American Water recognized for new wastewater treatment technology
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
American Water Works Company, the nation's largest publicly tradedwaterandwastewaterutility, today announced its patented NPXpress Wastewater Technology earned the Technology Project of the Year award. One of four awards presented by industry publication American Water Intelligence (AWI) in its 2012 American Water Awards, Technology Project of the Year recognizes the implementation of a newtechnologyin a completed water or wastewater project which most deserves broader recognition.
American Water's NPXpress technology helps wastewater utilities, which are facing both increasing operating costs and more stringentenvironmentalregulations, to reduce costs while improving the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus. Because the technology operates at lower oxygen levels, electricity consumption for aeration is reduced by 50 percent. In addition, the process can eliminate the need for costly chemical addition (methanol) by up to 80 to 100 percent. This new process, created by American Water experts, provides a more affordable and sustainable way of treating sewage.
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