City Meets New Wastewater Compliance Regulations, With Exceptionally Low Output Of Nitrates And Phosphorous, While Coping With Weekend 90+% Influent Drop From Poultry Plant

The public works manager for the City of Decatur, AR reports that replacement of their  aerated pond system wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) with a special activated sludge process WWTP has provided for compliance with a more stringent National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, while coping with a regular 90-95% weekend decrease in wastewater input from a poultry plant, as well as major seasonal variations in ambient temperature.