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CASE HISTORY REPORT ON MILWAUKEE CERAMIC PLATE AERATION FACILITIES
Citation:
Ernest, L. A. CASE HISTORY REPORT ON MILWAUKEE CERAMIC PLATE AERATION FACILITIES. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/R-94/106 (NTIS 94-200946), 1994.
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Ceramic plate diffusers were among the earliest forms of fine pore diffusers used in activated sludge treatment. They have successfully used for over 60 years in the Jones Island West Plant of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) and since 1935 and 1974, respectively, in the MMSD Jones Island East and MMSD South Shore Plants. The Jones Island East Plant aeration basins were completely rehabilitated in 1982-1983, and the west Plant basins were scheduled for rehabilitation in 1989-1990. In both cases, alternative fine pore systems were evaluated and ceramic plate diffusers were again selected. Three separate case history reviews are presented: the Jones Island East Plant, the Jones Island West Plant, and the South Shore Plant. The Jones Island East Plant case history is divided into two separate reports: one covering the period of 1930-1981 and the other the period of 1982-1988. All of the historical reviews discuss the conceptual designs and selection process involved for each of the plants. The four reports covering the above three case histories have been kept in their original form and are presented herein in chronological order as follow: 1) Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jones Island West Plant Aeration History, 1915-1982, 2) Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jones Island East Plant or Extension Aeration History, 1930-1981 3) Milwaukee, Wisconsin South Shore wastewater Treatment Plant Aeration History, 1974-1988, and 4) Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jones Island East Plant Aeration Tank Renovation History, 1982-1988. The major sources for the information from 1915 through 1974 came from the First through Sixty-First Annual Reports of the sewerage commission of the City of Milwaukee and from the existing Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. Direct quotations are taken from the documents on file with the District. Other sources of background information are cited in the reports. Project summary may be ordered as EPA/600/S-94/001).