Aeration retrofit saves Missouri utility $80k annually

Dec. 12, 2023
The operator in Farmington, Missouri, no longer needs to use a johnboat to service or maintain the city's aeration basins.

Maintenance of the aeration basins for the City of Farmington required the operators to use a johnboat prior to this $500,000 project to upgrade the basins with new blowers and aeration equipment.

Even more impressive is the estimated $80,000 in energy savings annually from the capital investment, meaning the return on investment is rather quick.

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Bob Crossen

Bob Crossen is the editorial director for the Endeavor Business Media Water Group, which publishes WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions. Crossen graduated from Illinois State University in Dec. 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in German and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He worked for Campbell Publications, a weekly newspaper company in rural Illinois outside St. Louis for four years as a reporter and regional editor. 

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