Baton Rouge, LA — As part of a project for the South Wastewater Treatment Plant run by the Department of Environmental Services (DES) for the East Baton Rouge Parish Wastewater System, the digester pumps on their sludge lines required maintenance or repair.
Unfortunately, the DES could not effectively isolate the pumps due to inoperable and faulty valves. Due to the necessary continuous operation of the pump station, shutdowns and bypass pumping were neither realistic nor cost-effective solutions. To read their full story, download the project brief.