City of Larchmont


Larchmont WWTP is owned and operated by Consolidated Utilies, a privately held company located in Savannah, Georgia.
Larchmont determined that a system upgrade was necessary because the population served and the related daily flow rates were increasing substantially from approximately 0.3 mgd to 0.6 mgd. In addition, a more demanding and stringent discharge permit was implemented by the Georgia Department of Environmental Quality (GDEQ). (...)

Laurelville, Ohio


Laurelville WWTP is a city owned 200,000 gallon per day municipal wastewater treatment plant in central Ohio. The Laurelville plant serves a population of approximately 2000. Discharge from Laurelville’s wastewater treatment lagoons is directly to the Brimstone Creek, which in turn feeds the Salt Creek. Water temperatures range from a low winter temperature of 1 degree C to a summertime high of 20 degrees C. (...)

Smithfield Food


Effective and low-cost treatment of hog farm waste is a significant and important challenge for our nation. Smithfield Foods, Inc., in cooperation with a major Southeastern US University and industry partners specializing in wastewater treatment, has worked aggressively to meet this national challenge. Smithfield’s is one of the largest pork producers and processors in the world and has vital interests in protecting and efficiently utilizing water resources associated with hog farming operations.(...)

Columbia, Illinois


Columbia determined that a system upgrade was necessary because the population served and the related daily flow rates were increasing substantially from approximately 0.65 mgd to 1.47 mgd and Columbia WTTP was reclassified to a major facility discharge permit requirements for treatment were becoming more stringent from Total Suspended Solids (“TSS”) at discharge of 25 mg/l (from 45 mg/l) and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (“BOD”) at discharge of 20 mg/l (from 37 mg/l) and Columbia was not consistently meeting discharge requirements.(...)

Leachate Lagoons
Winchester, Virginia
Meridian engineers determined that for optimal performance an upgrade of the entire process was necessary. The design of our upgrade proposal focused on removal of ammonia nitrogen (NH3) at the requested flow volumes. Frederick County Landfill’s permit requirements were achieved with an AquaMats® Process upgrade that converted the current primary and polishing treatment lagoons into high performance bioreactors.(...)

City of New Bedford


The City of New Bedford, MA was having problems with sewers blocking due to grease accumulation. Grease build up was restricting flow, and hydrogen sulfide levels were causing excessive ventilation in a lift station. Past problems had been bad enough to warrant a complete replacement of the sewer line between industrial food processors and a lift station.(...)

City of Abidjan
Ivory Coast

The waste water system of the City of Abidjan, Ivory Coast receives both industrial and municipal wastes. Grease, hydrocarbons and very high pollutional levels have been an ongoing challenge to the operation of the treatment plant and to environmental protection. The initial problem included the removal of a grease cap of 70 cm (28 in.) in the Koumassi pretreatment plant. The basin was clogged with grease and had been taken off line. The grease cap had been there so long that plants had taken root (see before photo below).(...)

Modder-fontein
South Africa

On the 19th August 2003, Bale Environmental Engineering started the first Bacta-Pur® water body remediation and maintenance trial in Southern Africa at a River Club Golf Course. The trial was implemented under instruction from Mr. Derek Muggeridge, who has assisted, observed and advised throughout the duration of the trial. The trial has run for fourand a half months.(...)

Fried chicken restaurant

The fried chicken restaurant, in Toronto, Canada, was spending considerable money in drain and grease trap maintenance. They not only had problems with frequent emptying of a grease trap, which stank whenever opened, but drains required considerable maintenance and they were susceptible to city fines for excess grease in their effluent. Many products on the market had been tried without success.