Onsite Support & Services
Onsite Support – Consulting
Upset Response
EBS is your go-to consultant for boots on the ground support during a wastewater treatment plant upset. When effluent compliance is threatened due to elevated loading or a struggling treatment system, EBS can often have someone at your facility within 24 hours of receiving a call. Whether wastewater managers need extra data to understand the severity of the situation, advice on utilizing wastewater additives (nutrients, bioaugmentation, supplemental oxygen sources, etc.) to improve system performance, or peace of mind that they are doing what they can under the given circumstances, EBS wastewater experts will have your back, no matter what.
Wastewater Additive Optimization
Most wastewater systems use additives to increase overall performance (nutrient supplementation, bioaugmentation, defoamer, polymer, etc.). Some additives are an integral part of the operational strategy, and others are used as needed when system performance deteriorates. EBS can utilize system process control data or generate data in our laboratory to understand typical conditions of a wastewater treatment system and the necessary improvements that additives can provide. EBS can develop additive feed schedules and calculators to take the guess work out of how to apply these additives so that wastewater operators are confident that they are getting the most out of their treatment system.
Operational Support and Optimization
Not sure if you’re monitoring the right parameters to understand system performance? Not sure how key performance indicators were set other than ‘it’s always been this way?’ EBS wastewater experts can provide on-site assessments of your wastewater treatment system including full system walkthroughs, historical data reviews, and generating data around system performance and capacity. Together, we can help wastewater managers to determine where in the system monitoring needs to occur, decide what parameters need to be monitored, optimize solids management strategies, develop key performance indicators of system health, and create troubleshooting checklists for managing suboptimal conditions.
Laboratory Assessments
Incorrect laboratory data is at best meaningless, and at worst misleading. This can cause decision makers to make the wrong decisions or delay action until it’s too late to reverse an issue. Laboratory results can also have an impact on compliance with state regulations and permits, so it is important to ensure that on-site laboratory operations keep current with Standard Methods and best practices. EBS laboratory assessments review current lab testing processes, laboratory-generated data, written procedures, and QC data. The objective is to identify areas for continuous improvement and confirm that accurate results are being obtained by the laboratory. Call EBS today to set up an assessment of your on-site laboratory for peace of mind that your facility achieves optimum high-quality test results for your plant permits and the operational decision-making process.
Special Projects
Do you need to rethink your system configuration, re-distribute aerators, and develop a plan for a dredging project? EBS has wide ranging expertise in almost all things related to wastewater treatment, and several professional engineers on staff. Give us a call with your specific needs and we’ll put together a team of experts to assist you. Check out our technical advisory council to learn more about the resources EBS has to offer.
