News Jul 18, 2023

Boldly Moving Forward: Partnership Leverages Intelligent O&M and Aqua DNA for Net Zero US Wastewater System

Learn how 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 is assisting the City of Wilmington to deploy new technologies and systems to reduce chemical and energy consumption and move toward a net zero energy impact.

Aerial view of a wastewater treatment facility

In 2020, the City of Wilmington selected 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 to operate and manage its wastewater treatment plant, combined sewer overflow facilities and its Renewable Energy Biosolids Facility (REBF). Located 30 minutes south of Philadelphia, Wilmington is Delaware's largest city and the state's economic engine, with a wastewater operation serving more than 400,000 residents.

At 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区, we support critical water and wastewater needs around the world. Our twenty-year agreement with the City of Wilmington furthers 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区' history of long-term partnerships with forward-thinking global clients, providing innovative solutions and investing in impactful community initiatives.

网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 is partnering with Wilmington to effectively operate its facilities and lead the city in its Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) commitments. As part of the agreement, we鈥檙e making significant facilities and systems investments to improve operability and performance. Our team is working with the city to leverage new technologies and systems to realize the potential for the plant to become a net-zero energy facility and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the future. The facility also plays a critical role in addressing the wastewater, stormwater and energy needs of the city, supporting the that's guiding growth and development to help Wilmington become a sustainable and resilient city focusing on infrastructure and services, resource conservation and climate readiness.

We鈥檙e also using digital solutions to improve Wilmington鈥檚 plant operations and reduce waste and energy consumption. This approach addresses challenges related to operational efficiency with digital solutions, renewable energy management and funding advisory.

Cross-collaboration and team building is crucial to the success of our innovative, technical approach. Our teams worked together to build trust in the program鈥檚 early phase and as a result, we introduced two Digital OneWater solutions:

  • Aqua DNA: for enhanced Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) monitoring thus increasing data capture to enable improved modeling, predictive operations, training and continuous improvement.
  • Intelligent O&M: for process optimization by improving the effluent chlorination algorithm which provides automated notification to adjust chlorination setpoints for optimal dosing. Intelligent O&M blends 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区鈥 water subject matter expertise in operations, design and data science, with Palantir鈥檚 Foundry platform and user interface, providing direct and predictive guidance to frontline Operations & Maintenance (O&M) staff.

鈥淥ur partnership with the City of Wilmington directly incorporates all three of 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区鈥 strategic accelerators and allowed 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 to support our client with advisory services that enable capital planning and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) grant funding,鈥 says  网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 SVP and General Manager, Americas North Chrissy Thom. 鈥淯nderstanding what was possible from IIJA grant applications, allowed us to optimize capital spending and project prioritization.鈥

网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 understands the vital importance water and wastewater systems have in our communities. Our partnership with the City of Wilmington demonstrates our commitment to creating a more connected, sustainable world while delivering innovations that address the challenges of the future with cutting-edge digital solutions. As with all our projects, we continue to remain laser focused on safety and have an excellent record to date within a complex treatment plant site. Since the start of the contract in July 2020, there have been no lost time incidents during over 254,000 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 work hours.

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