Municipal Case Studies

TASKMASTER® Solves System Breakdowns in the City of Fitchburg The City of Fitchburg, Massachusetts was having problems with their new wastewater grinders purchased from a well known manufacturer. "The grinders were nothing but constant trouble right from the start," said Ken Letourneau from the City of Fitchburg WWTP. They failed ...

To the Rescue... The DIMMINUTOR® Makes a Difference at Ross Valley Sanitary District Ross Valley Sanitary District in San Rafael, California services approximately 47,000 mostly residential customers over a 27 square mile service area. They have 5 major pump stations, which is where Ross Valley found themselves having the most ...

The Flushable Wipes Solution In 2007, "flushable" wipes were introduced to the market. Disposable wipes have a variety of different uses - from sanitary cleansing to make-up removal. The appeal of disposable wipes is that they are convenient and increasingly popular. They are also often now being labeled as "flushable." ...

Unlock the Potential of Lithium Ion Battery Recycling with Franklin Miller's Shredders The growing demand for lithium-ion batteries in various industries, such as consumer electronics, electric vehicles (such as Tesla, Rivian, Lucid & GM), and renewable energy storage systems (example: Tesla Powerwall), has resulted in a pressing need for efficient ...

Surge of Wipes Use Causes Strain on Wastewater Systems As the Coronavirus pandemic is upending life across the country, it is also putting a major strain on the nation’s wastewater systems. Shoppers are flocking to stores to stock up on toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, and cleaning wipes as they ...

Introducing the all new TASKMASTER® TM6500. This unit packs powerful twin shaft grinding performance in compact design. The TM6500 offers excellent grinding performance for protection of pumps, valves, centrifuges and more in sludge and raw sewage applications. Like the larger TM8500, this unit features Cutter Cartridge® Technology for high strength ...

The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) was having a difficulty with their sewage grinders. They were running four grinders supplied by a well known manufacturer at two of their pump stations, with each station processing approximately 10 mgd. Unfortunately, their first set of grinders turned out to be problematic. They ...

The City of Plymouth processes 150,000 gallons of raw sewage a day. Before 2009, the plant had no headworks installed at all. The raw sewage was being dumped into a pond. Because of this, the plant suffered major ongoing sludge and BOD problems. A city engineer recommended a new system ...

Fairfield Wastewater Treatment Plant in Butler County, Ohio was having a lot of trouble with their grinders. The plant serves over 42,500 domestic customers, a number of commercial and industrial institutions as well as Mercy Hospital of Fairfield. They treat about five million gallons of wastewater collected in over 175 ...

The wastewater treatment plant in picturesque Cobleskill, New York, was unable to process the wastewater generated by the town’s 4,678 year- round residents. The buildup of plastics, rags, trash wrappings and other debris was regularly clogging the system, necessitating frequent cleanings. Cobleskill, New York, settled in 1752, draws tens of ...