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Lagoon Aeration System Design: Individual Air Lines vs. Fixed or Floating Laterals
A lagoon aeration system will require some method to convey air from the onshore blower to each aeration unit. Two distribution methods are typical:…
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Lagoon Midge Flies: How to Control Chironomids and Red Worms
Lagoon midge flies, or chironomids, are common during warm summer temperatures, and swarms of them can drive local residents indoors. Midge fly larvae, or…
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Aerated Lagoon Optimization to Reduce Energy Consumption
Energy costs for aeration represent the largest expense for a wastewater lagoon facility, so any increase in efficiency directly improves the bottom line. Since…
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Lagoon Surface Aerator: “A self-destructing piece of equipment”
The winter of 2017–18 is already one for the books, with record cold temperatures in the Midwest and eastern U.S., and snow as far…
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LDIB-TV: Biological Lagoon Additives with Aquafix
To paraphrase an old saying, some companies that sell hammers try to turn every problem into a nail. We're not that kind of company.We…
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Why are there red streaks in my lagoon? About lagoon Daphnia
We love hearing from operators—their questions give us insight into what may be going on in other lagoon systems. An operator asked if we…
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Lagoon Aeration 101: A video comparison of aeration technologies
Lagoon aeration can account for over 50 percent of energy costs, so efficiency is an important consideration in choosing aeration equipment and designing a…
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Lagoon aeration: Can you have too much?
Lagoon aeration is a topic we cover regularly, evaluating technologies, comparing partial mix vs. complete mix systems, troubleshooting low dissolved oxygen (DO) levels and…
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What are these red worms in the lagoon?
We're often in the field, visiting wastewater lagoon facilities and learning about the challenges operators face. Last week, an operator in Georgia showed us…
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Lagoon Duckweed: Friend or Foe?
Duckweed, or water lens, is a rapidly growing, invasive aquatic plant that loves wastewater lagoons due to the presence of nutrients ammonia and phosphorus.…
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Troubleshooting Low Lagoon Dissolved Oxygen
Lagoon dissolved oxygen, or DO, is the lifeblood of the wastewater lagoon system. The bacteria and other microbes that consume biological oxygen demand (BOD) need…
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Facility maximizes lagoon aeration efficiency, saves money
Replacing coarse-bubble system with Triplepoint's Aerators saves sanitary district over 40% on electricity and maintenance costs.Energy consumption represents the highest operational cost for an…
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