Treatment System Removes Over 90% BOD at Food & Beverage Facility

Potato Products of Idaho

Potato Products of Idaho successfully met new discharge permit regulations with a customized bioFAS™ MBBR system, effectively reducing BOD in their wastewater.

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project

bioFAS™ MBBR System for potato production plant

industry

Food & Beverage

application

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Removal

Application Parameters

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Parameter

Influent

Effluent

Wastewater Flow

64,800 GPD

BOD

2,500 mg/L

≤200 mg/L

Total Suspended Solids

<500 mg/L

≤140 mg/L

The Problem

Potato Products of Idaho needed a robust wastewater treatment system to maintain compliance with the new discharge permit regulations.

The Solution

bioprocessH2O supplied a bioFAS™ MBBR Equipment Package sized and designed for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) removal to offset organic loading to the municipal wastewater treatment plant.

The Results

The bioFAS™ MBBR Treatment System effectively reduces the BOD concentration to meet the effluent discharge requirements.

46,800

GPD

>92%

BOD removed

>78%

of TSS removed

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