Cost savings and regulatory compliance attained, plus gaining a 4-year extension before infrastructure upgrades were required
We wanted to share case study notes on a community that had a small activated sludge facility which happened to be located at one of the highest points in the topography, entailing a number of lift stations in the infrastructure to pump sewerage to the plant. The lift stations were perennially plagued by FOG (fats, oils, grease) and had mechanical malfunctions, severe odor problems, and accelerated corrosion issues as a direct result. The wet wells also experienced frequent overflow events (SSOs), making them extremely high-maintenance and costly. Hydrogen sulfide levels were leading to destruction of pump controls, metal parts, ladders, covers and concrete structures. The grease reaching the treatment plant caused excessive floatation in the clarifier and high BOD effluent, and effluent standards routinely were not meeting state discharge requirements. Engineers had been treating with ferric chloride and peroxide without success.
By treating lift stations weekly with just 4 ounces of our archaea-based formula, fats, oils and grease build up was eliminated and odor significantly reduced. Excess hydrogen sulfide generation ceased, the influent BOD levels dropped from 250 to 125, the clarifier began to function properly, and the state effluent standards were achieved. In subsequent years with ongoing maintenance use of the microbes, BOD levels in influent dropped to just 5, with hydrogen sulphide and ammonia eliminated, and lift station maintenance drastically reduced. Despite a more than 6-fold increase during the period of use of the microbes, which also was a 6-fold increase in gpd volume beyond its designed capacity, the plant continued to operate smoothly and meet state effluent standards. The timeline on building a new treatment plant was able to be delayed by four additional years because of the greater efficiencies attained.
Why specifically Archaea?
Modern secondary treatment plants are designed, engineered and operated to provide an enhanced microbiome for naturally occurring microbes to thrive in their role of breaking down waste. All too often, though, we overlook the opportunity to augment and intensify that microbial efficiency by adding carefully selected supplemental microbes.
Like probiotics for the wastewater treatment system, they can eliminate F.O.G., save significant maintenance and electrical utility costs, substantially decrease corrosion rates, more easily enable exceeding effluent standards, and significantly reduce odors in the process.
Archaea have an exquisite ability to remediate a broad spectrum of contaminants. They are the oldest and hardiest microbes and have no known human pathogenic species. The archaea are safe for use around people, plants and animals, aquatic and on land. Unlike the more common bacteria or enzyme-based agents, archaea can tackle tough remediation applications in more challenging and extreme conditions.
With a five-year shelf life, the archaea-based formula is a powerful tool to have on hand for routine maintenance and to optimize operating levels, as well as to enable operators to respond to dumping events and spills.
- A lifelong sailor and water lover, Kevin Mirise lives and works on the coast in Cohasset, near Boston, MA. He’s a Director at a bioremediation and biorestoration company that uses beneficial microbes to naturally eliminate contaminants from water and soil.
By treating lift stations weekly with just 4 ounces of our archaea-based formula, fats, oils and grease build up was eliminated and odor significantly reduced. Excess hydrogen sulfide generation ceased, the influent BOD levels dropped from 250 to 125, the clarifier began to function properly, and the state effluent standards were achieved. In subsequent years with ongoing maintenance use of the microbes, BOD levels in influent dropped to just 5, with hydrogen sulphide and ammonia eliminated, and lift station maintenance drastically reduced. Despite a more than 6-fold increase during the period of use of the microbes, which also was a 6-fold increase in gpd volume beyond its designed capacity, the plant continued to operate smoothly and meet state effluent standards. The timeline on building a new treatment plant was able to be delayed by four additional years because of the greater efficiencies attained.
Why specifically Archaea?
Modern secondary treatment plants are designed, engineered and operated to provide an enhanced microbiome for naturally occurring microbes to thrive in their role of breaking down waste. All too often, though, we overlook the opportunity to augment and intensify that microbial efficiency by adding carefully selected supplemental microbes.
Like probiotics for the wastewater treatment system, they can eliminate F.O.G., save significant maintenance and electrical utility costs, substantially decrease corrosion rates, more easily enable exceeding effluent standards, and significantly reduce odors in the process.
Archaea have an exquisite ability to remediate a broad spectrum of contaminants. They are the oldest and hardiest microbes and have no known human pathogenic species. The archaea are safe for use around people, plants and animals, aquatic and on land. Unlike the more common bacteria or enzyme-based agents, archaea can tackle tough remediation applications in more challenging and extreme conditions.
With a five-year shelf life, the archaea-based formula is a powerful tool to have on hand for routine maintenance and to optimize operating levels, as well as to enable operators to respond to dumping events and spills.
- A lifelong sailor and water lover, Kevin Mirise lives and works on the coast in Cohasset, near Boston, MA. He’s a Director at a bioremediation and biorestoration company that uses beneficial microbes to naturally eliminate contaminants from water and soil.
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