Proven Wastewater Consulting
Startup and commissioning, process and energy optimization, O&M manuals, and operator training for treatment plants across the United States and Canada.
Our service lines
From the first startup plan to a certified, confident operating staff, we cover the work that keeps a plant running well.
Process Optimization
Process audits with documented results in activated sludge process control, phosphorus removal, anaerobic digestion and solids handling.
Operational Energy Audit
Audits that cut electricity, natural gas and chemical costs through operational changes: aeration and blowers, digester heating, pumping and solids handling run time. Our Indiana audit saved $536,550 per year.
Startup and Commissioning
We plan and run startups from construction to full operation, from functional and performance testing to SCADA loop checks and alarm setpoints.
Operator Training
Live and online operator training, including the full plant-specific package: manual, training, plant-specific materials and interactive process control workbooks.
Design Review and Conceptualization
Design operability reviews, design conceptualization and scoping, and SCADA loop and alarm verification.
Value Engineering Review
We review a design or a proposed change with an operator’s eye for cost and operability, and look for options that lower capital and operating cost without hurting plant performance.
Operations During Construction
We bring the operator’s point of view to a project while it is being built, so the plant is ready to run on the day it starts up.
O&M Manuals
Electronic, plant-specific O&M manuals for municipal and industrial plants, written by operators for operators.
Credentials and experience
What plant managers say
“Brad has provided operational consulting to West Lafayette for over 23 years. This has included design review, training, troubleshooting, and O&M manuals. Brad’s experience in plants across the country comes out in his training, troubleshooting, and design input.”
“It was a comfort to know that one of the best operations specialists in the country had reviewed our design. Brad is very trusted for his skills and knowledge by our staff.”
Work from construction to full operation
Wastewater Solutions, Inc. helps utilities start up new facilities, cut energy and chemical costs, and regain permit compliance. Our experience includes running advanced treatment plants and leading operations services at two national engineering firms.
We also build certified, confident operating staffs through hands-on training and plant-specific O&M manuals.
- Start up new facilities
- Cut energy and chemical costs
- Regain permit compliance
- Build certified, confident operating staffs
Manuals written by operators for operators
Our manuals are electronic, plant-specific and full of illustrations that show how your plant runs. They give operators the need-to-know information for each process, and they are the core of our full plant-specific training package.
We have written manuals for plants in Texas, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Indiana, British Columbia and Hawaii.
Sample page, White River WRRF. See more example pages.
Recent projects
HawaiiPhase 1C wastewater plant
O&M and training manual, training deck and THP digester operating workbook, plus startup plan input, for HRBC, DAF, solids handling, Cambi B6 THP, Digester 3 and gas systems.
IndianaMunicipal plant audit
Our energy and process audit cut O&M costs by $536,550 per year, added process capacity valued at $3,832,000, and cut effluent BOD 57%.
HawaiiMembrane bioreactor startup
Operations startup and commissioning support for the membrane and solids handling facilities at a Hawaii plant, plus Phase 1 startup plan input and final review. Client: City & County of Honolulu.
Operator certification
We took 12 operators at a 10 mgd plant from few certified to all certified, seven at Class IV. The team placed 2nd in the state operator competition.
Energy and process audit
Energy and chemical savings of over $200,000 per year, lower effluent nitrate, and a SCADA review that cut manual data collection.
City plant process evaluation
Process changes cut effluent TSS from 60 mg/L to reliably below 10 mg/L, at a plant that had performed poorly for about a year.
Case studies
Two projects, written up in full with before and after results.
Energy and process optimization at a large municipal plant
$536,550 per year
Lower electricity, natural gas, biosolids hauling and labor costs, plus $3,832,000 of added process capacity and better effluent quality.
Restoring permit compliance at an overloaded SBR plant
SVI from 400 to below 150
Summer permit limits met for the first time in five years, and 17% added capacity that let the utility delay its upgrade for eight years.
Partner, sub or prime
We work as a partner, subcontractor or prime with other talented engineers, contractors and consultants, and we can assemble a quality team for a project of any size.
Where we have worked
Also California, Idaho, Texas, Georgia and British Columbia.
Training for the whole plant
We teach from the headworks to solids handling, the lab and the control room, live or online. Choose the classes your staff needs, or ask us to put a custom set together.
Wastewater Academy
Online training and CEU classes are coming soon. For now we arrange live, online and in-house training directly.
Talk with us about your plant
Call 503-701-2766 or email info@ActivatedSludge.com.