Project Highlights

  • 40-50% Reduction in Infiltration Inflow Achieved!
  • 75% of Project Costs are Funded through the USDA Rural Development Grant!
  • First Permitted Application of a Submerged Attached Growth Reactor (SAGR) for a High Strength Domestic Waste Water Application Treating to Best Available Demonstrated Control Technologies (BADCT) in the State of Indiana.

Project Performance Update

The Kennard, Indiana WWTP was brought online in December 2013, with the official project’s substantial completion in May 2014.  After a few months, the biomass within the SAGR was established, and its corresponding performance has clearly met expectations.

Influent Flow (Reduction in I&I):

The improvements to the collection system resulted in an approximate 48% reduction in flow to the WWTP.

CBOD:

Effluent CBOD concentrations were well within the permitted limits for the entire year (i.e., no CBOD violations).

TSS:

Effluent TSS concentrations were well within the permitted limits for the entire year (i.e., no TSS violations).

Ammonia Nitrogen:

Although influent ammonia nitrogen concentrations were well in excess of the design strength for the majority of the year, once the SAGR biomas were established, ammonia-nitrogen removal was excellent, even during the colder months of November and December.

pH & DO:

Both pH and DO were well within permitted limits.