by Juls Clemente | May 6, 2020 | Fats Oils Grease (FOG), Wastewater Articles
Excess fats, oils, and grease (FOG) discharged into collection systems can cause issues for Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW). First, fatty organic material can accumulate in sewer lines inhibiting wastewater flows. Obstructed pipes can cause Sanitary Sewer...
by Juls Clemente | May 4, 2020 | Wastewater Articles
Why your municipality should complete a pretreatment survey During my research for my new class “The Changing World of Pretreatment,” I ran across many new and inventive ways to use THC and CBD products. In Denver, Ganja Yoga encourages the two relaxation methods in...
by Juls Clemente | Apr 29, 2020 | Fats Oils Grease (FOG), Wastewater Articles
Publicly owned treatment works (POTW) often struggle to limit fats, oils, and grease (FOG) intake in their wastewater systems. Excess FOG buildups can prevent wastewater flows causing blockages in collection lines. Additionally, heavy FOG discharge can disrupt...
by Juls Clemente | Apr 28, 2020 | Denitrification, Food to Microbe, Nitrification, Solids Reduction, Wastewater Articles
The Power of Lagoon Systems It is common knowledge that bacteria thrive in some environments better than others. Bacteria can only consume or degrade compounds they touch or attach to. One of the best systems to increase contact/retention time is a lagoon...
by Juls Clemente | Apr 22, 2020 | Food to Microbe, Wastewater Articles, Webinars
Resident expert, Tanner Hartsock, shares how food to microbe ratio (F:M) can impact your wastewater treatment system and how to maintain an optimal F:M ratio. This is a short video that lasts 10...
by Juls Clemente | Apr 20, 2020 | Denitrification, Fats Oils Grease (FOG), Food to Microbe, Nitrification, Wastewater Articles
Speeding-up Mother Nature Over the last 20 plus years of being in the environmental arena, I have been asked this question hundreds of times: what can microbes do for me? My best response to this question is, “what do you want them to do for you?”As I had once heard...
