PHOTOS - RENDERING PLANT

Start: Feb 10

• Facultative Lagoon with extremely high TSS & BOD levels
  
• Compliance Problems
  
• 6 Million Gallon [22,710m³] lagoon with in/out flow of 300,000 gpd [1,135.5m³]
  
• Lagoon was full of solids with no "freeboard"
  
• Heavy grease cap covering 75% to 80% of the lagoon
  
• Out of compliance BOD (over 2,000) & TSS (over 11,000)
  
• Seed Treatment February 10

End: July 5

• No grease cap
  
• BOD 200-250
  
• TSS 250 - best average ever, never went below 300 before
  
• 12 inch [30.5cm] freeboard with over 12 inches [30.5cm] of clear water
  
• Belt-press gone from continuous operation to only as needed on a weekly basis
  
• No odors
  
• All solids are now emulsified, no longer impacted
  
• Pictures July - 5 months into treatment
  
• Temperatures during this time were recorded seasonal lows (Feb. - March)