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Aeration Case Studies
Oww Boat
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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Phosphorus
pathogen removal
August 25, 2020 3 min read

Cost-Effective Lagoon Phosphorus Removal: Triplepoint’s PhosBox

Nutrient removal is one of the most pressing challenges facing lagoon operators. State EPAs, in the interest of protecting waterways, have been enacting increasingly stringent effluent requirements for ammonia, nitrogen, and phosphorus. (A previous blog, Wastewater Lagoon Phosphorus: The Crackdown Is Coming, covers this subject in detail.) Triplepoint’s NitrOx® Process is a proven solution for ammonia […]

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Lagoon U Featured
July 22, 2020 4 min read

Free Wastewater CEUs and PDHs: Introducing Lagooniversity.com

With the cancellation of so many rural water shows and educational opportunities due to COVID, we knew many of you would be struggling to meet your CEU and PDH requirements. That’s why we created Lagooniversity.com—to make our lagoon training webinars available for free continuing education credit, at your convenience. Each of our ten one-hour courses […]

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Algae
Green Stuff The Biology Of Algae And Duckweed Q&a
April 6, 2020 7 min read

Green Stuff: The Biology of Algae and Duckweed Q&A

We hope you were able to attend our free lagoon webinar on the biology of algae and duckweed. If not, it’s available to watch at your convenience on our YouTube channel (linked below) or through our Lagooniversity portal. Webinar attendees posed a bunch of great questions during the Q&A session. Following are the some of […]

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Sludge
Belt Screen 2
February 27, 2020 3 min read

Lagoon Screens: Choosing the Right Option

Our last blog highlighted the benefits of adding headworks screening to your lagoon facility. This article will review the main types of lagoon screens and their pros and cons to help you to determine which is the best fit for your lagoon system. Watch our latest episode of LDIB-TV, Types of Lagoon Screens, and read […]

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Sludge
Screening Video
February 12, 2020 2 min read

Wastewater Lagoon Screening: Benefits of Adding Headworks

Wastewater lagoon screening has become far more prevalent due to the popularity of so-called “flushable” wipes and the headaches they create for lagoon operators. In this episode of LDIB-TV, Patrick Hill discusses the problems ragging can cause and the benefits of adding screening to your facility. Watch the video and read below for highlights.

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Case Studies
remove ammonia from wastewater lagoons
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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wastewater lagoon operations
November 6, 2019 7 min read

How to Improve the Performance of Failing Lagoons Q&A

We hope you were able to attend our last free lagoon webinar: How to Improve the Performance of Failing Lagoons. If not, it’s available to watch at your convenience on our YouTube channel (linked below) or through our Lagooniversity portal. Webinar attendees posed a bunch of great questions during the Q&A session. Since many are […]

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Case Studies
Pacific Site Snip
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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Sludge
Food Plant
July 10, 2019 7 min read

Lagoon Sludge Reduction In Situ: Methods of Removing Sludge in Place

One of the benefits of lagoons for wastewater treatment is their built-in sludge storage, which reduces the need for sludge handling. However, every lagoon will eventually require dredging to remove nonvolatile solids like grit. The mechanical removal of sludge is expensive and disruptive, so the longer a lagoon can go between dredgings, the better. In […]

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