Fats, Oils, and Grease
Before application
And after........
about three weeks
Letters, we get letters..... and more reviews.....
“I started using the product on 6-1-10. I have an activated sludge plant. It is a 300,000 gallon a day plant with a 1.2 million gallon a day peak. I first started by putting it in my head works of the treatment plant. The plant started to settle better. I saw sludge blankets get cut in half. After a while the digesters also started working better. I started to see a reduction in sludge hauled. I since switched to just putting product in the digesters. It makes them work so much better. It settles so much more than it did before . My decanter draw off pipe cannot go low enough to get all the clear water off so I now have to use a portable pump to get more out of the digester. Since it is working so well my % solids in the digester went from .7% to as high as 2%. Since 6-1-10 and it is now 9-6-10 I did not haul 155,000 gallons of sludge which is $7750.00. Dollars saved. I do not think that is bad for 3 months. The product, more than pays for itself. My sludge budget for the year of 2010 was $44,000.00. If the product continues to work like it has in the past 3 months I am looking to save at least $20,000.00 a year. It takes a little extra effort on the operators’ part, but the pay back is worth it. Working with George E. is a pleasure. He is an operator himself and does not pressure the sale. He is there to help you get the most out of your plant you can, even before the product is started. If you have a problem he will try to help you through it .I would recommend using this technology to anyone who wants to save money on sludge hauling. If anyone has any questions please feel free to get in touch with me at the information above." We have all the particulars and contact information on this client, but I did not want to overwhelm George or Russ with emails and calls, so contact me directly for the information and I will be happy to provide it.
UPDATE from Russ, October 26, 2010
"This is an update to my email back on 9-6-10. Back on 9-6-10 I had not hauled 155,000 gallons of sludge and saved $7750.00 dollars on sludge hauling. This was due to the fact that I am using a biostimulant From 9-6-10 to10-26-10 I have not hauled 50,000 gallons that I would have hauled if I was not using this product. At 5 cents a gallon that is another $2,500.00 dollars saved. So from 6-1-10 to 10-26-10 I have saved $10,250.00 on sludge hauling. So as you can see the benefit continues. If you need any more information or have any questions please feel free to contact me"
Update from Russ, February 23, 2011
"This is an update from my last one on 10-26-10. Winter hit hard and I was having some problems in the plant, mainly poor settling. If you recall I was putting a biostimulant in the digesters and having a big reduction in sludge produced. With the onset of the bitter cold weather the plant would not settle well. I determined that I had a filamentous bacteria called M. Parvacella. Two major factors for this bacteria to grow are low D.O. which you have when you try to do nutrient removal and cold water temperatures in which they thrive. I tried to use a couple of methods to get rid of them so my plant would settle properly. I put the entire plant into extended air because they do not like a lot of D.O. On 2-3-11 I also started feeding the product into the head of my plant. Because the water temperature was 48F degrees I did not think much would happen. But to my surprise things started to change. After a week of adding product to my plant my solids started to go down. I cut my wasting from 26,600 gallons a day back to 17,500 gallons a day just to maintain the proper sludge age and MLSS. That is 9100 gallons less volume I have to deal with. Some of that would become sludge that needs to be hauled out. I am putting 8 oz a day in the plant and that is costing me less than $10.00 a day. So as you can see it is more than paying for itself. I am looking forward to see what happens when the water temperature go up. I will continue to use this product to see just how much it can do for me and how much more money it can save me. Any questions please let me know."
NEW APPLICATION, we started a grease application on April 4, 2011, with measured FOG levels at a targeted monitoring point were 65.2, after the first month after applying a biological stimulant to the upstream flow at three locations, the measured results on May 11, 2011 were 28.7!
A Florida municipality began using the biolstimulant for grease related problems at a lift station proximate to a large statewide grocery outlet. We began treating this system with an injection point at that lift station, and another injection point located at the master lift station proximate to the plant. Grease related problems
were eliminated, and the plant improved its sludge hauling by almost 60%. Do you think there was positive cash flow with this application? The client uses less than 6 gallons a month! From 110 + loads, you betcha!
