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CO61:
Reservoir or Lake Use:
Industrial wastewater, plastic-lined pond located at milk
product manufacturer. This pond is a sludge storage pond
following an activated sludge process. Water is decanted off the
top of the pond for re-use in the plant. The pond is dredged
once per year.
System Overview and Reservoir:
Pond is 0.8 acres, 18 ft deep, 4.7 million gallons capacity,
with a flow rate of 0.05 MGD of 1% waste activated sludge. Plant
was running 250 hp grid aeration 8 hours per day for odor
control.
Reported Problem Before Installation:
Primary objectives were to control odors and reduce high energy
costs for aeration.
Installation:
Date: December 2000, installed one (1) unit equal to SB2500 with
24-hour electrical kit. No intake hose was installed and the
odor cap is formed in the top 20 inches or so.
Results:
Manager reports that the SolarBee is doing great. Their 250 hp
aeration system, which had been put on standby service since the
SolarBee was installed, broke down about the same time as the
SolarBee installation but was not repaired since it was no
longer needed. Customer is very pleased with both good odor
control and with the significant savings (approximately
$25,000//yr) by not having the expenses of aeration.
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