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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…

A sewer is someplace to discharge wastewater and to convey the flow to a POTW (Publicly Owned Treatment Works) for treatment. The average person pays very little attention to the sewer system until odors become obvious, or flow backups into the streets, businesses, or homes. Unfortunately, many residents and businesses use the sewer for trash…

1 Do You Know What Your Wastewater Needs are? Do you know what pollutants are in your wastewater and what pollutants need to be removed? What are the sources of the pollutants in your plant?  2 Does your design engineer have experience with your type of wastewater to achieve compliance? Doing business with a company…

Each year on March 22nd, the United Nations brings to our attention World Water Day.  World Water Day brings awareness to the world the importance to freshwater. It is estimated that nearly two billion people do not have access to safe drinking water.   We continually hear about Global Warming and how this continues to drive…

Just like all wastewaters are not the same, the solutions are not the same. The equipment also is not the same.  A wastewater solution is not just a piece of technology, it is a process, and in most applications the process needs to be customized.  Defining the goals and objectives to achieve compliance are critical…

Sometimes you have big compliance goals but don’t have the space required for a large-scale system.  Designing high-performance systems for those tight areas is something that Ellis can deliver.  In many applications, there is a lack of floor space to install a full wastewater treatment system on the ground floor.  Taking some of that equipment…

I think it is safe to say that everyone I know both professionally and personally is ready for a do-over year. While I am certainly among these people, it is important to remember these times going forward. When business is good, it can be difficult to push oneself to really dig into issues, personnel, product…

Justin Mundt brings invaluable sales and customer service experience to Ellis’ expanding salesforce Itasca, IL – Ellis Corporation is pleased to announce the recent addition of Justin Mundt as Regional Sales Manager of the Midwest Division for Ellis.  Justin is the fourth generation in his family to work in the laundry industry and has over 15…