Operator Solution Center: How to Think Outside the Pipe

Though made of steel and concrete, your treatment facility might not be as inflexible as it seems. The designed features and processes can often be adapted to function in ways for which they were never intended. Often, it only takes a healthy measure of imagination and some practical know-how to solve operational problems or improve processes without significant expenditure.Reuse, repurpose and reinvent An older facility likely has mothballed or off-line pumps, pipes, tanks and mixers that can be put to new uses. For example, a pipe might have been installed to convey liquid in one direction, but that doesn't mean you