A Florida prison uses the product on an awarded bid to reduce aeration by at least 85%, a minimum of 15% less solids and no odors can be present. The operators ran the aerobic digesters normally for about 4 days after we started injecting product. Now, the two systems are mixed for about five, 15 minute intervals during the day and then mixing and aeration are shut off. The goal is to improve utility usage and provide a positive cash flow to the operation.
An Alabama municipality was experiencing odor complaints from the residents of a sub-division as an added headache for the operators; the problematic lift station was always full of grease. We began applying the biostimulant at an upstream location and within three days the odors were eliminated and the grease problems were as well. This technology is not an emulsifier of grease, like the degreasers common on the market today, but it works with the existing bacteria to eliminate the grease.
An Alabama municipality was having issues with permit related ammonia and TSS levels. The treatment plant was a three stage lagoon system that
had been in compliance for ammonia and total suspended solids, but due to algae blooms in the later stages of the system, was causing them to be out of compliance. Biostimulation was applied at a lift station within the city to eliminate grease problems and hazardous degreaser chemicals, as well as at the headworks of the treatment system and the town was soon to be in compliance.
A Florida municipality was experiencing suspected illegal problematic discharges into their collection system by companies that collect and dispose of pumpings from restaurant grease traps. This was causing blockages in the system and odor complaints were being received. We began treating upstream of the problematic areas and were able to solve the problem. Odors were significantly reduced, grease being measured within the problematic area and tests being taken miles away at the treatment plant showed major reductions of fats, oils, and greases, and after the addition of injection points to the system at other areas of the municipality, the sludge yield was improved by 38%. Sludge yield is a calculation that takes the amount of BOD converted to pounds, and compares the amount of sludge produced in pounds.
A major Florida septage and grease processor was having issues with excessive fats, oils, and greases from their processing facility entering the collection system of a Florida County operated wastewater system. We began dosing their receiving system with our biostimulant and the problems were alleviated within a short time period of two weeks. This client was referred to us by another municipal client whom we serve with treatement of their entire collection system.
An Alabama county school system was out of compliance with their discharge permits for exceeding ammonia limitations. Biostimulant was applied within the plumbing system in the school; the system was brought back into compliance within the first month of application, and the facility used less that one gallon a month to maintain compliance with their permit.
Leachate pretreatment applcations are beginning to sprout like weeds on my lawn, we have interest in Georgia, from operations taking leachate that need help in targeting excess Ammonia issues, clients in Florida who already use the product pretreating leachate they accept from landfills, and Alabama clients having leachate induced problems relating to stricter discharge limits for Nitrogen and Ammonia
Alabama homeowner who was experiencing septic problems recently wrote "We have been using this biostimulant for about 6 months now and we are seeing results. We hope to see the field lines completely clear soon. This is great stuff!"
Copyright, Lakepointe Environmental Group, 2010
UPDATE from Russ, October 26, 2010
"This is an update to my email back on 9-6-10. Back on 9-6-10 I had not hauled 155,000 gallons of sludge and saved $7750.00 dollars on sludge hauling. This was due to the fact that I am using a biostimulant From 9-6-10 to10-26-10 I have not hauled 50,000 gallons that I would have hauled if I was not using this product. At 5 cents a gallon that is another $2,500.00 dollars saved. So from 6-1-10 to 10-26-10 I have saved $10,250.00 on sludge hauling. So as you can see the benefit continues. If you need any more information or have any questions please feel free to contact me"
Update from Russ, February 23, 2011
"This is an update from my last one on 10-26-10. Winter hit hard and I was having some problems in the plant, mainly poor settling. If you recall I was putting a biostimulant in the digesters and having a big reduction in sludge produced. With the onset of the bitter cold weather the plant would not settle well. I determined that I had a filamentous bacteria called M. Parvacella. Two major factors for this bacteria to grow are low D.O. which you have when you try to do nutrient removal and cold water temperatures in which they thrive. I tried to use a couple of methods to get rid of them so my plant would settle properly. I put the entire plant into extended air because they do not like a lot of D.O. On 2-3-11 I also started feeding the product into the head of my plant. Because the water temperature was 48F degrees I did not think much would happen. But to my surprise things started to change. After a week of adding product to my plant my solids started to go down. I cut my wasting from 26,600 gallons a day back to 17,500 gallons a day just to maintain the proper sludge age and MLSS. That is 9100 gallons less volume I have to deal with. Some of that would become sludge that needs to be hauled out. I am putting 8 oz a day in the plant and that is costing me less than $10.00 a day. So as you can see it is more than paying for itself. I am looking forward to see what happens when the water temperature go up. I will continue to use this product to see just how much it can do for me and how much more money it can save me. Any questions please let me know."
