Prepare your Municipal Collection Systems!

Prepare your Municipal Collection Systems!

Setting the Scene Does this scenario look familiar to you? If you work in municipal collections, of course it does! It’s a fairly standard lift station vacuum truck clean-out. While expensive and tedious, most municipalities have come to reluctantly accept this as an...
The Dangers of Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure

The Dangers of Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure

Wastewater and collection systems with anaerobic areas, FOG, or sludge build-up provide the perfect environment for hazardous Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production. Because of this, it’s not uncommon for concentrations to climb above 1000 ppm! To understand the risks,...
8 Things That Don’t Belong in Your Plumbing

8 Things That Don’t Belong in Your Plumbing

With more people staying home as we work to flatten the curve of COVID-19, residential plumbing systems are taking a bit of a beating. Our home plumbing, neighborhood collection systems, and large municipal sewer systems were probably not built for so many people...
Toilet Paper Hoarding: A Source of Sewer Backups

Toilet Paper Hoarding: A Source of Sewer Backups

Many people have been stocking up on toilet paper over the past few weeks. If you haven’t visited the toilet paper aisle in a while, you may be making tough decisions. Most grocery store TP shelves quickly started to collect dust. A lack of toilet paper means that...
Biotifx® in Action: Lagoons and Ponds

Biotifx® in Action: Lagoons and Ponds

When it comes to treating wastewater lagoons and ponds, our partners follow our full-service treatment approach that combines premier bioaugmentation products, step-by-step treatment programs, and in-field support. This unique combination creates a complete solution...