Diagnose
Lagoon specialists
Identify core issues, gather operating data, understand discharge requirements and define your objectives together.
01 / Diagnose
Wastewater lagoon treatment & upgrades
Reinvent your lagoon. Don't replace it.
Tighter limits on ammonia, total nitrogen, phosphorus or TSS? Growing flows? Triplepoint adds nitrification, denitrification, and phosphorus removal to the lagoon you already own, with performance we guarantee in writing.
300+lagoon installations
10,000+aeration units in the field
225 Billiongallons treated
100 MGDcumulative rated capacity
<0.1 mg/Lavg. effluent ammonia, NitrOx® systems
How we enhance lagoon treatment
BOD & TSSAeration, mixing and solids control for cleaner effluent.Ares Aeration® →
NitrificationAmmonia to nitrate, year-round, even in cold water.NitrOx® →
DenitrificationNitrate to nitrogen gas for total nitrogen limits.NitrOx®+D →
Total Nitrogen (TN)Combined nitrification and denitrification after the lagoon.TN Solutions →
PhosphorusTertiary filtration for limits as low as 0.1 mg/L.TP Solutions →
30+ yrsof lagoon engineering expertise
Reinvent your lagoon
Your lagoon isn't the problem. It's the foundation.
Lagoons are the most proven, lowest maintenance way to treat wastewater. When limits tighten, our technologies build on the infrastructure you already paid for, instead of starting over with a mechanical plant.
- Reuse your basins and keep capital costs down
- Minimal equipment, maintained from the surface
- Same small crew, no 24/7 on-call
- Results backed by our “We Say It, We Do It” guarantee
Wastewater lagoon solutions
What's your lagoon up against?
Choose the problem. See how lagoon owners like you solved it.
“Our new permit has an ammonia limit, and our lagoon can't nitrify in winter.”
Our answer · NitrOx®
NitrOx® adds a dedicated nitrification step after your lagoon, engineered to hold low ammonia year-round, even in cold climates.
<0.1 mg/Laverage effluent ammonia across NitrOx® installations
Explore NitrOx® →
“We now have a total nitrogen or nitrate limit on top of ammonia.”
Our answer · NitrOx®+D
Our patented NitrOx®+D process pairs nitrification with denitrification, converting ammonia to nitrate and nitrate to nitrogen gas, so your lagoon can meet total nitrogen limits cost-effectively.
Patentednitrification + denitrification process designed for lagoons
Explore NitrOx®+D →
“We need phosphorus down, and we can't staff a complex chemical plant.”
Our answer · TP Solutions
Triplepoint Phosphorus Solutions is low-maintenance tertiary filtration that polishes lagoon effluent to tight phosphorus limits.
0.1 mg/Leffluent phosphorus limits Triplepoint Phosphorus Solutions is designed to meet
Explore Triplepoint Phosphorus Solutions →
“Our town is growing, or a new industry is coming, and the lagoon is maxed out.”
Our answer · LRAS™ (Lagoon Return Activated Sludge)
LRAS™ (Lagoon Return Activated Sludge) increases biological treatment capacity within existing lagoon cells or engineered earthen basins. It is designed around your flows and loading demands, helping you expand treatment capacity without adding new basins.
Up to 10×flow and loading capacity from the same lagoons
Explore LRAS →
“Neighbors complain about odor, sludge is building up, and algae is pushing our TSS over the limit.”
Our answer · Ares Aeration
Ares Aeration® combines efficient aeration with strong mixing to restore oxygen, cut odor, and digest accumulated sludge.
Up to 60%reduction in accumulated sludge with Triplepoint aeration
Explore Ares Aeration →
“Our aerators keep breaking and our power bill keeps climbing.”
Our answer · Ares Aeration
Ares Aeration® is sized for your lagoon and serviced from the surface, so there's no draining the cell to maintain it.
10,000+Triplepoint aeration units working in lagoons today
Explore Ares Aeration →
Wastewater lagoon technologies
Proven technologies. One system built for your lagoon.
No cookie-cutter packages. We combine only what your permit, flows and site need. Made in the USA to support BABA, AIS and domestic procurement requirements.
Aeration · mixing · odor
Ares Aeration®
High-efficiency aeration and powerful mixing in one portable unit, installed and maintained from the surface.
