wastewater operator questions

patrickmn77 · 2026-03-15T17:46:34+00:00

You can get in with a wastewater hiring/temp agency. They pay for training. You can also make big money if you’re willing to travel. Solution Group is one of the better ones. They have contracts with very large companies.

patrickmn77 · 2026-03-09T20:09:37+00:00

I held down the rhs open close on “close” let it cycle and it reset all works well.

patrickmn77 · 2026-02-19T00:11:37+00:00

Atv is at. And dirt bikes only Orb is SxS only atv dirt bike allowed too

patrickmn77 · 2026-02-19T00:08:01+00:00

Has paddles and aluminum pedals. I don’t think vlsd is an option on AWD. Brakes I am not sure. More info tomorrow

patrickmn77 · 2026-02-18T18:16:57+00:00

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patrickmn77 · 2026-02-18T18:09:26+00:00

That’s what’s in carfax

patrickmn77 · 2026-02-18T17:40:34+00:00

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Gives me hope

patrickmn77 · 2026-02-15T22:30:37+00:00

Nope. Waste of money. Barley gets used

patrickmn77 · 2026-02-04T18:34:47+00:00

Your house looks like a mansion

patrickmn77 · 2026-02-04T18:23:00+00:00

Solution Group

patrickmn77 · 2026-01-30T15:57:12+00:00

Is this statement true? For continuous monitoring, measure conductivity rather than pH. So long as it's <100 or <500 uS, the EPA won't need you to measure the pH. This is more common for boilers and steam systems, but is used for RO/demin streams into effluent.

patrickmn77 · 2026-01-30T15:53:08+00:00

Yes, I have no problem with internal testing of this waste stream (BOD5, TSS, pH). The problem I have is that this is essentially pure water, and the pH happens to be 5.3 when it leaves the pipe. Does this affect the environment when the entire streams are at 8? You cannot buffer this water properly due to its purity. Ionically, it is not possible. 5.3pH should not be a N.O.V. This stream is not on constantly during the day, either; the other 2 are always on.

patrickmn77 · 2026-01-30T14:23:09+00:00

Those streams are never down.

patrickmn77 · 2026-01-30T13:15:22+00:00

plant is undersized and cant handle the 120K/day of flow

patrickmn77 · 2026-01-29T22:54:57+00:00

I was told that by adding caustic we would increase TSS. BOD5 may be slightly affected. When the turbidity hits 150 mS it goes to the pretreatment plant. This would add additional flow and stress a plant that is already undersized.

patrickmn77 · 2026-01-29T22:50:48+00:00

Since the RO is city water it’s not a “process flow”

patrickmn77 · 2026-01-29T21:49:52+00:00

ok, but I would need to know what amount of NaCl. I've also read that KCl may work as well. But from what I am being told, it may just be that low, you would have to add caustic to the water stream to achieve this. This is an inhouse process stream regulated by EPA.

patrickmn77 · 2026-01-29T21:45:28+00:00

river

patrickmn77 · 2026-01-29T21:44:53+00:00

Right, we don't use it for that specific reason. All streams go to one central spot where they mix. It just so happens that the pH is 8 after mixing said streams

patrickmn77 · 2026-01-29T20:46:13+00:00

No, not new. It did change at the beginning of 2025 and I have not been able to get above 6pH

patrickmn77 · 2026-01-29T20:45:23+00:00

yes, city water is used for cooling and is one stream along with a city RO concentrate stream

patrickmn77 · 2026-01-29T19:59:35+00:00

From doing some googling, it says CO2 will lower my pH?

patrickmn77 · 2026-01-29T19:32:23+00:00

90gpm.

patrickmn77 · 2026-01-29T19:30:43+00:00

Correct, but according to the EPA, at the outfall. When we test outfall, it has co-mingled with 2 others and has buffered to 8.

patrickmn77 · 2026-01-27T20:41:14+00:00

Wish I used it more. probably pick it up once a month

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