Wastewater Case Studies

Rehabilitating & Increasing Energy Efficiency
Kane County, IL – in early 2006, the Glenwood School for Boys and Girls began looking to upgrade their aging on site wastewater facility. Built in 1993, the lagoon based water reclamation system originally utilized coarse bubble aeration fed by blowers in a remote building. The small, two cell system handled as much as 18,000gpd, and served 180 on-site students, faculty, and staff.







Rehabilitating & Increasing Energy Efficiency
Geneva, IL – the Mill Creek Wastewater Reclamation District is the subject of a real-world study completed to determine the economic and engineering merits of a full scale MARS Aeration System deployment. This study was conducted by civil engineering firm Sheaffer & Roland as a follow-up to the successful MARS pilot study at the Glenwood School for Girls and Boys in Kane County, Illinois.







Lifetime Cost Efficiency
McHenry County, IL – In mid 2005, the Blackstone Development Corp. finished construction of three wastewater treatment lagoons, with a total volume of 7.4 million gallons. These lagoons, each with a depth of 10’, were designed to handle an average daily flow of 33,000gpd from the housing development being erected adjacent to the plant. The plant’s engineers desired an aeration infrastructure that offered low maintenance requirements, efficiency, and effectiveness—and rigorously evaluated the various technologies to determine the best fit for the Blackstone Development. Two products were considered for the site during the design phase: self aspirating turbine surface aerators and MARS Double Bubble™ Aeration.


Efficiently Maintaining Reclaimed Water
Lake County, IL - Constructed in 2006 and operated by Aqua Illinois, a subsidiary of Aqua America, the Hawthorne Woods Wastewater Facility provides both sewage treatment for the surrounding Toll Brothers luxury home community and reclaimed water for the irrigation of a neighboring Arnold Palmer golf course. Treated water from the 480,000gpd system is fed into a six acre, 24 foot deep reservoir and stored until needed for irrigation. Surrounded with upscale homes, the reservoir is also viewed as an amenity; residents pay an increased premium to have their home on a lot with a water feature view.




Comparing Wastewater Treatment Technologies
Kendall County, IL – During the design phase of the Whitetail Ridge Golf Course waste-water facility, engineers evaluated multiple aeration technologies to establish the most suitable solution for their needs. Because the small, 6000 gallon per day single cell system lacked a full time dedicated staff, low maintenance was of utmost importance. The management of Whitetail also expressed the business value of efficiency and effectiveness —desiring to keep long term costs as low as possible. With these three qualities in mind, the engineers narrowed the decision down to two options: perforated fine bubble tubing and MARS Double Bubble™ Aeration.