Posts by MarlenaJakusz

Managing Industrial Wastewater Treatment Is Downtime Avoidable?  Murphy’s Law happens frequently in the Wastewater Treatment Industry. How is your pump maintenance program?  There are Three Types of Maintenance When pumps make up a large part of your process and wastewater operations, unexpected shutdowns can wreak havoc on both upstream and downstream operations.  Not shutting the…

Managing Industrial Wastewater Treatment There are reasons an industry is required to install a wastewater treatment system.  The most common include the following: Your business is a Federally Regulated industry known to use toxic chemicals in the industrial process.  These industries are referred to as Categorical Industrial Users (CIUs). The business’s wastewater flow is more…

Chemicals are commonly used in industrial wastewater treatment processes in many differentapplications. These include: Removing Solid Particles Neutralization – pH Adjustment Precipitation – Heavy Metals Removal – Nutrient Removal Demulsification – Fats, Oils, and Grease Removal Odor Control – Disinfection – Bacteria Destruction Sludge Treatment and Removal Defoamers 1- Removing Solid ParticlesParticles in wastewater can…

Pretreatment regulations require that the POTW (Publicly Owned Treatment Works) conduct annual inspections of industrial dischargers as part of their NPDES Permit.  Why is My Facility Being Inspected? The POTW’s NPDES Permit requires a minimum, one annual facility inspection.  This is referred to as a Compliance Inspection.  Most Pretreatment Inspectors will make an appointment for…

When contemplating wastewater recycling to be used for process waters there are many filtration technologies to consider. Common filtration technologies include microfiltration (MF), ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO).  But how do you decide what level of filtration is necessary for your operations? One of the factors businesses must take into consideration is…

Having separation anxiety over poor performance with your oil water separator? Take a look at these tips to try and get your oil water separator effluent back into compliance. Some of the variables that can negatively impact the performance of your oil water separator include the following: Simple Tips for Fixing Problems and General Maintenance…

In this age of global warming, severe droughts, and heightened environmental awareness, many companies are evaluating their production practices and establishing sustainability goals.  Industry increasingly views water as a key part of their sustainability program goals.  Many often consider water reduction as an easily achievable win.   Water reduction has been a key strategy for most…

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan and Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault have issued a statement to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United States-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. “Canada and the United States have a long history of collaboration on issues that significantly affect the…