Operational Excellence Award Presented to Albertville, AL
Pictured: EnviroMix’s director of regional sales, Freddy Kade (second from right), presents the Operational Excellence Award to Eastside WWTP team members (left to right): Elden Chumley, John Wright, Dale Williams, and David Gilbert.
Owned by the Municipal Utilities Board (MUB), the Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant in Albertville, Alabama, handles an average daily flow of about 6.0 MGD and serves approximately 20,000 residential customers. In summer 2024, the plant completed a digestion improvements project which included the conversion of two existing anaerobic digesters into aerobic digesters.
Prior to the upgrade, Eastside was operating two parallel solids lines — one with aerobic digestion and the other with anaerobic digestion. The contents of the aerobic and anaerobic digesters were blended, sent through a sludge dryer, and ultimately land applied as Class A biosolids.
After comparing EnviroMix’s BioCycle-D Optimized Aerobic Digestion Process with a conventional design, the MUB and design engineer, Krebs Engineering, selected BioCycle-D for its energy efficiency and straightforward operation. Learn more about BioCycle-D.
The MUB staff installed the system themselves with engineering support from EnviroMix, making the overall project more economical. The new process has simplified operations and reduced maintenance. Now, all sludge goes through the aerobic digesters, then through the sludge dryer and on to land application. Anaerobic digestion is no longer utilized.
“It’s simplified operations.” — David Gilbert, Eastside WWTP Assistant Operator
Since starting up approximately 15 months ago, Eastside has easily met Class A biosolids requirements. Additionally, compared to the conventional approach, the MUB is saving more than $90,000 annually on energy costs.
EnviroMix is pleased to present the Operational Excellence Award to the outstanding team at Eastside and to provide the city of Albertville with an energy efficient, low maintenance technology.