Category: Case Studies

Case Studies

December 5, 2023 7 min read

Seafood Processing Wastewater Lagoons: A Case Study

Frustrated by His Lagoons’ Poor Performance and Odor Issues, Trung Nhan of Best Sea-Pack Turned to YouTube and Found an Expert: Triplepoint In 1999, Trung Nhan and his wife Cindy were looking for a location in the Houston area to start a wild-caught shrimp processing business. After much searching, Nhan found an abandoned catfish processing […]

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Case Studies

September 7, 2022 6 min read

Small-Town Lagoon Aeration Upgrade: A Case Study

Facing the unexpected overhaul of its wastewater plant, the Town of White Bird, Idaho, found a beautiful, hands-off solution in Triplepoint White Bird, Idaho, is a small town—population 91—with a big story. The town gets its name from Chief White Bird, a member of the Nez Perce Indian tribe who handed the U.S. Army a […]

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Case Studies Aeration

December 8, 2021 5 min read

Lagoon Aeration Upgrade: Case Study of Danielsville, GA

A lagoon aeration upgrade can improve treatment and save thousands of dollars in energy, operations, and maintenance costs. Because Triplepoint aerators are portable, the retrofit can be completed with minimal operational disruption and leverage the existing blower and header infrastructure.  Watch our video case study and read below to learn how one Georgia city upgraded their […]

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Case Studies Ammonia

October 14, 2021 6 min read

Ammonia Case Study featured in TPO Magazine

Our ammonia case study of the NitrOx installation in De Soto, IA, is featured in the October 2021 issue of Treatment Plant Operator magazine! Read the story below to learn how Dan Van Langen, De Soto’s director of Public Works, teamed up with Triplepoint to cost-effectively meet the city’s low ammonia limits. Getting to Zero […]

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Aeration Case Studies

March 24, 2021 7 min read

Low Maintenance Lagoon Aeration Case Study

Six Years Ago, this Oregon Wastewater District Was Promised 40% Lower Energy Costs. Today, They’re Still Saving and Their Triplepoint Aerators Are Nearly Maintenance Free. Sally Bratton is a native of Klamath Falls, Oregon, a rural community some 25 miles north of the California state line. She joined the South Suburban Sanitary District (SSSD) 20 […]

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Aeration Case Studies

November 12, 2020 7 min read

Triplepoint Aeration Prevents Lagoon Aerator Maintenance Issues

How this Oregon Vacation Destination Eliminated Aerator Maintenance and a Serious Employee Safety Hazard Triplepoint pulls off a two-day installation of its lagoon aeration system in winning form! Ethan Morton, operator, and Johnny Bales, lead operator, pose with the now-retired boat. The Oregon Water Wonderland Sanitary District is located in one of the most beautiful […]

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Case Studies

November 25, 2019 5 min read

Facultative Lagoon Ammonia Removal: A 360° VR Video Case Study

Facultative lagoon systems are common for wastewater treatment in small communities. In areas with inexpensive available land, this type of facility offers low operational and maintenance requirements and reliable treatment. However, new ammonia limits have put many communities in danger of noncompliance. A small town upgraded their facultative lagoon system to meet Missouri’s new ammonia […]

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Case Studies

October 9, 2019 3 min read

Aerated Lagoon Upgrade: A 360° VR Video Case Study

An aerated lagoon upgrade provides many benefits: it improves treatment, saves on energy cost, and reduces operations and maintenance demands. Our latest video case study of Pacific, Missouri, highlights the benefits of upgrading a lagoon facility with Triplepoint aerators. This video case study was shot with a 360° camera—watch it with VR goggles for an […]

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Case Studies

March 26, 2019 3 min read

Triplepoint’s NitrOx Lagoon MBBR: A Video Case Study

A lagoon MBBR is a tertiary treatment process added to a lagoon system for the purpose of ammonia removal through biological nitrification. Our previous blog post, Lagoon MBBR: Moving Bed Biofilm Reactors for Ammonia Removal, explains the process in detail. Following is a video case study of Benton, Missouri. They upgraded their wastewater lagoon facility […]

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Case Studies

January 29, 2019 5 min read

Winery Pond Odor Control: A Case Study

A winery pond or lagoon can be an ideal treatment option for process wastewater because it is relatively low-maintenance, sustainable, easy to operate, and cost-effective. A pond with sufficient capacity can easily cope with the peak loads and changes in influent volume and temperature common with winery wastewater. Like municipal lagoons, however, a winery lagoon […]

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Case Studies

November 7, 2018 4 min read

Lagoon Aeration Retrofit: A Video Lagoon Case Study

A lagoon aeration retrofit can improve treatment and save thousands of dollars in energy, operations, and maintenance costs. Replacing a coarse bubble aeration system with Triplepoint’s lagoon aeration maintains the mixing performance of coarse bubbles and combines it with fine bubble oxygen transfer efficiency to maximize lagoon treatment. Because Triplepoint aerators are portable, the retrofit […]

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Case Studies

August 28, 2018 6 min read

Replacing Fine Bubble Lagoon Aeration: A Video Case Study

Fine bubble aeration is a popular method of wastewater lagoon treatment. A fine bubble lagoon aeration system is installed at the bottom and releases tiny bubbles that slowly rise to the surface of the water. Because the bubbles are so small, they rise relatively slowly and have a very large surface area, which maximizes oxygen […]

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