Practice report: Monitoring biosolids to create cost savings with SOLITAX highline sc
Author: Ian Procko, JR Pridham Services Ltd., Business Development Director, Reading Head Office. JR Pridham Services Ltd, a Berkshire based UK wastewater contractor, provide the market leading ‘WaSP’ Tanker Reception solution which delivers complete control, monitoring and visibility for all Biosolids movements utilising the SOLITAX highline sc probe for sludge density control. The ability to clearly define the volumes and strengths of the product being transported provides a number of cost saving benefits. Cost savings were up to £500,000 in the first year. 4 pages
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2007-12
Practice report: Significantly reduced sludge volume with SOLITAX highline sc
Author: Rolf Wessels, Operations Manager, municipal sewage treatment plants, Papenburg (Germany). The agricultural utilisation of dried sludge from municipal sewage treatment plants is becoming more difficult and therefore more expensive. The costs of sewage sludge disposal in Europe are estimated at 2.2 billion euros, provided the current high level of utilisation for agricultural and landscaping purposes is maintained (60%). If thermal disposal becomes mandatory, the costs will rise by 40% to more than 3 billion euros. The volume of sludge can be significantly reduced with the help of the SOLITAX highline sc solids probe. This has been demonstrated at the sewage treatment plant in Papenburg (PE 48,000) with annual savings up to € 30,000. 4 pages