Webinar – Plant Startup with Tanner Hartsock

Wastewater Plant Startup and Restart Options

BioLynceus® wastewater expert Tanner Hartsock, M.S., explains the process of starting a wastewater treatment plant and reviews several options operators can use when establishing or rebuilding biological treatment.

Whether a facility is starting a new treatment process or recovering from an unexpected biological upset, operators need a reliable strategy for developing a healthy and active microbial population.

Wastewater Startup and Recovery Strategies

In this presentation, Tanner discusses different approaches wastewater operators can consider for:

  • New wastewater plant startup

  • Biological treatment restart

  • Biomass recovery

  • Bioaugmentation

  • Treatment upsets

  • Microbial population management

  • Maintaining biological treatment stability

The appropriate approach depends on the treatment system, wastewater characteristics, operating conditions, and how quickly the biological process needs to recover.

Preparing for Unexpected Wastewater Treatment Upsets

One of the most valuable lessons in the presentation comes directly from an experienced wastewater operator.

At 18:24 in the video, the operator explains why the facility keeps microbial treatment products readily available:

“The good thing about it is, we always keep ... one or two buckets on hand ... just in case we have an upset.”

Keeping a recovery strategy available can help operators respond more quickly when biological treatment is disrupted by toxicity, hydraulic changes, biomass loss, or other unexpected conditions.

Supporting Wastewater Operators with Bioaugmentation

BioLynceus® has worked with wastewater operators to address a variety of biological treatment challenges, including plant startup, recovery, and process stabilization.

This presentation provides practical insight into how bioaugmentation and wastewater microbiology can be incorporated into a broader plant startup and recovery strategy.