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WASTEWATER SOLUTIONS FROM OR SYSTEMS , INC . <br /> ENCO <br /> lic+ #itP �n .T r. olutit�nfior00 <br /> HRA <br /> ttw <br /> fts -lzm <br /> rats ro6(em overview <br /> ,Ii tl ap,y .f' f Schodack Landing,a town of 67 homes just south e Albany, <br /> New York,was under a consent order to replace its failing septic systems.A SCHODACK LANDING, <br /> gravity collection system that would deliver the waste to a nearby town was NEW YORK <br /> rejected as too costly. x <br /> :An Orenco Effluent Sewer with treatment provided by an <br /> Advan-hex's textile packed bed filter,also manufactured by Orenco,was installed N $ <br /> in the summer of 2008."Value-engineering"by Orenco's equipment dealer kept 7 fYh <br /> costs low. r" <br /> {%. <br /> Schodack Landing,south of Albany,New York,is a small waterfront <br /> community of 75 parcels spread over 74 acres. In addition to y ' <br /> residences,the district includes a church,post office,and fire station. Design Parameters <br /> •th 67 dwellings <br /> e community's wastewater needs were served by individual onsite .75 EDUs <br /> systems,but lots are small,soils are poor,and slopes are steep. Start-up Date <br /> Since 1973,complaints of surfacing sewage and odors had been •2008 <br /> commonplace. Total Project Cost <br /> • Construction cost of$1.6 million <br /> Over the years,consulting firms had proposed three solutions:pumped Included Installation and equipment <br /> collection to a neighboring village three miles distant for treatment, costs for tanks,force mains,STEP <br /> gravity collection to a local treatment system,and effluent sewer to a equip ent,and ing services,entesuiandent, <br /> recirculating sand filter. The community rejected all these options as year 08M contract <br /> either costing too nnuch money or requiring to one- <br /> o much space,Finally, .$21,000 per dwelling <br /> facing a consent order from the state,the town engaged J.K.Fraser and Funding Source <br /> Associates,which approached Wastewater Technologies Inc.(WTI),an Grants and interest-free loans from <br /> Orenco distributor,for assistance in developing alternative solutions to Primary and state <br /> Treatment <br /> Schodack's wastewater problems. .STEP collection with 1,50D-galtanks <br /> Working with designer Jeffery Budrow,P.E.,WTI developed a design Secondary Treatment <br /> brief and feasibility estimate for an Orenco Effluent Sewer(aka,STEP 250AX100 podsglass recirc tank <br /> collection system)and an AdvanTex®AX100 recirculating textile .7COMmtelemetrycontmipanel <br /> filter.WTI also recommended the incorporation of Orenco's TCOM Dispersal <br /> programmable control panels with teletnetty monitoring to reduce the Direct discharge to Schodack Creek,a <br /> operator's daily onsite involvement. tributary of the Hudson River <br /> Operation <br /> WTI then collaborated with the contractor to identify additional cost First year by WTI;subsequently by <br /> savings. Together,they elinunated the remaining section of gravity Town of Schodack <br /> sewer,simplified the UV disinfection apparatus,and developed a pduanTex Effluent Quality <br /> i <br /> system of using pump run time logs instead of recording flow.They .BUD,7 mg/t;TSS 5 mgtL <br /> also phased the construction to minimize delays.By constructing and <br /> NCS 4 <br /> ©2009 erenco Systems®Inc. sev.0.2.©5j09 <br /> [ Pnge 7 of 2 <br /> f <br /> r <br />