatment

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