Most of this sludge can be reincorporated into the aeration tank to resupply the new microorganisms coming in. However, the excess can either be used as compost or landfill cover. Disinfection ...

A similar arm at the bottom of the tank gathers up the solids there. The liquid is moved from the sedimentation tanks to an aeration tank where air encourages the growth of microbes that further ...

Aeration tanks at the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant on March 21, 2024. Photo by Devin Roberts. “Other treatment plants that have lots of open land may be able to do it more ...

The liquid is moved from the sedimentation tanks to an aeration tank where air encourages the growth of microbes that further break down organic particles.

Fairfield, Ohio, to invest $7 million into its aeration system process, which Public Utilities Director Adam Sackenheim said was "the lifeblood of the (wastewater) treatment process." ...