10,000+units in the field
Ammonia removal
NitrOx®
Simple, proven nitrification that meets low ammonia limits year-round, even in cold climates.
<0.1 mg/Lavg. effluent ammonia
Total nitrogen
NitrOx®+D
Our patented nitrification and denitrification process upgrades a lagoon to meet total nitrogen or nitrate requirements cost-effectively.
Patentedlagoon TN process
Capacity expansion
LRAS
LRAS (Lagoon Return Activated Sludge) delivers activated-sludge-level treatment in existing lagoon cells or engineered earthen basins, increasing capacity within the available footprint.
Up to 10×capacity
Phosphorus removal
Triplepoint Phosphorus Solutions
Low-maintenance tertiary filtration designed to meet tight effluent phosphorus limits after the lagoon.
0.1 mg/Lphosphorus limits
Not sure where to start?
Ask an engineer →
Send us your permit. We'll tell you what it takes.
A Triplepoint process engineer will review your limits, flows and site, with no obligation.
Turnkey rental systems
Back in compliance in days, not construction seasons.
Mobile NitrOx® is a complete biological treatment system on a road-ready trailer, not just a tank. Its MBBR media can treat ammonia, BOD and total nitrogen, and rental aeration adds oxygen and mixing where your lagoon needs it most. We deliver, install and start it up, then train your operators.
- A new limit with a deadline construction can't meet
- Equipment failure or a nitrification upset
- Cold-weather nitrification support
- Construction bypass, pilot testing or seasonal loads
~2 weekstypical time to get treatment on site
Up to 75%of six months' rent credited toward a permanent system
Funding, procurement & energy
Easier to approve. More efficient to run.
We help owners and engineers line up the paperwork that gets lagoon projects funded and keeps them affordable to operate.
Domestic procurement
BABA, AIS & Made in USA
Ares aerators are assembled in our Colorado factory from U.S.-made components, built to support the domestic procurement rules that come with federal funding.
- Build America, Buy America (BABA)
- American Iron and Steel (AIS)
- Compliance documentation for your funding agency
Project funding
Smaller project, easier funding
Upgrading the lagoon you own keeps capital costs down, which helps when applying for state revolving fund loans, grants or rate approvals.
- Support for facility plans and bid specs
- Rent now, buy later: up to 75% rental credit
Energy savings initiatives
Aeration that pays you back
Aeration is a lagoon's largest power cost. More efficient aeration lowers that bill, and documented savings may help qualify for utility energy-efficiency programs.
- Existing vs. upgraded energy comparison
- Data for incentive and rebate applications
triplepoint's Lagoons Do It Better (LDIB) process
Not off the shelf. Built around your wastewater.
First, we believe lagoons do it better. Then we diagnose the real challenge, tailor the right approach, and support you through startup and beyond. Every installation is backed by our “We Say It, We Do It” Technology Performance Guarantee.
Tailor
A tailored process
Evaluate alternatives, review the options with your team and refine a solution matched to the site, budget and operations.
02 / Collaborate & refineSupport
We Say It, We Do It.
Help implement the solution, start up and train your operators, and continue supporting performance in the field.
03 / SupportYour lagoon. Your requirements. Our commitment.
Who we serve
Built for the people who run lagoons.
Municipalities
Small and mid-sized communities facing new limits on a tight budget, with a lean operations crew.
Municipal solutions →
Industrial plants
Dairy, protein, wineries, food processors, and pulp & paper plants with high strength, seasonal flows and loadings.
Industrial solutions →
Consulting engineers
Process modeling, sizing support and design documents for the lagoon upgrades you specify.
Request design support →
Case study · Coopersville, MI · LRAS™
A new dairy brought a big new wastewater load. Coopersville expanded its existing lagoons with LRAS™, more than quadrupling flow and loading capacity, instead of building a $15–18 million mechanical plant.
Read the case study“We started up taking raw dairy waste since day one, and the system handled every bit without a violation.”
Steve Luke, Chief Operator, City of Coopersville
Your #1 lagoon resource
Free know-how for operators and engineers.
We're ready to help
Tell us about your lagoon. We'll tell you what it takes.
Got a new ammonia limit or a quick question about algae? A lagoon specialist will get back to you.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.