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Bowling Green, MO
SKW was selected by the City of Bowling Green, MO, to develop a facilities plan for the City's collections systems and treatment systems. SKW partnered with a local consulting firm, Great River Engineering of Bowling Green, MO. The City had been operating two wastewater treatment systems, one of which was an overloaded aerated lagoon. The second plant was a small sequencing batch reactor (SBR) which served the Missouri Northeast Correctional Center. The SBR plant had capacity to spare, but was experiencing process problems. SKW developed and analyzed several options for the conveyance and treatment of wastewater and selected centralized treatment at the SBR plant. SKW also identified process modifications to improve the performance of the SBR plant by converting it to a 0.85 MGD continuous flow activated sludge system. The new treatment plant features twin circular activated sludge tanks that were converted from SBR tanks. This provided a cost effective solution using a non-proprietary system that used all the existing tanks and the existing mixing and aeration equipment. To save energy and enhance nutrient removal, SKW designed dissolved oxygen monitors and a powerful plan control system. To better handle the high wet weather flows, the clarifiers have special baffles and inlets that allow a peak flow of more than four times the dry weather average flow. SKW planned for the future by laying out structures and stubbing-out utilities for a future UV disinfection system and a doubling of plant capacity. |