NEW APPLICATION, we started a grease application on April 4, 2011, with measured FOG levels at a targeted monitoring point were 65.2, after the first month after applying a biological stimulant to the upstream flow at three locations, the measured results on May 11, 2011 were 28.7!
A Florida municipality began using the biolstimulant for grease related problems at a lift station proximate to a large statewide grocery outlet. We began treating this system with an injection point at that lift station, and another injection point located at the master lift station proximate to the plant. Grease related problems
were eliminated, and the plant improved its sludge hauling by almost 60%. Do you think there was positive cash flow with this application? The client uses less than 6 gallons a month! From 110 + loads, you betcha!
A Florida prison uses the product on an awarded bid to reduce aeration by at least 85%, a minimum of 15% less solids and no odors can be present. The operators ran the aerobic digesters normally for about 4 days after we started injecting product. Now, the two systems are mixed for about five, 15 minute intervals during the day and then mixing and aeration are shut off. The goal is to improve utility usage and provide a positive cash flow to the operation.
An Alabama municipality was experiencing odor complaints from the residents of a sub-division as an added headache for the operators; the problematic lift station was always full of grease. We began applying the biostimulant at an upstream location and within three days the odors were eliminated and the grease problems were as well. This technology is not an emulsifier of grease, like the degreasers common on the market today, but it works with the existing bacteria to eliminate the grease.
An Alabama municipality was having issues with permit related ammonia and TSS levels. The treatment plant was a three stage lagoon system that
had been in compliance for ammonia and total suspended solids, but due to algae blooms in the later stages of the system, was causing them to be out of compliance. Biostimulation was applied at a lift station within the city to eliminate grease problems and hazardous degreaser chemicals, as well as at the headworks of the treatment system and the town was soon to be in compliance.
A Florida municipality was experiencing suspected illegal problematic discharges into their collection system by companies that collect and dispose of pumpings from restaurant grease traps. This was causing blockages in the system and odor complaints were being received. We began treating upstream of the problematic areas and were able to solve the problem. Odors were significantly reduced, grease being measured within the problematic area and tests being taken miles away at the treatment plant showed major reductions of fats, oils, and greases, and after the addition of injection points to the system at other areas of the municipality, the sludge yield was improved by 38%. Sludge yield is a calculation that takes the amount of BOD converted to pounds, and compares the amount of sludge produced in pounds.
A major Florida septage and grease processor was having issues with excessive fats, oils, and greases from their processing facility entering the collection system of a Florida County operated wastewater system. We began dosing their receiving system with our biostimulant and the problems were alleviated within a short time period of two weeks. This client was referred to us by another municipal client whom we serve with treatement of their entire collection system.
An Alabama county school system was out of compliance with their discharge permits for exceeding ammonia limitations. Biostimulant was applied within the plumbing system in the school; the system was brought back into compliance within the first month of application, and the facility used less that one gallon a month to maintain compliance with their permit.
Leachate pretreatment applcations are beginning to sprout like weeds on my lawn, we have interest in Georgia, from operations taking leachate that need help in targeting excess Ammonia issues, clients in Florida who already use the product pretreating leachate they accept from landfills, and Alabama clients having leachate induced problems relating to stricter discharge limits for Nitrogen and Ammonia
Alabama homeowner who was experiencing septic problems recently wrote "We have been using this biostimulant for about 6 months now and we are seeing results. We hope to see the field lines completely clear soon. This is great stuff!"
Copyright, Lakepointe Environmental Group, 2010
