MWRD: Lemont Water Reclamation Plant (WRP)

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MWRD posted ten photos with the comment:

It was a little hot and humid this morning at Lemont Water Reclamation Plant but we were excited to learn about our new energy-efficient turbo blower, vortex separator and wet weather facility and other technology working diligently to treat wastewater for Lemont residents and protect the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal from pollution.

Today MWRD Commissioner Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda and staff members Julie Reschke and Yusuf Vidal and Justin Hart from the office of Commissioner Debra Shore were led on a tour by Lemont and Calumet engineers and treatment plant operators to provide a first hand account of the critical work Lemont WRP performs to transform up 4 million gallons of wastewater and stormwater into clean water.

Our new turbo blower at Lemont WRP will save nearly 400,000 kilowatt-hours per year for a savings of $27,613 per year. The blower produces twice as much capacity as the previous three centrifugal blowers and allows our operators to better adjust the air supplied to the treatment process and provide accurate dissolved oxygen levels in the tanks. The wet weather facility springs into action during rain events to mitigate combined sewer overflows.

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[The BNSF/SantaFe bobtail bridge is in the background.]

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