Otis, MA Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant
The town of Otis Massachusetts qualified for Rural Utility Service (RUS) funding from the Department of Agriculture in 1999 to provide sewer for a portion of the community. Their engineering firm Camp Dresser & McKee (CDM) selected an Aquapoint Bioclere™ wastewater treatment system because of the stability of the fixed-film treatment process and the low…
Read MoreCanal Bluffs Wastewater Treatment Plant, Bourne, MA
On the banks of the Cape Cod canal lies the town of Bourne, Massachusetts, a busy summer retreat for many seasonal residents. Like many Cape Cod communities, Canal Bluffs condominiums has some full time residents and the population spikes in the summer months. Flow rates at the development’s Bioclere™ wastewater treatment system increase substantially in peak months…
Read MoreBack Eddy Restaurant, Westport MA Wastewater Treatment System
On the shore of the Westport Harbor in Westport, MA is the Back Eddy Restaurant. Specializing in fresh local seafood while sporting a beautiful harbor front view the Back Eddy is a popular summer hangout. Crowds from a nearby regional beach flock to the site for some of the best seafood in the area. In 1998 an…
Read MoreDover & Sherborn, MA Wastewater Treatment Plant
Twenty miles west of Boston the rural towns of Dover and Sherborn, Massachusetts share a regional middle and high school facility. Both towns rely entirely on individual septic systems for their wastewater infrastructure. When the school decided to expand in 1999 the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) required that the school district install a…
Read MoreMeeting House Wastewater Treatment Plant
Twenty miles northwest of Boston the rural town of Stow, Massachusetts is home to the Meeting House at Stow Elderly Care Community. When the facilities’ previous wastewater treatment plant failed to meet permit for a prolonged period, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) issued an administrative consent order (ACO) requiring the facility to correct…
Read MoreReflection Village Wastewater Treatment Plant
Reflection Village is a twenty‐four home community and golf club located in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Because Cape Cod has a fragile sole source aquifer and coastal estuaries that are sensitive to nitrogen loading, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MA‐DEP) required that at least half of the homes be placed on denitrifying treatment systems. The developer…
Read MoreSkaket Corner Wastewater Treatment Plant
Orleans, Massachusetts is one of several Cape Cod towns that continues to experience significant growth without conventional sewer infrastructure. When a developer wanted to build a new commercial plaza adjacent to the town’s off ramp from the Mid-Cape Highway the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) required that a wastewater treatment and disposal facility be…
Read MoreStop & Shop Wastewater Treatment Plant
Stop & Shop is one of the premier supermarket chains in New England. Prior to 1995, most stores that were constructed without access to municipal sewer infrastructure were installed with conventional septic tanks and drain fields. The high strength nature of waste streams from Stop & Shop facilities caused many of their drain fields to…
Read MoreUS Naval Air Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
The US Naval Air Station at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba covers over 45 square miles. The base is divided into two distinct areas by the 2.5-mile wide Guantanamo Bay, which is punctuated with many small, steep-cliffed peninsulas that jut out into the Bay. In the late ’90s, the Navy began researching the best way to…
Read MorePiperton, TN Distributed Sewer
We’ve all seen rural towns get “discovered” when they are within commuting distance of a thriving metropolitan area. Practically “overnight” it seems pastures are transformed into sub-divisions. With its lower tax rate and a brand new exit on the Interstate loop, the city of Piperton was well poised for growth. Its population had doubled in…
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