CASE STUDY:
In mid-July 1951, heavy rains led to a great rise of water in the Kansas River, Missouri River, and other surrounding areas of the central United States. This flooding redirected the Missouri River isolating the Rosecrans Airport from Saint Joseph as an "island" and thus cannot be combined with the city sewer system. Also, the remaining local surface water was then formed into what will be known as Browning Lake.
Contractor: Garney Construction
Designed by: Burns & McDonnell
Manufacturer: BioMicrobics, Inc.
In need of a 20,000 GPD [75.7 m3/d] lagoon upgrade for this Northwest Missouri Airport, the designed system will discharge through an outfall into Browning Lake.
Comprised of four BioBarrier® HSMBR® 6.0 systems to achieve the combined flow of 20,000 GPD of wastewater generated by the surrounding buildings, the wastewater enters the system through a flow pacing tank.
A grinder pump doses into a settling tank with eight 8" dia. SaniTEE® Screening Devices. The screened wastewater divides equally into two treatment trains with the double-stacked membrane bioreactor modules, complete with anoxic zones and robust aeration.
The final effluent will be through an outfall discharging into Browning Lake.
"Hopefully making it less brown, ;-)" ~ comment made by BioMicrobics marketing department.
Cities need to push the boundaries of water management to meet changing needs of their local ecosystem....changing riverbeds not withstanding.
