Featured Video: Wastewater Treatment -Troubleshooting Aeration Basin This week’s blog features a wastewater troubleshooting video by the YouTube account Wastewater Operations Channel. The account is run by Jon Kercher, an operator of 10 years who uploads educational videos filmed during the work day at his wastewater treatment plant. In this video, Jon demonstrates how to troubleshoot a disparity between two air legs within an aeration basin that should be equal flow. The problem was noticed when the basin was put into lead position. This video not only demonstrates how to troubleshoot a flow disparity, but teaches a great methodology for troubleshooting any wastewater treatment issues. Jon notes that while we have a general tendency to gravitate our troubleshooting toward process parameters, we must also consider monitoring parameters as well. Watch his video to find out what was causing the flow disparity! September 6, 2019 By Jill Wallitschek Operations and Maintenance, Wastewater aeration basin, troubleshooting, wastewater operation, wastewater troubleshooting 0 0 Comment Read More »
Featured Video: Nitrogen Removal in Wastewater Treatment Need to brush up on nitrification and denitrification? Wondering how they fit in to the wastewater treatment process? Looking for some troubleshooting tips for common wastewater nitrogen operations issues? Then this week's featured video is for you! This 12-minute video discusses the nitrogen cycle, sources of nitrogen in wastewater, types of nitrogen in wastewater, the processes involved in removing nitrogen from wastewater, and troubleshooting tips for issues such as rising ammonia levels and floating pieces of sludge in the clarifier, among other issues. Nitrogen Removal in Wastewater Treatment from Steven Myers on Vimeo. The Nutrient Control category in our document database covers nutrient control and removal topics for both nitrogen and phosphorus. You can type "nitrogen" or "phosphorus" (without the quote marks) into the keyword search field to narrow by nutrient. The nitrogen results are particularly interesting in the Factsheets/Case Studies and Slides/Presentations document types. November 3, 2017 By Cassia Smith Wastewater featured videos, troubleshooting, wastewater treatment, denitrification, nitrification 0 0 Comment Read More »
Featured Videos: Clarifier Basics & State Point Analysis You know what a wastewater clarifier does in a general sense---solids go in the bottom, cleaner water comes out the top---but how do you handle the nitty gritty of day-to-day clarifier operation? How do you understand what's happening? How do you troubleshoot? This week's video offers some answers. It begins with a very brief refresher on the basics and then goes on to dive in to state point analysis and troubleshooting scenarios. It's just under 15 minutes and includes clear diagrams and visuals to help guide you through the concepts. And if you click through to YouTube, there's a link to the spreadsheet used in the second half. For more on clarifier operations and troubleshooting, visit our document database, type "clarifiers" (without the quote marks) into the keyword search field, and search document type Slides/Presentations. October 20, 2017 By Cassia Smith Wastewater clarifiers, state point analysis, troubleshooting, troubleshooting clarifiers, featured videos, wastewater treatment 0 0 Comment Read More »