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FROM . - • SYSTEMS", INC. <br /> WASTEWATER SOLUTIONS <br /> J01 A. T <br /> �yf p tail 'n t''' hats <br /> ..... <br /> rr � rGtb/e(Tt Truesdale—a small Iowa farming community of only 38 <br /> households and two business—was issued a corrective order by the Iowa TRUES[)ALE, IOWA <br /> Department of Natural Resources because untreated wastewater from septic <br /> systems was polluting state waters. <br /> - 09 Truesdale installed an Orenca,Effluent Sewer coupled with <br /> an AdvanTex°Treatment System because of its affordable upfront and Iifecycle <br /> costs and its small footprint.Performance exceeds 10/10t5(BODS,TSS, <br /> NH3-N), <br /> in the small community of Truesdale,untreated wastewater from Failing Design Parameters <br /> septic systems was leaching into drainage tile systems that discharged .0f people m; <br /> into a nearby creek and eventually into state waters.The Iowa • 38 households <br /> Department of Natural Resources issued a corrective order.With limited •2 businesses <br /> resources,the small community of Truesdale was in desperate need of Start-up Date <br /> •2008 <br /> an affordable and complete wastewater solution. Funding Source <br /> Truesdale faced many obstacles to compliance.The community Iowa Dept of Economic Development <br /> consisted of only 38 households and two businesses,spread out •USDA Rural Development <br /> over a wide area.The town had no trained or licensed wastewater Primary Treatment <br /> • <br /> operators,limited technical/construction resources, collection with 1,000-gal septices,and no experience tanks <br /> of managing a wastewater system.Finally,with a median household Secondary Treatment <br /> income of$29,063,Truesdale needed a very inexpensive solution. . 10,000-gal recirc tank <br /> •Nevertheless,In 2004,the Town retained Dewild Grant Keckert& FourAX100s.Two duplex 50 gal m n 314 HP pump <br /> Associates(DGR),an engineering firm,and Iowa Lakes Regional Water packages <br /> (II,RW),the local rural water/wastewater utility.They asked these •TOOM'telemetry control panel <br /> organizations to evaluate options for Truesdale's wastewater collection Dispersal <br /> •Surface discharge with NPDES permit <br /> and treatment,and then to find and secure funding. operation <br /> First,DGR and ILRW investigated several treatment options,including -Iowa lakes Regional Water provides <br /> controlled-discharge lagoons,mound systems,media filters,and more. part time operation <br /> Farmland was at a premium,and the town was wary of unsightly and AdvanTex Effluent Quality <br /> • <10mglLBOD5 <br /> odorous controlled-discharge lagoons.DGR and ILRW ultimately chose <10 mglLTSS <br /> an AdvanTex Treatment System,an easily expandable and compact <5 mgtl NH3-N <br /> recirculating medics filter capable of complying with strict NFDES <br /> discharge limits. <br /> In addition to evaluating treatment system options,DGR and ILRW <br /> considered several collection system technologies,including grinder <br /> it NCS 2 <br /> ©2009 orenco Systems®Inc, an,1.1,©10/09 <br /> y Page i d 2 <br /> k <br />